Nonstop flight route between Goose Bay, Labrador, Canada and Chimbote, Ancash Region, Peru:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between CFB Goose Bay (YYR), Goose Bay, Labrador, Canada and Teniente FAP Jaime Montreuil Morales Airport (CHM), Chimbote, Ancash Region, Peru would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,445 miles (or 7,154 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 Teniente FAP Jaime Montreuil Morales 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 Teniente FAP Jaime Montreuil Morales 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: | CHM / SPEO |
| Airport Name: | Teniente FAP Jaime Montreuil Morales Airport |
| Location: | Chimbote, Ancash Region, Peru |
| GPS Coordinates: | 9°8'58"S by 78°31'26"W |
| Operator/Owner: | CORPAC S.A. |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 69 feet (21 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CHM |
| More Information: | CHM Maps & Info |
Facts about CFB Goose Bay (YYR):
- The base was initially a Royal Canadian Air Force station and later a United States Air Force base known as Goose AFB, housing units of the Strategic Air Command and Aerospace Defense Command.
- 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.
- The closest airport to CFB Goose Bay (YYR) is Rigolet Airport (YRG), which is located 100 miles (161 kilometers) NE of YYR.
- Labradorian politicians such as former Liberal Senator Bill Rompkey have advocated using CFB Goose Bay as a site for a missile defense radar system being developed by the United States Department of Defense.
- During the 1980s–1990s, CFB Goose Bay hosted permanent detachments from the Royal Air Force, Luftwaffe, Royal Netherlands Air Force, and the Aeronautica Militare, in addition to temporary deployments from several other NATO countries.
- CFB Goose Bay (YYR) has 2 runways.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "CFB Goose Bay", another name for YYR is "Goose Bay Airport".
- The story of the base’s founding was evocatively told in a wartime Canadian book by William G.
- 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.
Facts about Teniente FAP Jaime Montreuil Morales Airport (CHM):
- Because of Teniente FAP Jaime Montreuil Morales Airport's relatively low elevation of 69 feet, planes can take off or land at Teniente FAP Jaime Montreuil Morales 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 closest airport to Teniente FAP Jaime Montreuil Morales Airport (CHM) is Comandante FAP Germán Arias Graziani Airport (ATA), which is located 65 miles (104 kilometers) ESE of CHM.
- The furthest airport from Teniente FAP Jaime Montreuil Morales Airport (CHM) is Samui International Airport (USM), which is nearly antipodal to Teniente FAP Jaime Montreuil Morales Airport (meaning Teniente FAP Jaime Montreuil Morales Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Samui International Airport), and is located 12,337 miles (19,854 kilometers) away in Ko Samui, Surat Thani, Thailand.
- Teniente FAP Jaime Montreuil Morales Airport (CHM) currently has only 1 runway.
