Nonstop flight route between Borden, Ontario, Canada and Kyaukpyu, Myanmar (Burma):

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Canadian Forces Base Borden (YBN), Borden, Ontario, Canada and Kyaukpyu Airport (KYP), Kyaukpyu, Myanmar (Burma) would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,016 miles (or 12,901 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 Canadian Forces Base Borden and Kyaukpyu Airport, 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 Canadian Forces Base Borden and Kyaukpyu Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Canadian Forces Base Borden (YBN):

• A third landing field, known locally as Leach's Field, was operated by Camp Borden from the 1920s to the 1950s.
• CFB Borden's residential area houses two golf courses, one nine-hole links style course and one regulation-sized golf course.
• During the Second World War, both Camp Borden and RCAF Station Borden became the most important training facility in Canada, housing both army training and flight training, the latter under the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan.
• The aircraft Control Tower is dedicated to the memory of Royal Flying Corps Cadet James Harold Talbot.
• In addition to being known as "Canadian Forces Base Borden", other names for YBN include "16 Wing Borden" and "Borden Heliport".
• The February 1, 1968 unification of the RCAF with the Royal Canadian Navy and the Canadian Army resulted in the creation of the Canadian Forces.
• The closest airport to Canadian Forces Base Borden (YBN) is Buttonville Airport (YKZ), which is located 39 miles (63 kilometers) SE of YBN.
• During the Cold War, Borden's importance as an RCAF facility in Ontario declined in favour of CFB Trenton, CFB Uplands and CFB North Bay.
• Because of Canadian Forces Base Borden's relatively low elevation of 729 feet, planes can take off or land at Canadian Forces Base Borden 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 furthest airport from Canadian Forces Base Borden (YBN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,364 miles (18,288 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.

Facts about Kyaukpyu Airport (KYP):

• The closest airport to Kyaukpyu Airport (KYP) is Sittwe Airport (AKY), which is located 65 miles (105 kilometers) NW of KYP.
• Kyaukpyu Airport (KYP) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Kyaukpyu Airport (KYP) is Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO), which is located 11,653 miles (18,754 kilometers) away in Pisco, Peru.
• Because of Kyaukpyu Airport's relatively low elevation of 20 feet, planes can take off or land at Kyaukpyu 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.