Nonstop flight route between Cold Lake, Alberta, Canada and Baotou, Inner Mongolia, China:
Departure Airport:
(54°24'18"N by 110°16'45"W)
Arrival Airport:
(40°33'34"N by 109°59'48"E)
Distance from YOD to BAV:
5,456.10 miles (8,780.73 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between CFB Cold Lake (YOD), Cold Lake, Alberta, Canada and Baotou Airport (BAV), Baotou, Inner Mongolia, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,456 miles (or 8,781 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 CFB Cold Lake and Baotou 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 CFB Cold Lake and Baotou Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BAV / ZBOW |
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| Location: | Baotou, Inner Mongolia, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°33'34"N by 109°59'48"E |
| Area Served: | Baotou, Inner Mongolia |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 3320 feet (1,012 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BAV |
| More Information: | BAV Maps & Info |
Facts about CFB Cold Lake (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.
- In addition to being known as "CFB Cold Lake", another name for YOD is "Cold Lake/Group Captain R.W. McNair Airport".
- CLAWR is the northern equivalent to the United States Air Force's Nellis Air Force Range and provides a different training environment with heavy boreal forest and numerous lakes more closely resembling European terrain.
- During the 1980s, CFB Cold Lake was thrust into the international media spotlight when CLAWR was used as the target for testing of the newly developed AGM-86 air-launched cruise missiles by the USAF.
- The closest airport to CFB Cold Lake (YOD) is Bonnyville Airport (YBY), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) WSW of YOD.
- 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.
Facts about Baotou Airport (BAV):
- Baotou Airport (BAV) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Baotou Airport", other names for BAV include "包头机场" and "Bāotóu Jīchǎng".
- The furthest airport from Baotou Airport (BAV) is Ingeniero Jacobacci Airport (IGB), which is nearly antipodal to Baotou Airport (meaning Baotou Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ingeniero Jacobacci Airport), and is located 12,380 miles (19,923 kilometers) away in Ingeniero Jacobacci, Río Negro, Argentina.
- The closest airport to Baotou Airport (BAV) is Ordos Ejin Horo Airport (DSN), which is located 74 miles (119 kilometers) S of BAV.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 19.84 miles (31.93 km) WSW | Bonnyville Airport (YBY) | Bonnyville, Alberta, Canada |     |
| 2 | 52.72 miles (84.85 km) WSW | St. Paul Aerodrome (ZSP) | St. Paul, Alberta, Canada | |
| 3 | 73.47 miles (118.24 km) ESE | Meadow Lake Airport (YLJ) | Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
| 4 | 74.55 miles (119.98 km) WNW | Lac La Biche Airport (YLB) | Lac La Biche, Alberta, Canada | |
| 5 | 76.08 miles (122.44 km) S | Lloydminster Airport (YLL) | Lloydminster, Alberta/Saskatchewan, Canada | |
| 6 | 113.68 miles (182.95 km) SSW | Wainwright Aerodrome (YWV) | Wainwright, Alberta, Canada | |
| 7 | 123.56 miles (198.84 km) NE | Buffalo Narrows Airport (YVT) | Buffalo Narrows, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
| 8 | 139.74 miles (224.89 km) WSW | CFB Edmonton (YED) | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | |
| 9 | 140.49 miles (226.09 km) SE | North Battleford Airport (YQW) | North Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
| 10 | 143.28 miles (230.59 km) S | Vermilion Airport (YVG) | Vermilion, Alberta, Canada | |
| 11 | 154.28 miles (248.28 km) WSW | Edmonton International Airport (YEG) | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | |
| 12 | 159.67 miles (256.96 km) NNW | Fort McMurray International Airport (YMM) | Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada | |
| 13 | 165.88 miles (266.96 km) ENE | Pinehouse Lake Airport (ZPO) | Pinehouse Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
| 14 | 168.04 miles (270.44 km) SSW | Coronation Airport (YCT) | Coronation, Alberta, Canada | |
