Nonstop flight route between Donnelly, Alberta, Canada and Fairford, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Donnelly Airport (YOE), Donnelly, Alberta, Canada and RAF Fairford (FFD), Fairford, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,151 miles (or 6,680 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 Donnelly Airport and RAF Fairford, 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 Donnelly Airport and RAF Fairford. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YOE / |
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Location: | Donnelly, Alberta, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 55°42'33"N by 117°5'38"W |
Area Served: | Donnelly, Alberta, Canada |
Operator/Owner: | Smoky River Airport Commission |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1950 feet (594 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YOE |
More Information: | YOE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FFD / EGVA |
Airport Name: | RAF Fairford |
Location: | Fairford, England, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°40'55"N by 1°47'24"W |
Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
View all routes: | Routes from FFD |
More Information: | FFD Maps & Info |
Facts about Donnelly Airport (YOE):
- Donnelly Airport (YOE) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Donnelly Airport", another name for YOE is "CFM4".
- The closest airport to Donnelly Airport (YOE) is Peace River Airport (YPE), which is located 38 miles (62 kilometers) NNW of YOE.
- The furthest airport from Donnelly Airport (YOE) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,170 miles (16,367 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
Facts about RAF Fairford (FFD):
- The 422nd ABG at RAF Croughton and the 420th Air Base Squadron are responsible for the day-to-day operations of RAF Fairford, ensuring that it has adequate resources.
- On 15 September 2009, it was announced that the USAF will withdraw all their uniformed staff from the station by September 2010, after which it will be run on a "care and maintenance" basis.
- The furthest airport from RAF Fairford (FFD) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,898 miles (19,148 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- Fairford was chosen in 1969 as the British test centre for the Concorde aircraft, which continued until 1977.
- RAF Fairford is also the home of the Royal International Air Tattoo, an annual air display.
- The closest airport to RAF Fairford (FFD) is RAF Brize Norton (BZZ), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) ENE of FFD.