Nonstop flight route between Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada and Dillon, Montana, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between CFB Moose Jaw (YMJ), Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada and Dillon Airport (DLN), Dillon, Montana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 477 miles (or 768 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 Moose Jaw and Dillon Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YMJ / CYMJ |
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Location: | Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 50°19'49"N by 105°33'33"W |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Canada |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 1892 feet (577 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from YMJ |
More Information: | YMJ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DLN / KDLN |
Airport Name: | Dillon Airport |
Location: | Dillon, Montana, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 45°15'19"N by 112°33'8"W |
Area Served: | Dillon, Montana |
Operator/Owner: | Beaverhead County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 5241 feet (1,597 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from DLN |
More Information: | DLN Maps & Info |
Facts about CFB Moose Jaw (YMJ):
- The declaration of World War II saw the Moose Jaw Flying Club initially contracted to provide pilot training for the Royal Canadian Air Force, however this was soon replaced by the far larger British Commonwealth Air Training Plan which saw the Government of Canada acquire the aerodrome and completely reconstruct it into RCAF Station Moose Jaw in 1940 with the new aerodrome opening in 1941.
- The base is one of only two Canadian Forces facilities in Saskatchewan, the other being CFAD Dundurn, a detachment of 17 Wing, Winnipeg.
- Initially the Royal Air Force trained exclusively at the base under the RAF's No.
- In addition to being known as "CFB Moose Jaw", another name for YMJ is "Moose Jaw/Air Vice Marshal C.M. McEwen Airport".
- In 1946 RCAF Station Moose Jaw was decommissioned and the aerodrome was returned to civilian service after the war.
- The furthest airport from CFB Moose Jaw (YMJ) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,239 miles (16,478 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- CFB Moose Jaw (YMJ) has 3 runways.
- The Institute for stained glass in Canada has documented the stained glass at RCAF Base Chapel.
- The closest airport to CFB Moose Jaw (YMJ) is Regina International Airport (YQR), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) E of YMJ.
Facts about Dillon Airport (DLN):
- Dillon Airport (DLN) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Dillon Airport (DLN) is Bert Mooney Airport (BTM), which is located 48 miles (78 kilometers) N of DLN.
- The furthest airport from Dillon Airport (DLN) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,660 miles (17,155 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Because of Dillon Airport's high elevation of 5,241 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at DLN. Combined with a high temperature, this could make DLN a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.