Nonstop flight route between Juneau, Alaska, United States and Trenton, Ontario, Canada:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Juneau International Airport (JNU), Juneau, Alaska, United States and Canadian Forces Base Trenton (YTR), Trenton, Ontario, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,564 miles (or 4,126 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 Juneau International Airport and Canadian Forces Base Trenton, 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 Juneau International Airport and Canadian Forces Base Trenton. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Juneau International Airport (JNU):

• Juneau International Airport covers an area of 653 acres at an elevation of 21 feet above mean sea level.
• Because of the extreme geography of Southeastern Alaska, land flat enough for airport facilities is at a premium.
• Juneau International Airport (JNU) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Juneau International Airport (JNU) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,521 miles (16,932 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
• On September 4, 1971, Alaska Airlines Flight 1866, a Boeing 727 crashed into the easterly slope of a canyon in the Chilkat Range of the Tongass National Forest while on approach to Juneau International Airport.
• Because of Juneau International Airport's relatively low elevation of 21 feet, planes can take off or land at Juneau International Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
• The closest airport to Juneau International Airport (JNU) is Funter Bay Seaplane Base (FNR), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) WSW of JNU.
• Juneau International Airport is a city owned, public use airport and seaplane base located seven nautical miles northwest of the central business district of Juneau, a city and borough in the U.S.

Facts about Canadian Forces Base Trenton (YTR):

• In 1929, 960 acres of farmland near Trenton were purchased by the federal government to establish a Royal Canadian Air Force station to be called RCAF Station Trenton.
• The recapitalization of the northeast ramp was completed in summer 2008, and reconstruction of the southeast ramp was completed in the summer of 2009.
• In addition to being known as "Canadian Forces Base Trenton", another name for YTR is "Trenton Airport".
• The airport is classified as an airport of entry by NAV CANADA and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency.
• A contract for new training accommodations is expected to be awarded in 2010, with construction tentatively set for completion by summer 2012.
• Canadian Forces Base Trenton (YTR) currently has only 1 runway.
• RCAF Station Trenton was renamed Canadian Forces Base Trenton after the February 1, 1968 merger of the RCAF with the Royal Canadian Navy and Canadian Army to form the Canadian Forces.
• Temporary storage facilities were built at the base for the CC-177 Globemaster III.
• The furthest airport from Canadian Forces Base Trenton (YTR) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,462 miles (18,446 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Because of Canadian Forces Base Trenton's relatively low elevation of 283 feet, planes can take off or land at Canadian Forces Base Trenton at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
• The closest airport to Canadian Forces Base Trenton (YTR) is Peterborough Airport (YPQ), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) W of YTR.