Nonstop flight route between Batu Licin, Kalimantan, Indonesia and Borden, Ontario, Canada:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Batu Licin Airport (BTW), Batu Licin, Kalimantan, Indonesia and Canadian Forces Base Borden (YBN), Borden, Ontario, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,454 miles (or 15,215 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 Batu Licin Airport and Canadian Forces Base Borden, 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 Batu Licin Airport and Canadian Forces Base Borden. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Batu Licin Airport (BTW):

• The furthest airport from Batu Licin Airport (BTW) is Canaima Airport (CAJ), which is nearly antipodal to Batu Licin Airport (meaning Batu Licin Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Canaima Airport), and is located 12,229 miles (19,681 kilometers) away in Canaima, Venezuela.
• The closest airport to Batu Licin Airport (BTW) is Gusti Syamsir Alam Airport (KBU), which is located only 16 miles (25 kilometers) NE of BTW.
• Because of Batu Licin Airport's relatively low elevation of 20 feet, planes can take off or land at Batu Licin 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.

Facts about Canadian Forces Base Borden (YBN):

• CFB Borden's residential area houses two golf courses, one nine-hole links style course and one regulation-sized golf course.
• The furthest airport from Canadian Forces Base Borden (YBN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,364 miles (18,288 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Canadian Forces Base Borden (YBN) is Buttonville Airport (YKZ), which is located 39 miles (63 kilometers) SE of YBN.
• During the Second World War, both Camp Borden and RCAF Station Borden became the most important training facility in Canada, housing both army training and flight training, the latter under the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan.
• Because of Canadian Forces Base Borden's relatively low elevation of 729 feet, planes can take off or land at Canadian Forces Base Borden 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.
• A third landing field, known locally as Leach's Field, was operated by Camp Borden from the 1920s to the 1950s.
• CFB Borden has several Federal Heritage buildings on the Register of the Government of Canada Heritage Buildings.
• In August 2010, the Canadian department of Defence announced a C$209 million series of projects to construct new facilities, and upgrade existing facilities, at CFB Borden.
• In addition to being known as "Canadian Forces Base Borden", other names for YBN include "16 Wing Borden" and "Borden Heliport".
• The Ontario Heritage Foundation, Ministry of Culture and Recreation erected a plaque in 1976.
• Camp Borden was selected in 1917 for a military aerodrome, becoming the first flying station of the Royal Flying Corps Canada.