Nonstop flight route between Goose Bay, Labrador, Canada and Buriram (Buri Ram), Thailand:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between CFB Goose Bay (YYR), Goose Bay, Labrador, Canada and Buriram Airport (BFV), Buriram (Buri Ram), Thailand would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,602 miles (or 12,235 kilometers).

A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between CFB Goose Bay and Buriram Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.

Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between CFB Goose Bay and Buriram Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about CFB Goose Bay (YYR):

• Goose Bay was the site of the first US nuclear weapons in Canada, when in 1950 the United States Air Force Strategic Air Command stationed 11 model 1561 Fat Man atomic bombs at the base.
• CFB Goose Bay (YYR) has 2 runways.
• Canadian Forces Base Goose Bay, is a Canadian Forces Base located in the town of Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador.
• The furthest airport from CFB Goose Bay (YYR) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,164 miles (17,967 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
• Because of CFB Goose Bay's relatively low elevation of 160 feet, planes can take off or land at CFB Goose Bay at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
• The closest airport to CFB Goose Bay (YYR) is Rigolet Airport (YRG), which is located 100 miles (161 kilometers) NE of YYR.
• To provide rescue and range support to the jet aircraft operating from Goose Bay the Canadian Forces provided a Base Rescue Flight consisting of three CH-135 Twin Huey helicopters.
• In addition to being known as "CFB Goose Bay", another name for YYR is "Goose Bay Airport".
• In 1983, a NASA Boeing 747 transport aircraft carrying the Space Shuttle Enterprise landed at CFB Goose Bay to refuel on its way to a European tour where the shuttle was then displayed in France and the United Kingdom.

Facts about Buriram Airport (BFV):

• Buriram Airport (BFV) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Buriram Airport (BFV) is Nakhon Ratchasima Airport (NAK), which is located 66 miles (105 kilometers) WSW of BFV.
• Because of Buriram Airport's relatively low elevation of 590 feet, planes can take off or land at Buriram Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
• The furthest airport from Buriram Airport (BFV) is Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO), which is nearly antipodal to Buriram Airport (meaning Buriram Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport), and is located 12,328 miles (19,840 kilometers) away in Pisco, Peru.
• In addition to being known as "Buriram Airport", other names for BFV include "Buri Ram Airport" and "ท่าอากาศยานบุรีรัมย์".