Nonstop flight route between Goose Bay, Labrador, Canada and Hollis, Alaska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between CFB Goose Bay (YYR), Goose Bay, Labrador, Canada and Hollis Clark Bay Seaplane Base (HYL), Hollis, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,774 miles (or 4,465 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 Hollis Clark Bay Seaplane Base, 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 Hollis Clark Bay Seaplane Base. 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):

• 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 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.
• In 1988, the Pinetree Line radar site at CFB Goose Bay was closed.
• 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.
• In 2004 the RAF announced its intent to close the permanent RAF detachment, effective 31 March 2005.
• CFB Goose Bay (YYR) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to CFB Goose Bay (YYR) is Rigolet Airport (YRG), which is located 100 miles (161 kilometers) NE of YYR.
• Under pressure from Britain and the United States the Canadian Air Ministry worked at a record pace, and by November three 7,000-foot gravel runways were ready.
• CFB Goose Bay's airfield is also used by civilian aircraft, with civilian operations at the base referring to the facility as Goose Bay Airport.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "CFB Goose Bay", another name for YYR is "Goose Bay Airport".

Facts about Hollis Clark Bay Seaplane Base (HYL):

• Hollis Clark Bay Seaplane Base is a state owned, public use seaplane base located one nautical mile northeast of the central business district of Hollis, a community in the Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area in the U.S.
• Hollis Clark Bay Seaplane Base (HYL) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Hollis Clark Bay Seaplane Base's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Hollis Clark Bay Seaplane Base 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 Hollis Clark Bay Seaplane Base (HYL) is Port Alfred Airport (AFD), which is located 10,631 miles (17,108 kilometers) away in Port Alfred, South Africa.
• The closest airport to Hollis Clark Bay Seaplane Base (HYL) is Thorne Bay Seaplane Base (KTB), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) NNE of HYL.