| 15 | 189.11 miles (304.34 km) WNW | Slave Lake Airport (YZH) | Slave Lake, Alberta, Canada | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,097.41 miles (16,250.16 km) SE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 2 | 10,031.93 miles (16,144.79 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 3 | 10,019.51 miles (16,124.80 km) S | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 4 | 10,018.10 miles (16,122.52 km) SE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 5 | 10,005.70 miles (16,102.57 km) SSE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 6 | 10,004.52 miles (16,100.67 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 7 | 9,932.45 miles (15,984.68 km) ESE | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 8 | 9,923.30 miles (15,969.96 km) ESE | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 9 | 9,911.28 miles (15,950.62 km) ESE | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 10 | 9,896.32 miles (15,926.55 km) ESE | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 11 | 9,886.28 miles (15,910.38 km) ESE | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 12 | 9,885.72 miles (15,909.48 km) SE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 9,872.13 miles (15,887.61 km) SE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 9,871.20 miles (15,886.12 km) ESE | King Shaka International (DUR) | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 15 | 9,857.76 miles (15,864.48 km) ESE | Richards Bay Airport (RCB) | Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 73.98 miles (119.07 km) S | Ordos Ejin Horo Airport (DSN) | Ordos, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 2 | 97.81 miles (157.42 km) ENE | Hohhot Baita International Airport (HET) | Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 3 | 176.72 miles (284.40 km) WSW | Wuhai Airport (WUA) | Wuhai, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 4 | 186.83 miles (300.67 km) E | Datong Yungang Airport (DAT) | Datong, Shanxi, China | |
| 5 | 208.01 miles (334.76 km) SSE | Lüliang Airport (LLV) | Lüliang, Shanxi, China | |
| 6 | 225.56 miles (363.00 km) NNE | Erenhot Saiwusu International Airport (ERL) | Erenhot, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 7 | 240.08 miles (386.37 km) SE | Taiyuan Wuxu International Airport (TYN) | Taiyuan, Shanxi, China | |
| 8 | 246.74 miles (397.08 km) SW | Yinchuan Hedong International Airport (INC) | Yinchuan, Ningxia, China | |
| 9 | 258.89 miles (416.64 km) E | Zhangjiakou Ningyuan Airport (ZQZ) | Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province, China | |
| 10 | 261.25 miles (420.43 km) WSW | Alxa Left Banner Bayanhot Airport (AXF) | Alxa Left Banner, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 11 | 272.09 miles (437.88 km) S | Yan'an Airport (ENY) | Yan'an, Shaanxi, China | |
| 12 | 296.12 miles (476.55 km) ESE | Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport (SJW) | Shijiazhuang, China | |
| 13 | 331.67 miles (533.77 km) SW | Zhongwei Shapotou Airport (ZHY) | Zhongwei, Ningxia, China | |
| 14 | 341.59 miles (549.73 km) E | Beijing Nanyuan Airport (NAY) | Beijing, China | |
| 15 | 342.69 miles (551.51 km) SSE | Changzhi Wangcun Airport (CIH) | Changzhi, Shanxi, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,379.66 miles (19,923.08 km) SSW | Ingeniero Jacobacci Airport (IGB) | Ingeniero Jacobacci, Río Negro, Argentina | |
| 2 | 12,368.33 miles (19,904.84 km) ESE | Aviador Carlos Campos Airport (CPC) | San Martín de los Andes, Neuquén, Argentina | |
| 3 | 12,363.95 miles (19,897.79 km) SE | San Carlos de Bariloche Airport (BRC) | San Carlos de Bariloche, Río Negro Province, Argentina | |
| 4 | 12,354.13 miles (19,881.99 km) SW | Maquinchao Airport (MQD) | Maquinchao, Río Negro Province, Argentina | |
| 5 | 12,327.19 miles (19,838.63 km) S | Zapala Airport (APZ) | Zapala, Neuquén, Argentina | |
| 6 | 12,318.51 miles (19,824.66 km) SSE | El Maitén Airport (EMX) | El Maitén, Neuquén, Argentina | |
| 7 | 12,318.19 miles (19,824.16 km) SSW | Cutral Có Airport (CUT) | Cutral Có, Neuquén, Argentina | |
| 8 | 12,312.52 miles (19,815.03 km) SE | El Bolsón Airport (EHL) | El Bolsón, Río Negro, Argentina | |
| 9 | 12,302.63 miles (19,799.12 km) SE | Pucón Airport (ZPC) | Pucón, Chile | |
| 10 | 12,288.42 miles (19,776.25 km) SW | Presidente Perón Internacional Airport (NQN) | Neuquen, Argentina | |
| 11 | 12,276.35 miles (19,756.82 km) E | Cañal Bajo Carlos Hott Siebert Airport (ZOS) | Osorno, Chile | |
| 12 | 12,272.01 miles (19,749.83 km) ESE | Frutillar Airport (FRT) | Frutillar, Chile | |
| 13 | 12,270.65 miles (19,747.65 km) SW | Dr. Arturo Umberto Illia Airport (GNR) | General Roca, Río Negro, Argentina | |
| 14 | 12,264.59 miles (19,737.89 km) ESE | El Tepual International Airport (PMC) | Puerto Montt, Chile | |
| 15 | 12,264.26 miles (19,737.36 km) SSE | Esquel Airport (EQS) | Esquel, Chubut Province, Argentina | |