Nonstop flight route between Cape Romanzof, Alaska, United States and Greenwood, Nova Scotia, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cape Romanzof Air Force Station Cape Romanzof Long Range Radar Site (CZF), Cape Romanzof, Alaska, United States and CFB Greenwood (YZX), Greenwood, Nova Scotia, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,871 miles (or 6,229 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 Cape Romanzof Air Force Station Cape Romanzof Long Range Radar Site 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 Cape Romanzof Air Force Station Cape Romanzof Long Range Radar Site and CFB Greenwood. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CZF / PACZ |
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Location: | Cape Romanzof, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 61°47'22"N by 165°57'42"W |
View all routes: | Routes from CZF |
More Information: | CZF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YZX / CYZX |
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Location: | Greenwood, Nova Scotia, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 44°59'3"N by 64°55'0"W |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Canada |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 92 feet (28 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from YZX |
More Information: | YZX Maps & Info |
Facts about Cape Romanzof Air Force Station Cape Romanzof Long Range Radar Site (CZF):
- In addition to being known as "Cape Romanzof Air Force Station Cape Romanzof Long Range Radar Site ", another name for CZF is "Cape Romanzof AFS Radars F-06".
- The furthest airport from Cape Romanzof Air Force Station Cape Romanzof Long Range Radar Site (CZF) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,504 miles (16,905 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
- Communications were initially provided by a high frequency radio system which proved unreliable because of atmospheric disturbances.
- The closest airport to Cape Romanzof Air Force Station Cape Romanzof Long Range Radar Site (CZF) is Scammon Bay Airport (SCM), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) ENE of CZF.
- The radar surveillance station was closed on 1 November 1983, and was redesignated as a Long Range Radar site as part of the Alaska Radar System.
- Today the site is controlled by the Pacific Air Forces 611th Air Support Group, based at Elmendorf AFB.
Facts about CFB Greenwood (YZX):
- The Cold War was in its infancy during the late 1940s when Canada signed the North Atlantic Treaty with the western war-time Allies, becoming part of NATO.
- By the mid-1970s, 6 of Greenwood's 18 Argus aircraft were mothballed and 242 personnel cut from all ranks.
- 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.
- 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".
- 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.
- On February 1, 1968 the RCN, RCAF and Canadian Army were unified into the Canadian Forces.
- The closest airport to CFB Greenwood (YZX) is Digby/Annapolis Regional Airport (YDG), which is located 52 miles (84 kilometers) SW of YZX.
- CFB Greenwood (YZX) has 2 runways.
- On July 1, 1944, RAF Station Greenwood transitioned to the RCAF, becoming RCAF Station Greenwood with No.
- That date saw the RCAF's AFHQ Organization Order 854 executed which would see RCAF Station Greenwood activated April 1 of that year.