Nonstop flight route between Red Deer, Alberta, Canada and Houston, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Red Deer Regional Airport (YQF), Red Deer, Alberta, Canada and Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD), Houston, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,829 miles (or 2,944 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 Red Deer Regional Airport and Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YQF / CYQF |
Airport Name: | Red Deer Regional Airport |
Location: | Red Deer, Alberta, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 52°10'55"N by 113°53'39"W |
Operator/Owner: | Red Deer Regional Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2968 feet (905 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from YQF |
More Information: | YQF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | EFD / KEFD |
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Location: | Houston, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°36'25"N by 95°9'32"W |
View all routes: | Routes from EFD |
More Information: | EFD Maps & Info |
Facts about Red Deer Regional Airport (YQF):
- Red Deer Regional Airport (YQF) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Red Deer Regional Airport (YQF) is Rocky Mountain House Airport (YRM), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) WNW of YQF.
- The furthest airport from Red Deer Regional Airport (YQF) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,310 miles (16,592 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
Facts about Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD):
- In 1925 General William Mitchell conducted a "flying tour" of all National Guard Observation Squadrons throughout the United States.
- The furthest airport from Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,008 miles (17,716 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- The closest airport to Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD) is William P. Hobby Airport (HOU), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) WNW of EFD.
- Several years later in 1927, Ellington's status was again threatened as local city leaders began to discuss the construction of a municipal airport.
- In addition to being known as "Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field", another name for EFD is "Ellington Field JRB".
- Navigation training was enhanced at Ellington when the Air Force installed a microwave navigation system.
- Ellington Field was the site for advanced flight training for bomber pilots.
- The $80 million construction project includes a 40,000-square-foot Battle Command Training Center, which simulates war conditions in Iraq and Afghanistan., a second Armed Forces Reserve Center with an assembly hall and offices, a Welcome Center, which will handle retention, recruitment and military identification services.
- In May 1923, the War Department had ordered the small caretaker force at Ellington Field to dismantle all remaining structures and to sell them as surplus.