Nonstop flight route between Nagasaki, Japan and Edmonton, Alberta, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Nagasaki Airport (NGS), Nagasaki, Japan and CFB Edmonton (YED), Edmonton, Alberta, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,360 miles (or 8,626 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 Nagasaki Airport and CFB Edmonton, 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 Nagasaki Airport and CFB Edmonton. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NGS / RJFU |
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Location: | Nagasaki, Japan |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°55'0"N by 129°54'48"E |
Area Served: | Nagasaki, Japan |
Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Bureau |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
Elevation: | 8 feet (2 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from NGS |
More Information: | NGS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YED / CYED |
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Location: | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 53°40'27"N by 113°29'29"W |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Canada |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 2257 feet (688 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from YED |
More Information: | YED Maps & Info |
Facts about Nagasaki Airport (NGS):
- In addition to being known as "Nagasaki Airport", other names for NGS include "長崎空港" and "Nagasaki Kūkō".
- Because of Nagasaki Airport's relatively low elevation of 8 feet, planes can take off or land at Nagasaki 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 mainland portion of the airport opened as a military aerodrome in 1923, and commenced civilian joint use as Omura Airport in 1955.
- The closest airport to Nagasaki Airport (NGS) is Saga Airport (HSG), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) NE of NGS.
- The airport terminal and runway 14/32 are on an island, and the shorter runway 18/36 is on the mainland.
- Nagasaki Airport (NGS) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Nagasaki Airport (NGS) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is nearly antipodal to Nagasaki Airport (meaning Nagasaki Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Rio Grande Regional Airport), and is located 12,303 miles (19,799 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.
Facts about CFB Edmonton (YED):
- CFB Edmonton is a Canadian Forces base located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
- The furthest airport from CFB Edmonton (YED) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,216 miles (16,441 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Federal Government budget cuts forced the command of the air station to be transferred to the Canadian Forces Land Force Command in 1994.
- In addition to being known as "CFB Edmonton", other names for YED include "Edmonton/Namao Heliport Edmonton Garrison" and "Steele Barracks".
- The closest airport to CFB Edmonton (YED) is Edmonton International Airport (YEG), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) S of YED.
- The Area Support Unit and CFB Edmonton provide infrastructure and support to 47 units located in and around Edmonton.
- CFB Edmonton is currently the headquarters of 3rd Canadian Division, the highest military authority in western Canada, and a number of brigade groups, including 1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group, the only Regular Force brigade group in the region.