Nonstop flight route between Hargeisa, Somalia and Suffield, Alberta, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Hargeisa Egal International Airport (HGA), Hargeisa, Somalia and CFB Suffield (YSD), Suffield, Alberta, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,045 miles (or 12,948 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 Hargeisa Egal International Airport and CFB Suffield, 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 Hargeisa Egal International Airport and CFB Suffield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HGA / HCMH | 
| Airport Name: | Hargeisa Egal International Airport | 
| Location: | Hargeisa, Somalia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 9°31'5"N by 44°5'20"E | 
| Area Served: | Hargeisa, Somalia | 
| Operator/Owner: | Somaliland Civil Aviation & Air Transport Ministry | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 4423 feet (1,348 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from HGA | 
| More Information: | HGA Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YSD / CYSD | 
| Airport Name: | CFB Suffield | 
| Location: | Suffield, Alberta, Canada | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 50°16'23"N by 111°10'29"W | 
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Canada | 
| Airport Type: | Military | 
| Elevation: | 2525 feet (770 meters) | 
| View all routes: | Routes from YSD | 
| More Information: | YSD Maps & Info | 
Facts about Hargeisa Egal International Airport (HGA):
- Hargeisa Egal International Airport (HGA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport was later renamed to Egal International Airport after the veteran politician Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal.
- The closest airport to Hargeisa Egal International Airport (HGA) is Borama Airport (BXX), which is located 70 miles (113 kilometers) WNW of HGA.
- The furthest airport from Hargeisa Egal International Airport (HGA) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is nearly antipodal to Hargeisa Egal International Airport (meaning Hargeisa Egal International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Atuona Airport), and is located 12,225 miles (19,674 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
- Because of Hargeisa Egal International Airport's high elevation of 4,423 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at HGA. Combined with a high temperature, this could make HGA a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
Facts about CFB Suffield (YSD):
- The closest airport to CFB Suffield (YSD) is Medicine Hat Airport (YXH), which is located 27 miles (43 kilometers) SE of YSD.
- The furthest airport from CFB Suffield (YSD) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,339 miles (16,640 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Defence Research and Development Canada is an agency of the Canadian Department of National Defence responding to the scientific and technological needs of the Canadian Forces.
- The base has its own radio station, CKBF-FM, which airs programming for both the Canadian and British military personnel stationed at the base.




