Nonstop flight route between Puerto Ayacucho, Venezuela and Edmonton, Alberta, Canada:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Cacique Aramare Airport (PYH), Puerto Ayacucho, Venezuela and CFB Edmonton (YED), Edmonton, Alberta, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,194 miles (or 6,750 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 Cacique Aramare 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 Cacique Aramare 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 Cacique Aramare Airport (PYH):

• Because of Cacique Aramare Airport's relatively low elevation of 245 feet, planes can take off or land at Cacique Aramare 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 Cacique Aramare Airport (PYH) is Germán Olano Airport (PCR), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) NNE of PYH.
• In addition to being known as "Cacique Aramare Airport", another name for PYH is "Aeropuerto Cacique Aramare".
• The furthest airport from Cacique Aramare Airport (PYH) is Ngloram Airport (CPF), which is nearly antipodal to Cacique Aramare Airport (meaning Cacique Aramare Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ngloram Airport), and is located 12,313 miles (19,817 kilometers) away in Cepu, Indonesia.
• Cacique Aramare Airport (PYH) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about CFB Edmonton (YED):

• In addition to being known as "CFB Edmonton", other names for YED include "Edmonton/Namao Heliport Edmonton Garrison" and "Steele Barracks".
• The closest airport to CFB Edmonton (YED) is Edmonton International Airport (YEG), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) S of YED.
• On June 7, 2013, the base hosted the raising of a rainbow flag to kick off Edmonton Pride, the first time in Canadian history that the flag has flown on a military base.
• The furthest airport from CFB Edmonton (YED) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,216 miles (16,441 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• CFB Edmonton is currently the headquarters of 3rd Canadian Division, the highest military authority in western Canada, and a number of brigade groups, including 1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group, the only Regular Force brigade group in the region.
• In 1968, when Canada's armed forces were amalgamated, RCAF Station Namao was redesignated Canadian Forces Base Edmonton and was under command of the new Air Transport Command and later Air Command.