Nonstop flight route between Dayton, Ohio, United States and Canefield, Dominica:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (FFO), Dayton, Ohio, United States and Canefield Airport (DCF), Canefield, Dominica would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,174 miles (or 3,499 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 Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and Canefield Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FFO / KFFO |
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Location: | Dayton, Ohio, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°49'23"N by 84°2'57"W |
View all routes: | Routes from FFO |
More Information: | FFO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DCF / TDCF |
Airport Name: | Canefield Airport |
Location: | Canefield, Dominica |
GPS Coordinates: | 15°20'12"N by 61°23'31"W |
Area Served: | Roseau |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 13 feet (4 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from DCF |
More Information: | DCF Maps & Info |
Facts about Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (FFO):
- Wright-Patterson Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base and census-designated place just east of Dayton, Ohio in Greene and Montgomery counties.
- Wright-Patterson is the host of the annual United States Air Force Marathon which occurs the weekend closest to the Air Force's anniversary.
- In 1954, 465 acres of land adjacent to the Mad River at the northeast boundary of the base, near the former location of the village of Osborn, were purchased for a Strategic Air Command dispersal site.
- The furthest airport from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (FFO) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,306 miles (18,195 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In the fall of 1942, the first twelve "Air Force" officers to receive ATI field collection training were assigned to Wright Field for training in the technical aspects of "crash" intelligence The first German and Japanese aircraft arrived in 1943, and captured equipment soon filled six buildings, a large outdoor storage area, and part of a flight-line hangar for Technical Data Lab study.
- The closest airport to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (FFO) is James M. Cox Dayton International Airport (DAY), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) WNW of FFO.
- In addition to being known as "Wright-Patterson Air Force Base", another name for FFO is "Wright-Patterson AFB".
Facts about Canefield Airport (DCF):
- The closest airport to Canefield Airport (DCF) is Melville Hall Airport (DOM), which is located only 16 miles (25 kilometers) NNE of DCF.
- Canefield Airport, is the airport serving Roseau, Dominica.
- Canefield Airport (DCF) currently has only 1 runway.
- Construction began in early 1979 with British funding, shortly after Dominica's independence.
- The furthest airport from Canefield Airport (DCF) is Broome International Airport (BME), which is nearly antipodal to Canefield Airport (meaning Canefield Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Broome International Airport), and is located 12,137 miles (19,532 kilometers) away in Broome, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Canefield Airport's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at Canefield 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.