Nonstop flight route between Greenwood, Mississippi, United States and Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Greenwood-Leflore Airport (GWO), Greenwood, Mississippi, United States and Canadian Rockies International Airport (YXC), Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,718 miles (or 2,766 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 Greenwood-Leflore Airport and Canadian Rockies International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GWO / KGWO |
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Location: | Greenwood, Mississippi, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°29'39"N by 90°5'4"W |
Area Served: | Greenwood, Mississippi |
Operator/Owner: | Greenwood City & Leflore County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 155 feet (47 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from GWO |
More Information: | GWO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YXC / CYXC |
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Location: | Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 49°36'43"N by 115°46'54"W |
Operator/Owner: | City of Cranbrook |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3084 feet (940 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YXC |
More Information: | YXC Maps & Info |
Facts about Greenwood-Leflore Airport (GWO):
- The closest airport to Greenwood-Leflore Airport (GWO) is Mid-Delta Regional Airport (GLH), which is located 52 miles (84 kilometers) W of GWO.
- As originally constructed the base had four 5,000-by-150-foot runways and a 50-acre concrete parking apron.
- Greenwood-Leflore Airport is a public use airport located six nautical miles east of the central business district of Greenwood, the county seat of Leflore County, Mississippi, United States.
- In addition to being known as "Greenwood-Leflore Airport", another name for GWO is "(former Greenwood Army Airfield)".
- Because of Greenwood-Leflore Airport's relatively low elevation of 155 feet, planes can take off or land at Greenwood-Leflore 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.
- The furthest airport from Greenwood-Leflore Airport (GWO) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,993 miles (17,691 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- For the next 21 years, the base was abandoned and most of the wartime buildings disappeared.
- Greenwood-Leflore Airport (GWO) has 3 runways.
- Greenwood Airport was built by the United States Army Air Forces as a basic flight training airfield.
Facts about Canadian Rockies International Airport (YXC):
- The closest airport to Canadian Rockies International Airport (YXC) is Fairmont Hot Springs Airport (YCZ), which is located 50 miles (80 kilometers) N of YXC.
- In addition to being known as "Canadian Rockies International Airport", another name for YXC is "Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport".
- Canadian Rockies International Airport (YXC) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Canadian Rockies International Airport (YXC) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,502 miles (16,902 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- On February 11, 1978 Flight 314, a Pacific Western Airlines 737-200 on a scheduled flight from Edmonton, via Calgary and Cranbrook, to Castlegar Airport crashed at Cranbrook Airport.