Nonstop flight route between Tucson, Arizona, United States and Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Davis–Monthan Air Force Base (DMA), Tucson, Arizona, United States and Summerside Airport (YSU), Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,656 miles (or 4,274 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 Davis–Monthan Air Force Base and Summerside Airport, 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 Davis–Monthan Air Force Base and Summerside Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Davis–Monthan Air Force Base (DMA):

• On 15 June 1964, Davis-Monthan's 303d Bombardment Wing was inactivated as part of the retirement of the B-47 Stratojet from active service.
• In April 1953 the Air Defense Command's 15th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron was activated with F-86A Sabres.
• In October 1981, President Ronald Reagan announced that, as part of the strategic modernization program, Titan II systems were to be retired by 1 October 1987.
• The furthest airport from Davis–Monthan Air Force Base (DMA) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,508 miles (18,521 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Davis–Monthan Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located within the city limits approximately 5 miles south-southeast of downtown Tucson, Arizona.
• The base was named in honor of World War I pilots Lieutenants Samuel H.
• The closest airport to Davis–Monthan Air Force Base (DMA) is Tucson International Airport (TUS), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) SW of DMA.

Facts about Summerside Airport (YSU):

• The furthest airport from Summerside Airport (YSU) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,638 miles (18,729 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
• Summerside Airport (YSU) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Summerside Airport", another name for YSU is "CFB Summerside".
• The closest airport to Summerside Airport (YSU) is Charlottetown Airport (YYG), which is located 36 miles (57 kilometers) ESE of YSU.
• Because of Summerside Airport's relatively low elevation of 56 feet, planes can take off or land at Summerside 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 airport is one of only two on Prince Edward Island with instrument approaches for bad-weather operations.