Nonstop flight route between Gander, Newfoundland, Canada and Grand Turk Island, Turks and Caicos Islands:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gander International Airport (YQX), Gander, Newfoundland, Canada and JAGS McCartney International Airport (GDT), Grand Turk Island, Turks and Caicos Islands would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,107 miles (or 3,391 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 Gander International Airport and JAGS McCartney International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YQX / CYQX |
Airport Name: | Gander International Airport |
Location: | Gander, Newfoundland, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 48°56'12"N by 54°34'5"W |
Area Served: | Gander, Newfoundland |
Operator/Owner: | Transport Canada |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 496 feet (151 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from YQX |
More Information: | YQX Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GDT / MBGT |
Airport Name: | JAGS McCartney International Airport |
Location: | Grand Turk Island, Turks and Caicos Islands |
GPS Coordinates: | 21°26'39"N by 71°8'31"W |
Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Department |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 13 feet (4 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GDT |
More Information: | GDT Maps & Info |
Facts about Gander International Airport (YQX):
- During the Cold War Gander was notable for the number of persons from the former Warsaw Pact nations who defected there.
- Gander International Airport (YQX) has 2 runways.
- In March 2010, Sun Country Airlines announced that it would use Gander as a refueling stop for its new summer 2010 service between Minneapolis and London Stansted Airport and for its summer 2011 service between Minneapolis and London Gatwick Airport.
- Because of Gander International Airport's relatively low elevation of 496 feet, planes can take off or land at Gander 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.
- Runway 04/22 was extended from 8,400 to 10,500 ft in 1971.
- The furthest airport from Gander International Airport (YQX) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,395 miles (18,338 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Gander International Airport (YQX) is St. John's International Airport (YYT), which is located 124 miles (199 kilometers) SE of YQX.
Facts about JAGS McCartney International Airport (GDT):
- JAGS McCartney International Airport (GDT) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from JAGS McCartney International Airport (GDT) is RAAF Learmonth (LEA), which is nearly antipodal to JAGS McCartney International Airport (meaning JAGS McCartney International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from RAAF Learmonth), and is located 12,097 miles (19,468 kilometers) away in Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of JAGS McCartney International Airport's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at JAGS McCartney 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.
- The closest airport to JAGS McCartney International Airport (GDT) is South Caicos Airport (XSC), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) WNW of GDT.