Nonstop flight route between Astraksetra, Indonesia and Edmonton, Alberta, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ), Astraksetra, Indonesia and CFB Edmonton (YED), Edmonton, Alberta, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,409 miles (or 13,533 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 Gunung Batin 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 Gunung Batin 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: | AKQ / WIAG |
Airport Name: | Gunung Batin Airport |
Location: | Astraksetra, Indonesia |
GPS Coordinates: | 4°37'0"S by 105°13'59"E |
Elevation: | 87 feet (27 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from AKQ |
More Information: | AKQ 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 Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ):
- The closest airport to Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ) is Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG), which is located 43 miles (70 kilometers) S of AKQ.
- The furthest airport from Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ) is Santiago Vila Airport (GIR), which is nearly antipodal to Gunung Batin Airport (meaning Gunung Batin Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Santiago Vila Airport), and is located 12,413 miles (19,977 kilometers) away in Girardot, Colombia.
- Because of Gunung Batin Airport's relatively low elevation of 87 feet, planes can take off or land at Gunung Batin Airport 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.
Facts about CFB Edmonton (YED):
- The closest airport to CFB Edmonton (YED) is Edmonton International Airport (YEG), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) S of 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".
- On June 7, 2013, the base hosted the raising of a rainbow flag to kick off Edmonton Pride, the first time in Canadian history that the flag has flown on a military base.
- The furthest airport from CFB Edmonton (YED) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,216 miles (16,441 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- 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.
- With the formation of air force wings in the 1990s the base became 18 Wing.