Nonstop flight route between Long Apung, Indonesia and Edmonton, Alberta, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Long Apung Airport (LPU), Long Apung, Indonesia and CFB Edmonton (YED), Edmonton, Alberta, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,713 miles (or 12,413 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 Long Apung Airport and CFB Edmonton, 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 Long Apung Airport and CFB Edmonton. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LPU / WRLP |
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Location: | Long Apung, Indonesia |
GPS Coordinates: | 1°42'12"N by 114°58'13"E |
Area Served: | Long Apung, Malinau Regency, North Kalimantan, Indonesia |
Operator/Owner: | Private |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2400 feet (732 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LPU |
More Information: | LPU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YED / CYED |
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Location: | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 53°40'27"N by 113°29'29"W |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Canada |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 2257 feet (688 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from YED |
More Information: | YED Maps & Info |
Facts about Long Apung Airport (LPU):
- The closest airport to Long Apung Airport (LPU) is Datadawai Airport (DTD), which is located 69 miles (111 kilometers) SSW of LPU.
- The furthest airport from Long Apung Airport (LPU) is Tefé Airport (TFF), which is nearly antipodal to Long Apung Airport (meaning Long Apung Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tefé Airport), and is located 12,319 miles (19,826 kilometers) away in Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil.
- Long Apung Airport (LPU) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Long Apung Airport", another name for LPU is "WALP".
Facts about CFB Edmonton (YED):
- Although both runways are still visible they are no longer in use except for a 45 m × 150 m section of 03/21 used by helicopters.
- In addition to being known as "CFB Edmonton", other names for YED include "Edmonton/Namao Heliport Edmonton Garrison" and "Steele Barracks".
- The furthest airport from CFB Edmonton (YED) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,216 miles (16,441 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- The Area Support Unit and CFB Edmonton provide infrastructure and support to 47 units located in and around Edmonton.
- The closest airport to CFB Edmonton (YED) is Edmonton International Airport (YEG), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) S of YED.
- With the formation of air force wings in the 1990s the base became 18 Wing.
- During the Cold War RCAF Station Namao was used by the United States Strategic Air Command, which constructed a "Nose Dock" capable of servicing the nose and wings of heavy jet bombers and tankers on the south side of the airfield.