Nonstop flight route between Amman, Jordan and Greenwood, Nova Scotia, Canada:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Queen Alia International Airport (AMM), Amman, Jordan and CFB Greenwood (YZX), Greenwood, Nova Scotia, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,186 miles (or 8,346 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 large distance between Queen Alia International Airport and CFB Greenwood, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.

Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Queen Alia International Airport and CFB Greenwood. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Queen Alia International Airport (AMM):

• The airport is connected to Amman by Sariyah shuttle buses that ply back and forth around the clock between Amman and the airport every 30 minutes.
• QAIA has since grown to become the kingdom's primary international gateway and a stop-over for international airlines in the Middle East.
• In addition to being known as "Queen Alia International Airport", other names for AMM include "مطار الملكة علياء الدولي" and "Matar al-Malikah 'Alya' ad-Dowaly".
• The building layout is specially set up to facilitate passenger traffic flow, allowing easy access to the boarding lounge and shopping areas, both of which are located directly from the security checkpoint.
• The closest airport to Queen Alia International Airport (AMM) is Amman Civil Airport (ADJ), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) N of AMM.
• Queen Alia International Airport handled 650,200 passengers last year.
• Queen Alia International Airport (AMM) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Queen Alia International Airport (AMM) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,652 miles (18,752 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
• Inaugurated on 14 March 2013, by King Abdullah II, the new airport was officially launched following an overnight operational transfer.
• Airport International Group is a Jordanian company that gathers regional investors and international experts in construction and airport operations to rehabilitate, expand and operate Queen Alia International Airport under a 25-year Build-Operate-Transfer concession agreement.

Facts about CFB Greenwood (YZX):

• The first CP-107 Argus arrived at RCAF Station Greenwood on May 1, 1958.
• By October 29, 1947, 100-150 airmen and officers, 2 PBY Canso, 1 Noorduyn Norseman, and 1 Sikorsky S-51 helicopter.
• Further defence cuts and reorganization in 1995 saw the 434 Squadron move from CFB Shearwater to Greenwood, bringing its Canadair CE/CT-33 Silver Star and Canadair CC/CP/CE-144 Challenger combat support aircraft to the base.
• CFB Greenwood (YZX) has 2 runways.
• By the end of 1942, the BCATP program was changing across Canada in light of Allied successes in Europe.
• The furthest airport from CFB Greenwood (YZX) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,728 miles (18,875 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
• In addition to being known as "CFB Greenwood", another name for YZX is "Greenwood Airport".
• The closest airport to CFB Greenwood (YZX) is Digby/Annapolis Regional Airport (YDG), which is located 52 miles (84 kilometers) SW of YZX.
• Because of CFB Greenwood's relatively low elevation of 92 feet, planes can take off or land at CFB Greenwood 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.