Nonstop flight route between Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, United States and Grande Cache, Alberta, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kincheloe Air Force Base (INR), Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, United States and Grande Cache Airport (YGC), Grande Cache, Alberta, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,596 miles (or 2,568 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 Kincheloe Air Force Base and Grande Cache Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | INR / | 
| Airport Name: | Kincheloe Air Force Base | 
| Location: | Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 46°15'2"N by 84°28'20"W | 
| View all routes: | Routes from INR | 
| More Information: | INR Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YGC / | 
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| Location: | Grande Cache, Alberta, Canada | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 53°55'0"N by 118°52'27"W | 
| Operator/Owner: | Town of Grande Cache | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 4112 feet (1,253 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from YGC | 
| More Information: | YGC Maps & Info | 
Facts about Kincheloe Air Force Base (INR):
- The closest airport to Kincheloe Air Force Base (INR) is Chippewa County International Airport (CIU), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of INR.
 - In May 1958 the 438th FIS was temporarily transferred to K.
 - Flying out of Kinross in 1953, pilot Felix Moncla and his plane disappeared while pursuing a UFO over the Soo Locks and Lake Superior.
 - As a result of the phase down, ADC moved the 438th Fighter Interceptor Squadron to Griffiss AFB, New York.
 - The 449th and its subordinate units' mission was to operate at full readiness, and support activities included aircraft and vehicle maintenance, bombing crew and unit training, and air refueling support.
 - The 507th Fighter Wing continued to employ F-106 aircraft at Kincheloe AFB until its inactivation on Sep.
 - The furthest airport from Kincheloe Air Force Base (INR) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,103 miles (17,869 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
 - In October, 1952, the 4685th Air Base Squadron was assigned to the reactivated Kinross AFB.
 
Facts about Grande Cache Airport (YGC):
- The furthest airport from Grande Cache Airport (YGC) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,312 miles (16,596 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
 - Because of Grande Cache Airport's high elevation of 4,112 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at YGC. Combined with a high temperature, this could make YGC a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
 - Grande Cache Airport (YGC) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The closest airport to Grande Cache Airport (YGC) is Hinton/Jasper-Hinton Airport (YJP), which is located 62 miles (99 kilometers) SE of YGC.
 - In addition to being known as "Grande Cache Airport", another name for YGC is "CEQ5".
 
