Nonstop flight route between Siguiri, Guinea and Edmonton, Alberta, Canada:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Siguiri Airport (GII), Siguiri, Guinea and CFB Edmonton (YED), Edmonton, Alberta, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,155 miles (or 9,905 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 Siguiri 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 Siguiri Airport and CFB Edmonton. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Siguiri Airport (GII):

• The closest airport to Siguiri Airport (GII) is Kankan Airport (KNN), which is located 68 miles (110 kilometers) S of GII.
• The furthest airport from Siguiri Airport (GII) is Mota Lava Airport (MTV), which is nearly antipodal to Siguiri Airport (meaning Siguiri Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mota Lava Airport), and is located 12,176 miles (19,595 kilometers) away in Mota Lava, Vanuatu.
• Siguiri Airport (GII) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about CFB Edmonton (YED):

• The furthest airport from CFB Edmonton (YED) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,216 miles (16,441 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• During the war the airfield became a staging point for the US defence of Alaska and was heavily used by the US military.
• Although both runways are still visible they are no longer in use except for a 45 m × 150 m section of 03/21 used by helicopters.
• In 1968, when Canada's armed forces were amalgamated, RCAF Station Namao was redesignated Canadian Forces Base Edmonton and was under command of the new Air Transport Command and later Air Command.
• In addition to being known as "CFB Edmonton", other names for YED include "Edmonton/Namao Heliport Edmonton Garrison" and "Steele Barracks".
• The history of CFB Edmonton begins at an old airfield called Blatchford Field, a few kilometres south from where CFB Edmonton would eventually be established.
• Federal Government budget cuts forced the command of the air station to be transferred to the Canadian Forces Land Force Command in 1994.
• The closest airport to CFB Edmonton (YED) is Edmonton International Airport (YEG), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) S of YED.
• In February 2012, it was reported that the Alberta Government had been in contact with the federal government and military officials in Ottawa and Edmonton over the use of the runway for MEDIVAC flights once Edmonton City Centre is closed.