Nonstop flight route between Luzamba, Angola and Gagetown, New Brunswick, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cuango-Luzamba Airport (LZM), Luzamba, Angola and 5th Canadian Division Support Base Gagetown, (YCX), Gagetown, New Brunswick, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,407 miles (or 10,311 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 Cuango-Luzamba Airport and 5th Canadian Division Support Base Gagetown,, 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 Cuango-Luzamba Airport and 5th Canadian Division Support Base Gagetown,. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LZM / FNLZ |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Luzamba, Angola |
| GPS Coordinates: | 9°6'57"S by 18°2'57"E |
| Area Served: | Cuango-Luzamba, Lunda Norte Province, Angola |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2904 feet (885 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LZM |
| More Information: | LZM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YCX / CYCX |
| Airport Name: | 5th Canadian Division Support Base Gagetown, |
| Location: | Gagetown, New Brunswick, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 45°50'16"N by 66°26'12"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Canada |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 166 feet (51 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from YCX |
| More Information: | YCX Maps & Info |
Facts about Cuango-Luzamba Airport (LZM):
- The furthest airport from Cuango-Luzamba Airport (LZM) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,851 miles (19,073 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
- In addition to being known as "Cuango-Luzamba Airport", other names for LZM include "Cuango-Luzamba Airport (Luzamba)" and "Aeroporto de Cuango-Luzamba".
- The closest airport to Cuango-Luzamba Airport (LZM) is Aeroporto de Cafunfo (CFF), which is located 23 miles (38 kilometers) N of LZM.
- Cuango-Luzamba Airport (LZM) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about 5th Canadian Division Support Base Gagetown, (YCX):
- Existing training facilities dating from the First and Second World Wars in eastern Canada were relatively small, thus a new facility was considered.
- Construction of the base facilities in Oromocto benefitted from convenient railway connections provided by Canadian National and Canadian Pacific Railways.
- Initially, Camp Gagetown was the home base for many army regiments, including The Black Watch and The Royal Canadian Regiment, however defence cutbacks in the 1960s saw a gradual reduction, and the demise of their parent formation, 3 Brigade Group.
- Because of 5th Canadian Division Support Base Gagetown,'s relatively low elevation of 166 feet, planes can take off or land at 5th Canadian Division Support Base Gagetown, 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 5th Canadian Division Support Base Gagetown, (YCX) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,652 miles (18,752 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to 5th Canadian Division Support Base Gagetown, (YCX) is Fredericton International Airport (YFC), which is located only 5 miles (9 kilometers) WNW of YCX.
- Over 900 families inhabited the area primarily engaged in agriculture and forestry industries.
- In 2009, a New York production company is releasing a feature length documentary looking into the herbicide sprayings that took place at the base from 1956-1984.
