Nonstop flight route between Goose Bay, Labrador, Canada and Sachs Harbour, Northwest Territories, Canada:
Departure Airport:
(53°19'9"N by 60°25'32"W)
Arrival Airport:
(71°59'36"N by 125°14'29"W)
Distance from YYR to YSY:
2,261.09 miles (3,638.86 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between CFB Goose Bay (YYR), Goose Bay, Labrador, Canada and Sachs Harbour (David Nasogaluak Jr. Saaryuaq) Airport (YSY), Sachs Harbour, Northwest Territories, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,261 miles (or 3,639 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 relatively short distance between CFB Goose Bay and Sachs Harbour (David Nasogaluak Jr. Saaryuaq) Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YYR / CYYR |
| Airport Names: |
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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: | YSY / CYSY |
| Airport Name: | Sachs Harbour (David Nasogaluak Jr. Saaryuaq) Airport |
| Location: | Sachs Harbour, Northwest Territories, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 71°59'36"N by 125°14'29"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of the Northwest Territories |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 283 feet (86 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YSY |
| More Information: | YSY Maps & Info |
Facts about CFB Goose Bay (YYR):
- 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".
- The closest airport to CFB Goose Bay (YYR) is Rigolet Airport (YRG), which is located 100 miles (161 kilometers) NE of YYR.
- 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 story of the base’s founding was evocatively told in a wartime Canadian book by William G.
- 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.
- CFB Goose Bay (YYR) has 2 runways.
- 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.
Facts about Sachs Harbour (David Nasogaluak Jr. Saaryuaq) Airport (YSY):
- Because of Sachs Harbour (David Nasogaluak Jr. Saaryuaq) Airport's relatively low elevation of 283 feet, planes can take off or land at Sachs Harbour (David Nasogaluak Jr. Saaryuaq) 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 Sachs Harbour (David Nasogaluak Jr. Saaryuaq) Airport (YSY) is Paulatuk (Nora Aliqatchialuk Ruben) Airport (YPC), which is located 184 miles (296 kilometers) S of YSY.
- The furthest airport from Sachs Harbour (David Nasogaluak Jr. Saaryuaq) Airport (YSY) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 9,780 miles (15,739 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
- Sachs Harbour (David Nasogaluak Jr. Saaryuaq) Airport (YSY) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 100.00 miles (160.94 km) NE | Rigolet Airport (YRG) | Rigolet, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada |     |
| 2 | 112.95 miles (181.78 km) NNE | Postville Airport (YSO) | Postville, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada | |
| 3 | 131.37 miles (211.42 km) NNE | Makkovik Airport (YMN) | Makkovik, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada | |
| 4 | 141.30 miles (227.40 km) ENE | Cartwright Airport (YRF) | Cartwright, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada | |
| 5 | 147.36 miles (237.16 km) N | Hopedale Airport (YHO) | Hopedale, Labrador, Canada | |
| 6 | 152.37 miles (245.21 km) W | Churchill Falls Airport (ZUM) | Churchill Falls, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada | |
| 7 | 163.80 miles (263.61 km) SSE | Saint-Augustin Airport (YIF) | Saint-Augustin, Quebec, Canada | |
| 8 | 180.90 miles (291.13 km) ESE | Port Hope Simpson Airport (YHA) | Port Hope Simpson, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada | |
| 9 | 182.62 miles (293.89 km) SSE | La Tabatière Airport (ZLT) | La Tabatière, Quebec, Canada | |
| 10 | 183.18 miles (294.80 km) E | Charlottetown Airport (YHG) | Charlottetown, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada | |
| 11 | 188.03 miles (302.60 km) SSE | Tête-à-la-Baleine Airport (ZTB) | Tête-à-la-Baleine, Quebec, Canada | |
| 12 | 188.36 miles (303.14 km) SE | Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon Airport (YBX) | Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon, Quebec, Canada | |
| 13 | 191.35 miles (307.95 km) E | Black Tickle Airport (YBI) | Black Tickle, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada | |
| 14 | 199.79 miles (321.52 km) S | Chevery Airport (YHR) | Chevery, Quebec, Canada | |
