Nonstop flight route between Anadyr, Russia and Borden, Ontario, Canada:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Ugolny Airport (DYR), Anadyr, Russia and Canadian Forces Base Borden (YBN), Borden, Ontario, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,837 miles (or 6,175 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 Ugolny 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 Ugolny 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 Ugolny Airport (DYR):

• The closest airport to Ugolny Airport (DYR) is Markovo Airport (KVM), which is located 216 miles (348 kilometers) W of DYR.
• The furthest airport from Ugolny Airport (DYR) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,736 miles (17,278 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
• Owing to its geographic location, its long, concrete-reinforced, heavy load-bearing runway, as well as its modern terminal with jet bridges, the airport is well-suited and well-situated for emergency diversion at roughly the midpoint of the northern route trans-Pacific routes.
• Anadyr's history as a bomber base dates back to the 1950s and the Russian Air Force's OGA is responsible for maintaining the facility.
• Ugolny Airport (DYR) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Ugolny Airport's relatively low elevation of 194 feet, planes can take off or land at Ugolny 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 "Ugolny Airport", another name for DYR is "Аэропорт Угольный".

Facts about Canadian Forces Base Borden (YBN):

• 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.
• The February 1, 1968 unification of the RCAF with the Royal Canadian Navy and the Canadian Army resulted in the creation of the Canadian Forces.
• 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.
• 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".
• Only the taxiway and a small section of runway 05/23 remains today, with a helicopter pad at the base of the runway.
• The closest airport to Canadian Forces Base Borden (YBN) is Buttonville Airport (YKZ), which is located 39 miles (63 kilometers) SE of YBN.