Nonstop flight route between Kingman, Arizona, United States and Peace River, Alberta, Canada:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kingman Airport (IGM), Kingman, Arizona, United States and Peace River Airport (YPE), Peace River, Alberta, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,458 miles (or 2,347 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 relatively short distance between Kingman Airport and Peace River Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Kingman Airport (IGM):

• Between 1945 and June 1947, the RFC, War Assets Corporation and the War Assets Administration processed approximately 61,600 World War II aircraft, of which 34,700 were sold for flyable purposes and 26,900, primarily combat types, were sold for scrapping.
• The closest airport to Kingman Airport (IGM) is Laughlin/Bullhead International Airport (IFP), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) WSW of IGM.
• Kingman Army Air Field was set up to handle two classes of about 200 students at any one time.
• With the disposal of the military aircraft completed, Kingman AAF was returned to civilian use in 1949.
• The furthest airport from Kingman Airport (IGM) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,353 miles (18,271 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• In addition to being known as "Kingman Airport", another name for IGM is "(former Kingman Army Airfield)".
• On April 22, 1944, the Kingman Army Air Field was consolidated and the host unit was redesignated as the 3018th Army Air Force Base Unit.
• General sales were conducted from these centers.
• The tens of thousands of warbirds that had survived the enemy fighter planes and fierce anti-aircraft fire ended up at Albuquerque, Altus, Kingman, Ontario, Walnut Ridge and Clinton.
• The Gunnery Ranges were used to train gunners in air-to-air firing.
• Kingman Airport (IGM) has 2 runways.

Facts about Peace River Airport (YPE):

• That first airport in the area was located on the west bank of the Peace River, about 3 mi south of the present town site.
• The furthest airport from Peace River Airport (YPE) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,144 miles (16,325 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• The closest airport to Peace River Airport (YPE) is Donnelly Airport (YOE), which is located 38 miles (62 kilometers) SSE of YPE.
• Peace River Airport (YPE) currently has only 1 runway.
• A New Terminal building was opened September 8, 1984.
• The Peace River Airport Steering Committee has been set up to assess viability and regionalization potential of the airport.