| 15 | 200.04 miles (321.94 km) ESE | Williams Harbour Airport (YWM) | Williams Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,164.24 miles (17,967.05 km) S | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,109.60 miles (17,879.12 km) S | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,079.24 miles (17,830.26 km) S | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,077.92 miles (17,828.14 km) S | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,075.67 miles (17,824.51 km) S | Esperance Airport (EPR) | Esperance, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,064.91 miles (17,807.21 km) S | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,045.67 miles (17,776.24 km) S | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,971.73 miles (17,657.24 km) WSW | Smithton Airport (SIO) | Smithton, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,971.40 miles (17,656.71 km) WSW | Hobart International Airport (HBA) | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,969.67 miles (17,653.93 km) SW | Portland Airport (PTJ) | Portland, Victoria, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,968.25 miles (17,651.64 km) WSW | King Island Airport (KNS) | Currie, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,960.70 miles (17,639.50 km) SW | Mount Gambier Airport (MGB) | Mount Gambier, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,959.07 miles (17,636.87 km) S | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,955.42 miles (17,631.00 km) WSW | Burnie Airport (BWT) | Burnie, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,950.63 miles (17,623.29 km) S | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 183.86 miles (295.89 km) S | Paulatuk (Nora Aliqatchialuk Ruben) Airport (YPC) | Paulatuk, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 2 | 184.61 miles (297.10 km) ESE | Ulukhaktok/Holman Airport (YHI) | Ulukhaktok, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 3 | 250.36 miles (402.91 km) SW | Tuktoyaktuk/James Gruben Airport (YUB) | Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 4 | 313.63 miles (504.74 km) NNE | Mould Bay Airport (YMD) | Mould Bay, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 5 | 319.40 miles (514.03 km) SW | Inuvik (Mike Zubko) Airport (YEV) | Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 6 | 344.23 miles (553.98 km) S | Colville Lake/Tommy Kochon Airport (YCK) | Colville Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 7 | 346.39 miles (557.45 km) SW | Aklavik/Freddie Carmichael Airport (LAK) | Aklavik, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 8 | 374.19 miles (602.20 km) SE | Kugluktuk Airport (YCO) | Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 9 | 390.93 miles (629.14 km) SW | Fort McPherson Airport (ZFM) | Fort McPherson, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 10 | 406.09 miles (653.54 km) SSW | Fort Good Hope Airport (YGH) | Fort Good Hope, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 11 | 428.88 miles (690.22 km) W | Barter Island LRRS Airport (BTI) | Barter Island, Alaska, United States | |
| 12 | 461.48 miles (742.68 km) SW | Old Crow Airport (YOC) | Old Crow, Yukon, Canada | |
| 13 | 465.38 miles (748.96 km) S | Norman Wells Airport (YVQ) | Norman Wells, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 14 | 470.78 miles (757.64 km) S | Déline Airport (YWJ) | Deline, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 15 | 489.52 miles (787.80 km) S | Tulita Airport (ZFN) | Tulita, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 9,779.94 miles (15,739.26 km) SE | Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM) | Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica | |
| 2 | 9,608.47 miles (15,463.30 km) SE | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 3 | 9,595.88 miles (15,443.03 km) SE | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 4 | 9,572.58 miles (15,405.54 km) SE | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 5 | 9,565.59 miles (15,394.28 km) SE | George Airport (GRJ) | George, South Africa | |
| 6 | 9,506.71 miles (15,299.52 km) SE | Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | Cape Town, South Africa | |
| 7 | 9,482.19 miles (15,260.07 km) SSE | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 8 | 9,454.70 miles (15,215.82 km) SSE | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 9 | 9,378.59 miles (15,093.34 km) SSE | King Shaka International (DUR) | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 10 | 9,372.95 miles (15,084.26 km) SSE | Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB) | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | |
| 11 | 9,369.82 miles (15,079.23 km) SSE | Lebakeng Airport (LEF) | Lebakeng, Lesotho | |
| 12 | 9,359.26 miles (15,062.24 km) SE | Semonkong Airport (SOK) | Semonkong, Lesotho | |
| 13 | 9,357.16 miles (15,058.85 km) SSE | Lesobeng Airport (LES) | Lesobeng, Lesotho | |
| 14 | 9,346.91 miles (15,042.35 km) SE | Mafeteng Airport (MFC) | Mafeteng, Lesotho | |
| 15 | 9,333.33 miles (15,020.50 km) SSE | Mokhotlong Airport (MKH) | Mokhotlong, Lesotho | |