Nonstop flight route between Kaédi, Mauritania and Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kaédi Airport (KED), Kaédi, Mauritania and CFB Moose Jaw (YMJ), Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,452 miles (or 8,775 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 Kaédi Airport and CFB Moose Jaw, 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 Kaédi Airport and CFB Moose Jaw. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KED / GQNK |
| Airport Name: | Kaédi Airport |
| Location: | Kaédi, Mauritania |
| GPS Coordinates: | 16°9'33"N by 13°30'27"W |
| Area Served: | Kaédi, Mauritania |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 75 feet (23 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KED |
| More Information: | KED Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YMJ / CYMJ |
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| Location: | Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 50°19'49"N by 105°33'33"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Canada |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 1892 feet (577 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YMJ |
| More Information: | YMJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Kaédi Airport (KED):
- The closest airport to Kaédi Airport (KED) is Ouro Sogui Airport (MAX), which is located 41 miles (66 kilometers) SSE of KED.
- Because of Kaédi Airport's relatively low elevation of 75 feet, planes can take off or land at Kaédi 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 furthest airport from Kaédi Airport (KED) is Norsup Airport (NUS), which is nearly antipodal to Kaédi Airport (meaning Kaédi Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Norsup Airport), and is located 12,376 miles (19,918 kilometers) away in Norsup, Malakula island, Vanuatu.
- Kaédi Airport (KED) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about CFB Moose Jaw (YMJ):
- CFB Moose Jaw's airfield is also used by civilian aircraft, with civilian operations at the base referring to the facility as Moose Jaw/Air Vice Marshal C.M.
- CFB Moose Jaw (YMJ) has 3 runways.
- The furthest airport from CFB Moose Jaw (YMJ) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,239 miles (16,478 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to CFB Moose Jaw (YMJ) is Regina International Airport (YQR), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) E of YMJ.
- In addition to being known as "CFB Moose Jaw", another name for YMJ is "Moose Jaw/Air Vice Marshal C.M. McEwen Airport".
- From 1970 until its disbandment in 1993 Moose Jaw had a Base Rescue Flight flying three CH-118 Huey helicopters.
- Initially the Royal Air Force trained exclusively at the base under the RAF's No.
