Nonstop flight route between Goose Bay, Labrador, Canada and Bountiful, Utah, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between CFB Goose Bay (YYR), Goose Bay, Labrador, Canada and Skypark Airport (BTF), Bountiful, Utah, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,508 miles (or 4,036 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 Skypark 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 Skypark Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YYR / CYYR |
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| Location: | Goose Bay, Labrador, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 53°19'9"N by 60°25'32"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Canada |
| Airport Type: | Military/Public |
| Elevation: | 160 feet (49 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YYR |
| More Information: | YYR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BTF / KBTF |
| Airport Name: | Skypark Airport |
| Location: | Bountiful, Utah, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°52'9"N by 111°55'37"W |
| Area Served: | Bountiful, Utah |
| Operator/Owner: | Skypark Airport Assoc., LLC |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4234 feet (1,291 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BTF |
| More Information: | BTF Maps & Info |
Facts about CFB Goose Bay (YYR):
- In response to lessons learned from the Vietnam War and the growing sophistication of Soviet anti-aircraft radar and surface-to-air missile technology being deployed in Europe, NATO allies began looking at new doctrines in the 1970s–1980s which mandated low-level flight to evade detection.
- The story of the base’s founding was evocatively told in a wartime Canadian book by William G.
- 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.
- CFB Goose Bay (YYR) has 2 runways.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "CFB Goose Bay", another name for YYR is "Goose Bay Airport".
Facts about Skypark Airport (BTF):
- Because of Skypark Airport's high elevation of 4,234 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at BTF. Combined with a high temperature, this could make BTF a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Skypark Airport (BTF) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,952 miles (17,625 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
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- The closest airport to Skypark Airport (BTF) is Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) SSW of BTF.
- Skypark Airport (BTF) currently has only 1 runway.
