Nonstop flight route between Greenwood, Nova Scotia, Canada and Meekatharra, Western Australia, Australia:
Departure Airport:
(44°59'3"N by 64°55'0"W)
Arrival Airport:
(26°36'42"S by 118°32'52"E)
Distance from YZX to MKR:
11,152.92 miles (17,948.85 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between CFB Greenwood (YZX), Greenwood, Nova Scotia, Canada and Meekatharra Airport (MKR), Meekatharra, Western Australia, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 11,153 miles (or 17,949 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 Greenwood and Meekatharra 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 Greenwood and Meekatharra Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YZX / CYZX |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Greenwood, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 44°59'3"N by 64°55'0"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Canada |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 92 feet (28 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YZX |
| More Information: | YZX Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MKR / YMEK |
| Airport Name: | Meekatharra Airport |
| Location: | Meekatharra, Western Australia, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 26°36'42"S by 118°32'52"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Shire of Meekatharra |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1713 feet (522 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MKR |
| More Information: | MKR Maps & Info |
Facts about CFB Greenwood (YZX):
- In addition to being known as "CFB Greenwood", another name for YZX is "Greenwood Airport".
- The first Auroras replaced the Argus at Greenwood and Comox with 14 and 4 respectively.
- CFB Greenwood (YZX) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from CFB Greenwood (YZX) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,728 miles (18,875 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of CFB Greenwood's relatively low elevation of 92 feet, planes can take off or land at CFB Greenwood 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.
- By the mid-1970s, 6 of Greenwood's 18 Argus aircraft were mothballed and 242 personnel cut from all ranks.
- The closest airport to CFB Greenwood (YZX) is Digby/Annapolis Regional Airport (YDG), which is located 52 miles (84 kilometers) SW of YZX.
- A proposed British Commonwealth very long range bomber group named "Tiger Force" was scaled down through the spring of 1945.
- The base was experiencing a crowding problem, thus the 2 OTU was moved to RCAF Station Summerside in Prince Edward Island effective November 14, 1953.
Facts about Meekatharra Airport (MKR):
- The furthest airport from Meekatharra Airport (MKR) is L.F. Wade International Airport (BDA), which is located 11,995 miles (19,303 kilometers) away in Ferry Reach (near Hamilton), Bermuda.
- Meekatharra Airport (MKR) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Meekatharra Airport (MKR) is Cue Airport (CUY), which is located 69 miles (112 kilometers) SSW of MKR.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 52.30 miles (84.17 km) SW | Digby/Annapolis Regional Airport (YDG) | Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada |     |
| 2 | 52.66 miles (84.75 km) WNW | Saint John Airport (YSJ) | Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada | |
| 3 | 69.18 miles (111.34 km) E | Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ) | Enfield, Nova Scotia, Canada | |
| 4 | 73.38 miles (118.09 km) ESE | Shearwater Heliport (YAW) | Shearwater, Nova Scotia, Canada | |
| 5 | 79.04 miles (127.20 km) N | Greater Moncton International Airport (YQM) | Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada | |
| 6 | 94.39 miles (151.91 km) NW | 5th Canadian Division Support Base Gagetown, (YCX) | Gagetown, New Brunswick, Canada | |
| 7 | 98.67 miles (158.79 km) SW | Yarmouth Airport (YQI) | Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada | |
| 8 | 99.53 miles (160.18 km) NW | Fredericton International Airport (YFC) | Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada | |
| 9 | 113.37 miles (182.45 km) NNE | Summerside Airport (YSU) | Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada | |
| 10 | 125.17 miles (201.44 km) NE | Charlottetown Airport (YYG) | Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada | |
| 11 | 129.99 miles (209.20 km) W | Princeton Municipal Airport (PNN) | Princeton, Maine, United States | |
| 12 | 142.05 miles (228.60 km) N | Miramichi Airport (YCH) | Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada | |
| 13 | 159.79 miles (257.16 km) WNW | Houlton International Airport (HUL) | Houlton, Maine, United States | |
| 14 | 173.10 miles (278.58 km) W | Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport (BHB) | Bar Harbor, Maine, United States | |
