Nonstop flight route between Goose Bay, Labrador, Canada and Mamfe, Cameroon:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between CFB Goose Bay (YYR), Goose Bay, Labrador, Canada and Mamfe Airport (MMF), Mamfe, Cameroon would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,072 miles (or 8,162 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 Mamfe 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 Mamfe 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: | MMF / FKKF |
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| Location: | Mamfe, Cameroon |
| GPS Coordinates: | 5°42'16"N by 9°18'20"E |
| Area Served: | Mamfe |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 413 feet (126 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from MMF |
| More Information: | MMF Maps & Info |
Facts about CFB Goose Bay (YYR):
- CFB Goose Bay (YYR) has 2 runways.
- 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 Canadian Forces continued to use Goose Bay for staging interceptor aircraft, however Canadian Forces Air Command concentrated on purchasing the new CF-18 interceptor in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
- 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 story of the base’s founding was evocatively told in a wartime Canadian book by William G.
- 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".
- On 11 September 2001, CFB Goose Bay hosted seven trans-Atlantic commercial airliners which were diverted to land as part of Operation Yellow Ribbon, following the closure of North American airspace as a result of terrorist attacks in New York City and Washington, D.C.
Facts about Mamfe Airport (MMF):
- The furthest airport from Mamfe Airport (MMF) is Canton Island Airport (CIS), which is nearly antipodal to Mamfe Airport (meaning Mamfe Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Canton Island Airport), and is located 12,222 miles (19,670 kilometers) away in Canton Island, Kiribati.
- The closest airport to Mamfe Airport (MMF) is Bali Airport (BAJ), which is located 52 miles (83 kilometers) ENE of MMF.
- In addition to being known as "Mamfe Airport", another name for MMF is "Mamfe Airport (Mamfe)".
- Because of Mamfe Airport's relatively low elevation of 413 feet, planes can take off or land at Mamfe 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.
