Nonstop flight route between Stara Zagora, Bulgaria and Shearwater, Nova Scotia, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Stara Zagora Airport (SZR), Stara Zagora, Bulgaria and Shearwater Heliport (YAW), Shearwater, Nova Scotia, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,231 miles (or 6,808 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 Stara Zagora Airport and Shearwater Heliport, 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 Stara Zagora Airport and Shearwater Heliport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SZR / LBSZ |
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Location: | Stara Zagora, Bulgaria |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°22'36"N by 25°39'19"E |
Area Served: | Stara Zagora |
Operator/Owner: | Airport Stara Zagora EOOD |
Elevation: | 643 feet (196 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from SZR |
More Information: | SZR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YAW / CYAW |
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Location: | Shearwater, Nova Scotia, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 44°38'13"N by 63°30'7"W |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Canada |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 144 feet (44 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from YAW |
More Information: | YAW Maps & Info |
Facts about Stara Zagora Airport (SZR):
- In addition to being known as "Stara Zagora Airport", other names for SZR include "Letishte Stara Zagora" and "Летище Стара Загора".
- The closest airport to Stara Zagora Airport (SZR) is Haskovo Malevo Airport (HKV), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) S of SZR.
- The furthest airport from Stara Zagora Airport (SZR) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,320 miles (18,218 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of Stara Zagora Airport's relatively low elevation of 643 feet, planes can take off or land at Stara Zagora 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.
Facts about Shearwater Heliport (YAW):
- The furthest airport from Shearwater Heliport (YAW) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,763 miles (18,931 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Shearwater Heliport", other names for YAW include "Halifax/Shearwater Heliport", "12 Wing Shearwater" and "CFB Shearwater".
- The closest airport to Shearwater Heliport (YAW) is Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) N of YAW.
- By the 1980s this air show came to be named the "Shearwater International Air Show" and was a popular event for military aviation enthusiasts in Eastern Canada and the Northeastern United States as the location of CFB Shearwater, coupled with the popularity of the Halifax area among military aircrew, resulted in heavy international participation from the RCAF, as well as the USAF, United States Navy, United States Marine Corps, Royal Air Force and numerous other NATO air forces in Europe.
- Because of Shearwater Heliport's relatively low elevation of 144 feet, planes can take off or land at Shearwater Heliport 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.
- These changes allowed for heliport operations including instrument approaches and were accompanied with the construction of other non-airfield facilities in support of the Maritime Helicopter Project.
- The combined land and sea-based aerodromes were used to station carrier-based maritime patrol and fighter aircraft.