Nonstop flight route between Camp Springs, Maryland, United States and Gagetown, New Brunswick, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Andrews Field (ADW), Camp Springs, Maryland, United States and 5th Canadian Division Support Base Gagetown, (YCX), Gagetown, New Brunswick, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 720 miles (or 1,158 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 Andrews Field and 5th Canadian Division Support Base Gagetown,, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ADW / KADW |
Airport Name: | Andrews Field |
Location: | Camp Springs, Maryland, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°48'38"N by 76°52'0"W |
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More Information: | ADW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YCX / CYCX |
Airport Name: | 5th Canadian Division Support Base Gagetown, |
Location: | Gagetown, New Brunswick, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 45°50'16"N by 66°26'12"W |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Canada |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 166 feet (51 meters) |
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More Information: | YCX Maps & Info |
Facts about Andrews Field (ADW):
- The airfield had 5,500 feet runways by 1944 when the 90th Fighter Control Squadron was formed, and the last Camp Springs combat units departed for WWII combat on 10 April 1944.
- In 1963, the Naval Air Facility, originally established at the former NAS Anacostia in 1919, moved to Andrews.
- The furthest airport from Andrews Field (ADW) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,691 miles (18,815 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- On 5 January 2005 the Air Force reactivated the Air Force District of Washington as the single Air Force voice for planning and implementing Air Force and joint solutions within the National Capital Region.
- For statistical purposes the base is delineated as a census-designated place by the U.S.
- When the body of assassinated President Kennedy arrived at Andrews from Dallas, Texas, at 6:08 pm on 22 November 1963, the air terminal was jammed with thousands of people, including the largest gathering of news media representatives ever assembled on Andrews AFB.
- During Operation Desert Storm, Andrews handled 16,540 patients in makeshift hospital facilities located in the base tennis center.
- Andrews Field was named on 7 February 1945 in honor of Lt Gen.
- The closest airport to Andrews Field (ADW) is Bolling Air Force Base (BOF), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) WNW of ADW.
Facts about 5th Canadian Division Support Base Gagetown, (YCX):
- Because of 5th Canadian Division Support Base Gagetown,'s relatively low elevation of 166 feet, planes can take off or land at 5th Canadian Division Support Base Gagetown, at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- Construction of the base facilities in Oromocto benefitted from convenient railway connections provided by Canadian National and Canadian Pacific Railways.
- The closest airport to 5th Canadian Division Support Base Gagetown, (YCX) is Fredericton International Airport (YFC), which is located only 5 miles (9 kilometers) WNW of YCX.
- In the post-unification armed forces, CFB Gagetown functioned as the primary combat training centre for Force Mobile Command.
- At the beginning of the Cold War, Canadian defence planners recognized the need for providing the Canadian Army with a suitable training facility where brigade and division-sized armoured, infantry, and artillery units could exercise in preparation for their role in defending western Europe under Canada's obligations to the North Atlantic Treaty.
- The furthest airport from 5th Canadian Division Support Base Gagetown, (YCX) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,652 miles (18,752 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.