Nonstop flight route between Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands and Gagetown, New Brunswick, Canada:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Providenciales International Airport (PLS), Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands and 5th Canadian Division Support Base Gagetown, (YCX), Gagetown, New Brunswick, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,695 miles (or 2,728 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 Providenciales International Airport and 5th Canadian Division Support Base Gagetown,, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Providenciales International Airport (PLS):

• The furthest airport from Providenciales International Airport (PLS) is RAAF Learmonth (LEA), which is nearly antipodal to Providenciales International Airport (meaning Providenciales International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from RAAF Learmonth), and is located 12,029 miles (19,358 kilometers) away in Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia.
• Providenciales International Airport (PLS) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Providenciales International Airport's relatively low elevation of 15 feet, planes can take off or land at Providenciales International 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.
• The closest airport to Providenciales International Airport (PLS) is North Caicos Airport (NCA), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) ENE of PLS.

Facts about 5th Canadian Division Support Base Gagetown, (YCX):

• 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.
• Portions of the training area were subject to testing of the defoliants Agent Orange and Agent Purple during the 1960s, which has led to an inquiry as to its long term effects upon the soldiers and civilian base personnel who were exposed to it.
• At the beginning of the Cold War, Canadian defence planners recognized the need for providing the Canadian Army with a suitable training facility where brigade and division-sized armoured, infantry, and artillery units could exercise in preparation for their role in defending western Europe under Canada's obligations to the North Atlantic Treaty.
• 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.
• The expropriation of lands began in the early 1950s, much to the surprise of local residents who had been kept in the dark about the expropriation until the last minute.
• 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.
• CFB Gagetown hosts ACSTC Argonaut, the only Royal Canadian Army Cadets summer training centre in the Atlantic Provinces.