Nonstop flight route between Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, United States and Wollaston Lake, Saskatchewan, 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 Wollaston Lake Airport (ZWL), Wollaston Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,132 miles (or 1,822 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 Wollaston Lake 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: | ZWL / CZWL |
Airport Name: | Wollaston Lake Airport |
Location: | Wollaston Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 58°6'24"N by 103°10'20"W |
Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Highways & Infrastructure |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1358 feet (414 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ZWL |
More Information: | ZWL Maps & Info |
Facts about Kincheloe Air Force Base (INR):
- After the war, the airfield then served as a hub for private and commercial aviation.
- Kinross was considered a vital Air Defense Command base, an alert-status military base equipped with interceptors ready 24/7 to respond to unknown aircraft picked up by Ground Control Radar stations in the Great Lakes region.
- In 1962, in order to retain the lineage of its MAJCOM 4-digit combat units and to perpetuate the lineage of many currently inactive bombardment units with illustrious World War II records, Headquarters SAC received authority from Headquarters USAF to discontinue its MAJCOM strategic wings that were equipped with combat aircraft and to activate AFCON units, most of which were inactive at the time which could carry a lineage and history.
- 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.
- 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.
- On 2 February 1959, Strategic Air Command established the 4239th Strategic Wing at Kincheloe AFB, Michigan as part of SAC's plan to disburse its B-52 Stratofortress heavy bombers over a larger number of bases, thus making it more difficult for the Soviet Union to knock out the entire fleet with a surprise first strike.
- In November, 1961, following two years of construction, the 4239th Strategic Wing of the Strategic Air Command arrived with B-52 bombers.
- Next, Kincheloe AFB was assigned to the Sault Sainte Marie Air Defense Sector at K.
Facts about Wollaston Lake Airport (ZWL):
- The furthest airport from Wollaston Lake Airport (ZWL) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,011 miles (16,111 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Wollaston Lake Airport (ZWL) is Collins Bay Airport (YKC), which is located 20 miles (33 kilometers) WNW of ZWL.
- The following airlines provided Scheduled Air Service to Wollaston Lake,
- Wollaston Lake Airport (ZWL) currently has only 1 runway.