Nonstop flight route between Goose Bay, Labrador, Canada and Pori, Finland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between CFB Goose Bay (YYR), Goose Bay, Labrador, Canada and Pori Airport (POR), Pori, Finland would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,902 miles (or 4,670 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 Pori 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 Pori 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: | POR / EFPO |
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| Location: | Pori, Finland |
| GPS Coordinates: | 61°27'41"N by 21°47'52"E |
| Area Served: | Pori |
| Operator/Owner: | Finavia |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 44 feet (13 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from POR |
| More Information: | POR Maps & Info |
Facts about CFB Goose Bay (YYR):
- 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 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.
- In 2004 the RAF announced its intent to close the permanent RAF detachment, effective 31 March 2005.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "CFB Goose Bay", another name for YYR is "Goose Bay Airport".
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Pori Airport (POR):
- The closest airport to Pori Airport (POR) is Tampere–Pirkkala Airport (TMP), which is located 59 miles (95 kilometers) E of POR.
- In addition to being known as "Pori Airport", another name for POR is "Porin lentoasema".
- Pori Airport (POR) has 2 runways.
- The Finnish Aviation Academy is a flight school based at Pori Airport.
- Because of Pori Airport's relatively low elevation of 44 feet, planes can take off or land at Pori 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.
- Pori Airport handled 43,185 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Pori Airport (POR) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,008 miles (17,716 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
