Nonstop flight route between Cahokia, Illinois (near St. Louis), United States and Greenwood, Nova Scotia, Canada:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between St. Louis Downtown Airport (CPS), Cahokia, Illinois (near St. Louis), United States and CFB Greenwood (YZX), Greenwood, Nova Scotia, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,367 miles (or 2,200 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 St. Louis Downtown Airport and CFB Greenwood, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about St. Louis Downtown Airport (CPS):

• St. Louis Downtown Airport (CPS) has 3 runways.
• Because of St. Louis Downtown Airport's relatively low elevation of 413 feet, planes can take off or land at St. Louis Downtown 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.
• The furthest airport from St. Louis Downtown Airport (CPS) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,998 miles (17,700 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to St. Louis Downtown Airport (CPS) is Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL), which is located only 16 miles (27 kilometers) NW of CPS.
• The two survivors out of the airport's original four hangars, Hangar 1 and Hangar 2, are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Facts about CFB Greenwood (YZX):

• The airfield for RAF Station Greenwood was constructed between 1940 and 1942 with the first training units arriving as part of No.
• 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.
• The closest airport to CFB Greenwood (YZX) is Digby/Annapolis Regional Airport (YDG), which is located 52 miles (84 kilometers) SW of YZX.
• On February 1, 1968 the RCN, RCAF and Canadian Army were unified into the Canadian Forces.
• The first CP-107 Argus arrived at RCAF Station Greenwood on May 1, 1958.
• CFB Greenwood (YZX) has 2 runways.
• In addition to being known as "CFB Greenwood", another name for YZX is "Greenwood Airport".
• Between the fall of 1945 and March 31, 1946, RCAF Station Greenwood maintained a nominal training complement of personnel and aircraft.
• 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.
• Later in 2002, 413 Squadron at CFB Greenwood saw its CH-113 Labrador helicopters replaced by the new CH-149 Cormorant, a version of the EH-101 helicopter.
• The base was experiencing a crowding problem, thus the 2 OTU was moved to RCAF Station Summerside in Prince Edward Island effective November 14, 1953.