Nonstop flight route between Melilla, (Spanish exclave in Morocco) and Cold Lake, Alberta, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Melilla Airport (MLN), Melilla, (Spanish exclave in Morocco) and CFB Cold Lake (YOD), Cold Lake, Alberta, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,895 miles (or 7,877 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 Melilla Airport and CFB Cold Lake, 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 Melilla Airport and CFB Cold Lake. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MLN / GEML |
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Location: | Melilla, (Spanish exclave in Morocco) |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°16'46"N by 2°57'23"W |
Area Served: | Melilla |
Operator/Owner: | Aena |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 156 feet (48 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MLN |
More Information: | MLN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YOD / CYOD |
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Location: | Cold Lake, Alberta, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 54°24'18"N by 110°16'45"W |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Canada |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 1775 feet (541 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from YOD |
More Information: | YOD Maps & Info |
Facts about Melilla Airport (MLN):
- Melilla Airport (MLN) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Melilla Airport (MLN) is Cherif Al Idrissi Airport (AHU), which is located 50 miles (81 kilometers) W of MLN.
- The furthest airport from Melilla Airport (MLN) is Great Barrier Aerodrome (GBZ), which is nearly antipodal to Melilla Airport (meaning Melilla Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Great Barrier Aerodrome), and is located 12,326 miles (19,837 kilometers) away in Great Barrier Island, New Zealand.
- The new airport, Tauima Aerodrome, was opened for civilian flights 1931 and used also by the military.
- Because of Melilla Airport's relatively low elevation of 156 feet, planes can take off or land at Melilla 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.
- In addition to being known as "Melilla Airport", another name for MLN is "Aeropuerto de Melilla".
Facts about CFB Cold Lake (YOD):
- In addition to being known as "CFB Cold Lake", another name for YOD is "Cold Lake/Group Captain R.W. McNair Airport".
- In 1990 18 sounding rockets were launched.
- Construction of what would become known as RCAF Station Cold Lake began in 1952 at the height of the Cold War after the site in Alberta's "Lakeland District" was chosen by the Royal Canadian Air Force for the country's premier air weapons training base.
- Civilian passenger service was available through the Medley passenger terminal on the periphery of the air base.
- The facility is named Cold Lake/Group Captain R.W.
- The closest airport to CFB Cold Lake (YOD) is Bonnyville Airport (YBY), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) WSW of YOD.
- "The relatively unrestricted Cold Lake Air Weapons Range represents one of the largest live-drop training ranges in the world and is the largest low-level flying area in North America.
- CFB Cold Lake (YOD) has 3 runways.
- The furthest airport from CFB Cold Lake (YOD) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,097 miles (16,250 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.