Nonstop flight route between Goose Bay, Labrador, Canada and Dorval, Quebec, Canada:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between CFB Goose Bay (YYR), Goose Bay, Labrador, Canada and Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL), Dorval, Quebec, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 805 miles (or 1,296 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 Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about CFB Goose Bay (YYR):

• In 1988, the Pinetree Line radar site at CFB Goose Bay was closed.
• 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 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 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.
• In 2004 the RAF announced its intent to close the permanent RAF detachment, effective 31 March 2005.
• 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.
• CFB Goose Bay (YYR) has 2 runways.
• In addition to being known as "CFB Goose Bay", another name for YYR is "Goose Bay Airport".

Facts about Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL):

• Airport diagram for 1954
• The furthest airport from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,513 miles (18,528 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) has 3 runways.
• The closest airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) is Cartierville Airport (YCV), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) NNE of YUL.
• In addition to being known as "Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport", another name for YUL is "Aéroport international Pierre-Elliott-Trudeau de Montréal".
• On December 20, 2012, phase I of this project, which is the opening of a new boarding lounge and gate at the far end of the international terminal, will be officially completed at a cost of CAD270 million.
• Prior to the introduction of this public transportation service,Groupe La Québécoise operated a coach service known as L'Aerobus between the airport and Central Station, connecting with several hotels downtown.
• Because of Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport's relatively low elevation of 118 feet, planes can take off or land at Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International 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.