Nonstop flight route between Buttonville, Ontario, Canada and Fort Bragg, North Carolina, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Buttonville Airport (YKZ), Buttonville, Ontario, Canada and Simmons Army Airfield (FBG), Fort Bragg, North Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 604 miles (or 971 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 Buttonville Airport and Simmons Army Airfield, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YKZ / CYKZ |
Airport Name: | Buttonville Airport |
Location: | Buttonville, Ontario, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°51'38"N by 79°22'6"W |
Area Served: | Markham, Ontario |
Operator/Owner: | Toronto Airways Limited |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 650 feet (198 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from YKZ |
More Information: | YKZ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FBG / KFBG |
Airport Name: | Simmons Army Airfield |
Location: | Fort Bragg, North Carolina, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°7'54"N by 78°56'11"W |
Operator/Owner: | U.S. Army ATCA-ASO |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 244 feet (74 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FBG |
More Information: | FBG Maps & Info |
Facts about Buttonville Airport (YKZ):
- The furthest airport from Buttonville Airport (YKZ) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,402 miles (18,350 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Buttonville Airport's relatively low elevation of 650 feet, planes can take off or land at Buttonville 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.
- Buttonville Airport is privately owned, and is threatened with closure due to lack of funds.
- Buttonville Airport (YKZ) has 2 runways.
- On 8 October 2010, a small private plane of tail number C-GOYV registered to a Toronto resident made an emergency landing on Highway 407 close to Buttonville Municipal Airport.
- It has been agreed with the Airport and the City of Markham that no circuit practice will occur between the hours of 1600h and 2000h during all long weekend holidays.
- The airport is accessible to public transit via York Region Transit Route 16 which runs along the northside of the airport.
- Buttonville Municipal Airport or Toronto/Buttonville Municipal Airport is a medium-sized airport in Buttonville, Ontario, Canada, within Markham, bordering Richmond Hill and 29 km north of downtown Toronto.
- The closest airport to Buttonville Airport (YKZ) is Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport (YTZ), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) S of YKZ.
Facts about Simmons Army Airfield (FBG):
- In June 1952 the 6th Transportation Company arrived with 21 H-19C and two H-13 helicopters.
- By 1965 Simmons comprised 23 permanent buildings, which remain in use.
- The closest airport to Simmons Army Airfield (FBG) is Pope Field (POB), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) WNW of FBG.
- Because of Simmons Army Airfield's relatively low elevation of 244 feet, planes can take off or land at Simmons 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.
- Simmons Army Airfield (FBG) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Simmons Army Airfield (FBG) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,634 miles (18,723 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Simmons Army Airfield is a military use airport located in Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States.
- The 18th Aviation Brigade activated at Fort Bragg on July 1, 1966, formed from the 269th Aviation Battalion.