Nonstop flight route between Genoa, Italy and Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Genoa Airport (GOA), Genoa, Italy and Sydney/J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport (YQY), Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,242 miles (or 5,217 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 Genoa Airport and Sydney/J.A. Douglas McCurdy 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 Genoa Airport and Sydney/J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GOA / LIMJ |
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Location: | Genoa, Italy |
GPS Coordinates: | 44°24'47"N by 8°50'15"E |
Area Served: | Genoa |
Operator/Owner: | Aeroporto di Genova Spa plc |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 13 feet (4 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GOA |
More Information: | GOA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YQY / CYQY |
Airport Name: | Sydney/J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport |
Location: | Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 46°9'41"N by 60°2'53"W |
Area Served: | Cape Breton Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia |
Operator/Owner: | Transport Canada |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 203 feet (62 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from YQY |
More Information: | YQY Maps & Info |
Facts about Genoa Airport (GOA):
- Genoa Airport handled 1,381,693 passengers last year.
- Because of Genoa Airport's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at Genoa 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 furthest airport from Genoa Airport (GOA) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Genoa Airport (meaning Genoa Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,171 miles (19,587 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Genoa Airport (GOA) is Albenga Airport (ALL), which is located 43 miles (70 kilometers) SW of GOA.
- In addition to being known as "Genoa Airport", another name for GOA is "Aeroporto di Genova".
- Genoa Airport (GOA) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Sydney/J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport (YQY):
- Over the years, several travellers have been sent to this airport after their travel agents mistook it for the Sydney Airport in Australia.
- Sydney/J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport (YQY) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Sydney/J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport (YQY) is Port Hawkesbury Airport (YPS), which is located 72 miles (117 kilometers) WSW of YQY.
- Because of Sydney/J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport's relatively low elevation of 203 feet, planes can take off or land at Sydney/J.A. Douglas McCurdy 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.
- On 27 July 2009 Sydney Airport was renamed after John Alexander Douglas McCurdy, who was a Canadian aviation pioneer who first flew the Silver Dart, holder of Canada's first pilot's license and a Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia from 1947 to 1952.
- The furthest airport from Sydney/J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport (YQY) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,654 miles (18,755 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.