Nonstop flight route between Goose Bay, Labrador, Canada and Jasper, Alberta, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between CFB Goose Bay (YYR), Goose Bay, Labrador, Canada and Jasper Airport (YJA), Jasper, Alberta, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,322 miles (or 3,736 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 Jasper Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YYR / CYYR |
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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: | YJA / CYJA |
Airport Name: | Jasper Airport |
Location: | Jasper, Alberta, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 52°59'48"N by 118°3'33"W |
Operator/Owner: | Superintendent, Jasper National Park |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 3350 feet (1,021 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
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More Information: | YJA 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.
- During the 1980s–1990s, CFB Goose Bay hosted permanent detachments from the Royal Air Force, Luftwaffe, Royal Netherlands Air Force, and the Aeronautica Militare, in addition to temporary deployments from several other NATO countries.
- 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.
- CFB Goose Bay (YYR) has 2 runways.
- CFB Goose Bay's airfield is also used by civilian aircraft, with civilian operations at the base referring to the facility as Goose Bay Airport.
- 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 Jasper Airport (YJA):
- The furthest airport from Jasper Airport (YJA) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,354 miles (16,663 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Jasper Airport (YJA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Jasper Airport (YJA) is Hinton/Jasper-Hinton Airport (YJP), which is located 26 miles (41 kilometers) NNE of YJA.