Nonstop flight route between Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany and Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kiel Holtenau Airport (KEL), Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany and CFB Moose Jaw (YMJ), Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,306 miles (or 6,930 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 Kiel Holtenau 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 Kiel Holtenau Airport and CFB Moose Jaw. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Kiel Holtenau Airport (KEL):

• Kiel Holtenau Airport (KEL) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Kiel Holtenau Airport (KEL) is Sønderborg Airport (SGD), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) NNW of KEL.
• In 1995, the airport became a civilian airport again and in 1997, a new control tower that was operated by civilian staff was constructed.
• The furthest airport from Kiel Holtenau Airport (KEL) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,649 miles (18,747 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Cirrus Airlines operated scheduled flights to Munich from 2 May 2006 using a single DHC-8-100 aircraft, which was based in Kiel Airport.
• In addition to being known as "Kiel Holtenau Airport", another name for KEL is "Flughafen Kiel-Holtenau".
• Because of Kiel Holtenau Airport's relatively low elevation of 101 feet, planes can take off or land at Kiel Holtenau 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.
• A new hangar was built in 2000.

Facts about CFB Moose Jaw (YMJ):

• 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 Institute for stained glass in Canada has documented the stained glass at RCAF Base Chapel.
• 15 Wing annually holds an Armed Forces Day with flight demonstrations by the Snowbirds and foreign air force aircraft, as well as ground displays by Army and Navy Reserve units in the surrounding area.
• Rising Cold War tensions saw the aerodrome reactivated by the RCAF in 1953 as the site of military pilot training.
• In 1968 the RCAF merged with the Canadian Army and the Royal Canadian Navy to form the unified Canadian Forces.
• 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.
• 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 closest airport to CFB Moose Jaw (YMJ) is Regina International Airport (YQR), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) E of YMJ.