Nonstop flight route between Cowley, Alberta, Canada and Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cowley Airport (YYM), Cowley, Alberta, Canada and Pope Field (POB), Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,024 miles (or 3,257 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 Cowley Airport and Pope Field, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YYM / CYYM |
Airport Name: | Cowley Airport |
Location: | Cowley, Alberta, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 49°38'11"N by 114°5'39"W |
Operator/Owner: | Alberta Soaring Council |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 3876 feet (1,181 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from YYM |
More Information: | YYM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | POB / KPOB |
Airport Name: | Pope Field |
Location: | Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°10'14"N by 79°0'51"W |
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More Information: | POB Maps & Info |
Facts about Cowley Airport (YYM):
- Cowley Airport (YYM) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Cowley Airport (YYM) is Pincher Creek Airport (WPC), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) SSE of YYM.
- The furthest airport from Cowley Airport (YYM) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,456 miles (16,828 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
Facts about Pope Field (POB):
- The closest airport to Pope Field (POB) is Simmons Army Airfield (FBG), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) ESE of POB.
- The furthest airport from Pope Field (POB) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,630 miles (18,716 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- On September 21, 1954, Ninth AF turned Pope over to the 464th Troop Carrier Wing which transferred from Lawson AFB, Georgia.
- In August 1971, the 464th inactivated and the 317th Tactical Airlift Wing administratively moved to Pope AFB from Lockbourne AFB, Ohio.
- On January 1, 1992 the 317th TAW was reassigned to Air Mobility Command and the wing was redesignated the 317th Operations Group as part of the new 23d Composite Wing at Pope.
- Original operations included photographing terrain for mapping, carrying the mail, and spotting for artillery and forest fires.
- The tempo of activities at Pope quickened with the outbreak of World War II.