Nonstop flight route between Perryville, Alaska, United States and Greenwood, Nova Scotia, Canada:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Perryville Airport (KPV), Perryville, Alaska, United States and CFB Greenwood (YZX), Greenwood, Nova Scotia, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,884 miles (or 6,251 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 Perryville Airport and CFB Greenwood, 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 Perryville Airport and CFB Greenwood. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Perryville Airport (KPV):

• The furthest airport from Perryville Airport (KPV) is George Airport (GRJ), which is located 10,922 miles (17,577 kilometers) away in George, South Africa.
• The closest airport to Perryville Airport (KPV) is Chignik Lake Airport (KCQ), which is located 28 miles (46 kilometers) NNE of KPV.
• Because of Perryville Airport's relatively low elevation of 29 feet, planes can take off or land at Perryville 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.
• Perryville Airport covers an area of 149 acres at an elevation of 29 feet above mean sea level.
• Perryville Airport (KPV) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Perryville Airport", another name for KPV is "PEV".

Facts about CFB Greenwood (YZX):

• CFB Greenwood (YZX) has 2 runways.
• Between the fall of 1945 and March 31, 1946, RCAF Station Greenwood maintained a nominal training complement of personnel and aircraft.
• On December 4, 1942, the Canadian Army provided an anti-aircraft searchlight battery, the 5th Special Mobile Anti-Aircraft Search Light Troop, to provide realistic night training to aircrews.
• In addition to being known as "CFB Greenwood", another name for YZX is "Greenwood Airport".
• The first CP-107 Argus arrived at RCAF Station Greenwood on May 1, 1958.
• The relatively fog-free climate of the farming hamlet of Greenwood was selected by the Royal Canadian Air Force and Royal Air Force for an airfield as part of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, following the signing of that formal agreement on December 17, 1939.
• The closest airport to CFB Greenwood (YZX) is Digby/Annapolis Regional Airport (YDG), which is located 52 miles (84 kilometers) SW of YZX.
• The furthest airport from CFB Greenwood (YZX) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,728 miles (18,875 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
• Because of CFB Greenwood's relatively low elevation of 92 feet, planes can take off or land at CFB Greenwood 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.
• In September 1978, the Maritime Patrol and Evaluation Unit transferred from CFB Summerside.