Nonstop flight route between Fort Stewart, Hinesville, Georgia, United States and Gagetown, New Brunswick, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between MidCoast Regional Airport at Wright Army Airfield (LIY), Fort Stewart, Hinesville, Georgia, United States and 5th Canadian Division Support Base Gagetown, (YCX), Gagetown, New Brunswick, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,257 miles (or 2,023 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 MidCoast Regional Airport at Wright Army Airfield 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: | LIY / KLHW |
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Location: | Fort Stewart, Hinesville, Georgia, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 31°53'21"N by 81°33'43"W |
Operator/Owner: | United States Army |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 45 feet (14 meters) |
# of Runways: | 4 |
View all routes: | Routes from LIY |
More Information: | LIY 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 MidCoast Regional Airport at Wright Army Airfield (LIY):
- The closest airport to MidCoast Regional Airport at Wright Army Airfield (LIY) is Hunter Army Airfield (SVN), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) ENE of LIY.
- The airport covers an area of 429 acres at an elevation of 45 feet above mean sea level.
- Because of MidCoast Regional Airport at Wright Army Airfield's relatively low elevation of 45 feet, planes can take off or land at MidCoast Regional Airport at Wright Army Airfield 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.
- MidCoast Regional Airport at Wright Army Airfield (LIY) has 4 runways.
- The furthest airport from MidCoast Regional Airport at Wright Army Airfield (LIY) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,461 miles (18,445 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The peak utilization of Stewart AAF took place in the spring of 1944, during the build up for the invasion of Europe when over 55,000 men were present.
- MidCoast Regional Airport at Wright Army Airfield is a joint public and military use airport at Fort Stewart, a United States Army post located near the city of Hinesville in Liberty County, Georgia, United States.
- Wright Army Airfield became a joint-use facility in November 2007.
- In addition to being known as "MidCoast Regional Airport at Wright Army Airfield", another name for LIY is "LHW".
Facts about 5th Canadian Division Support Base Gagetown, (YCX):
- In the post-unification armed forces, CFB Gagetown functioned as the primary combat training centre for Force Mobile Command.
- The expropriation of lands began in the early 1950s, much to the surprise of local residents who had been kept in the dark about the expropriation until the last minute.
- 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.
- 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.
- In 2009, a New York production company is releasing a feature length documentary looking into the herbicide sprayings that took place at the base from 1956-1984.
- CFB Gagetown hosts ACSTC Argonaut, the only Royal Canadian Army Cadets summer training centre in the Atlantic Provinces.
- 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.
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- 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.