Nonstop flight route between Mountain Home, Idaho, United States and Lac La Biche, Alberta, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mountain Home Air Force Base (MUO), Mountain Home, Idaho, United States and Lac La Biche Airport (YLB), Lac La Biche, Alberta, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 828 miles (or 1,333 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 relatively short distance between Mountain Home Air Force Base and Lac La Biche Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MUO / KMUO |
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| Location: | Mountain Home, Idaho, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 43°2'36"N by 115°52'21"W |
| View all routes: | Routes from MUO |
| More Information: | MUO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YLB / CYLB |
| Airport Name: | Lac La Biche Airport |
| Location: | Lac La Biche, Alberta, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 54°46'13"N by 112°1'54"W |
| Operator/Owner: | County of Lac La Biche |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1884 feet (574 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YLB |
| More Information: | YLB Maps & Info |
Facts about Mountain Home Air Force Base (MUO):
- With the move of the RF-4Cs to Bergstrom, TAC activated its 347th Tactical Fighter Wing at Mountain Home, which has been phased down by PACAF at Yokota AB, Japan in May 1971.
- Crews started building the base in November 1942 and the new field officially opened on 7 August 1943.
- The pending assignment of the new RB-36 Peacemaker to the 5th SRW, along with the inadequacy of its World War II facilities to support the large aircraft led SAC to move the 5th SRW to Fairfield-Suisun AFB, California on 9 November 1949.
- Mountain Home AFB is the home of the 366th Fighter Wing, which reports to Air Combat Command.
- The closest airport to Mountain Home Air Force Base (MUO) is Boise Airport (BOI), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) NNW of MUO.
- The furthest airport from Mountain Home Air Force Base (MUO) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,858 miles (17,474 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- The base also received fighter aircraft to add realism to its training.
- Following the wing's return from Southwest Asia, the Air Force began consolidating its B-1 Lancer and KC-135 Stratotanker forces.
- In addition to being known as "Mountain Home Air Force Base", another name for MUO is "Mountain Home AFB".
Facts about Lac La Biche Airport (YLB):
- Lac La Biche Airport (YLB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Lac La Biche Airport (YLB) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,120 miles (16,287 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- The closest airport to Lac La Biche Airport (YLB) is St. Paul Aerodrome (ZSP), which is located 60 miles (96 kilometers) SSE of YLB.
