Nonstop flight route between Dresden, Germany and Edmonton, Alberta, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Dresden Airport (DRS), Dresden, Germany and CFB Edmonton (YED), Edmonton, Alberta, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,580 miles (or 7,370 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 Dresden Airport and CFB Edmonton, 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 Dresden Airport and CFB Edmonton. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DRS / EDDC | 
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| Location: | Dresden, Germany | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 51°8'3"N by 13°46'5"E | 
| Area Served: | Dresden, Germany | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 754 feet (230 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from DRS | 
| More Information: | DRS Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YED / CYED | 
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| Location: | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 53°40'27"N by 113°29'29"W | 
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Canada | 
| Airport Type: | Military | 
| Elevation: | 2257 feet (688 meters) | 
| View all routes: | Routes from YED | 
| More Information: | YED Maps & Info | 
Facts about Dresden Airport (DRS):
- Because of Dresden Airport's relatively low elevation of 754 feet, planes can take off or land at Dresden 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.
 - In addition to being known as "Dresden Airport", another name for DRS is "Flughafen Dresden".
 - The airport features a multi-storey car park with approximately 1,500 spaces, connected to the terminal building by a glass-covered pedestrian bridge.
 - In 2001 the current terminal was added.
 - Dresdner Verkehrsbetriebe bus route 77 provides a link from the airport to DVB tram route 7, which provides an alternative route to central Dresden.
 - During the following years, the airport was used as an education centre for the Soviet army.
 - Dresden Airport (DRS) currently has only 1 runway.
 - Dresden Airport is home to EADS EFW, a business unit of EADS mainly responsible for freighter aircraft conversion.
 - The furthest airport from Dresden Airport (DRS) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,742 miles (18,897 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
 - The closest airport to Dresden Airport (DRS) is Leipzig–Altenburg Airport (AOC), which is located 56 miles (90 kilometers) W of DRS.
 
Facts about CFB Edmonton (YED):
- In addition to being known as "CFB Edmonton", other names for YED include "Edmonton/Namao Heliport Edmonton Garrison" and "Steele Barracks".
 - On June 7, 2013, the base hosted the raising of a rainbow flag to kick off Edmonton Pride, the first time in Canadian history that the flag has flown on a military base.
 - The furthest airport from CFB Edmonton (YED) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,216 miles (16,441 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
 - The closest airport to CFB Edmonton (YED) is Edmonton International Airport (YEG), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) S of YED.
 - With the formation of air force wings in the 1990s the base became 18 Wing.
 - During the Cold War RCAF Station Namao was used by the United States Strategic Air Command, which constructed a "Nose Dock" capable of servicing the nose and wings of heavy jet bombers and tankers on the south side of the airfield.
 