| 15 | 178.52 miles (287.31 km) ENE | Port Hawkesbury Airport (YPS) | Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia, Canada | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,728.28 miles (18,874.80 km) SSW | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,694.06 miles (18,819.72 km) S | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,673.01 miles (18,785.84 km) S | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,656.05 miles (18,758.55 km) S | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,645.18 miles (18,741.05 km) S | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,634.25 miles (18,723.47 km) S | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,577.74 miles (18,632.53 km) SSW | Esperance Airport (EPR) | Esperance, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,545.37 miles (18,580.42 km) S | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,539.79 miles (18,571.44 km) S | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,534.28 miles (18,562.58 km) S | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,422.43 miles (18,382.57 km) S | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,420.85 miles (18,380.02 km) SSW | Kambalda Airport (KDB) | Kambalda, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,397.03 miles (18,341.70 km) SSW | Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport (KGI) | Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,377.46 miles (18,310.19 km) SSW | Windarling Airport (WRN) | Windarling, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,345.09 miles (18,258.11 km) S | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 69.49 miles (111.84 km) SSW | Cue Airport (CUY) | Cue, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 112.61 miles (181.24 km) SSW | Mount Magnet Airport (MMG) | Mount Magnet, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 132.10 miles (212.60 km) ESE | Mount Keith Airport (WME) | Mount Keith, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 157.41 miles (253.33 km) ESE | Leinster Airport (LER) | Leinster, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 225.84 miles (363.46 km) SW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 230.56 miles (371.05 km) SE | Leonora Airport (LNO) | Leonora, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 234.24 miles (376.98 km) NNE | Newman Airport (ZNE) | Newman, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 236.21 miles (380.14 km) SW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 241.78 miles (389.11 km) SSE | Windarling Airport (WRN) | Windarling, Australia | |
| 10 | 242.96 miles (391.00 km) NNW | Paraburdoo Airport (PBO) | Paraburdoo, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 250.53 miles (403.18 km) SE | Murrin Murrin Airport (WUI) | Murrin Murrin Joint Venture, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 252.35 miles (406.12 km) N | Coondewanna Airport (CJF) | Coondewanna, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 270.46 miles (435.27 km) N | Tom Price Airport (TPR) | Tom Price, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 273.95 miles (440.88 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 274.65 miles (442.01 km) ESE | Laverton Airport (LVO) | Laverton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,994.57 miles (19,303.35 km) NNE | L.F. Wade International Airport (BDA) | Ferry Reach (near Hamilton), Bermuda | |
| 2 | 11,847.01 miles (19,065.86 km) N | Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport (AXA) | The Valley, Anguilla | |
| 3 | 11,841.55 miles (19,057.08 km) NNE | Virgin Gorda Airport (VIJ) | Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands | |
| 4 | 11,839.98 miles (19,054.55 km) N | L'Espérance Airport Grand Case Airport (CCE) | Saint Martin, Guadeloupe | |
| 5 | 11,839.17 miles (19,053.25 km) NNE | Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport (EIS) | Beef Island (near Tortola), British Virgin Islands | |
| 6 | 11,835.24 miles (19,046.92 km) N | Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM) | Philipsburg, Sint Maarten, Kingdom of the Netherlands | |
| 7 | 11,828.66 miles (19,036.34 km) N | Gustaf III Airport Saint Barthélemy Airport St. Jean Airport (SBH) | Gustavia, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Barthélemy | |
| 8 | 11,823.43 miles (19,027.92 km) NNE | Charlotte Amalie Harbor Seaplane Base (SPB) | Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands | |
| 9 | 11,822.59 miles (19,026.56 km) NNE | Cyril E. King Airport (STT) | Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands | |
| 10 | 11,816.17 miles (19,016.23 km) N | Barbuda Codrington Airport (BBQ) | Codrington, Barbuda, Antigua and Barbuda | |
| 11 | 11,813.04 miles (19,011.19 km) NNE | Benjamín Rivera Noriega Airport (CPX) | Isla de Culebra, Puerto Rico | |
| 12 | 11,807.08 miles (19,001.60 km) N | Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport (SAB) | Saba, Caribbean Netherlands | |
| 13 | 11,803.38 miles (18,995.65 km) NNE | Diego Jiménez Torres Airport (FAJ) | Fajardo, Puerto Rico, United States | |
| 14 | 11,802.02 miles (18,993.47 km) NNE | Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU) | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| 15 | 11,800.27 miles (18,990.65 km) NNE | Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport (SIG) | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |