Nonstop flight route between Kaoma, Zambia and Edmonton, Alberta, Canada:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kaoma Airport (KMZ), Kaoma, Zambia and CFB Edmonton (YED), Edmonton, Alberta, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,934 miles (or 14,377 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 Kaoma Airport and CFB Edmonton, 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 Kaoma Airport and CFB Edmonton. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Kaoma Airport (KMZ):

• Kaoma Airport (KMZ) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Kaoma Airport (KMZ) is Lukulu Airport (LXU), which is located 108 miles (174 kilometers) WNW of KMZ.
• The furthest airport from Kaoma Airport (KMZ) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is nearly antipodal to Kaoma Airport (meaning Kaoma Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Hilo International Airport), and is located 12,097 miles (19,467 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.

Facts about CFB Edmonton (YED):

• During the war the airfield became a staging point for the US defence of Alaska and was heavily used by the US military.
• The closest airport to CFB Edmonton (YED) is Edmonton International Airport (YEG), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) S of YED.
• The Area Support Unit and CFB Edmonton provide infrastructure and support to 47 units located in and around Edmonton.
• In addition to being known as "CFB Edmonton", other names for YED include "Edmonton/Namao Heliport Edmonton Garrison" and "Steele Barracks".
• The furthest airport from CFB Edmonton (YED) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,216 miles (16,441 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• Although both runways are still visible they are no longer in use except for a 45 m × 150 m section of 03/21 used by helicopters.
• In February 2012, it was reported that the Alberta Government had been in contact with the federal government and military officials in Ottawa and Edmonton over the use of the runway for MEDIVAC flights once Edmonton City Centre is closed.