Nonstop flight route between Piešťany, Slovakia and Suffield, Alberta, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Piešťany Airport (PZY), Piešťany, Slovakia and CFB Suffield (YSD), Suffield, Alberta, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,965 miles (or 7,991 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 Piešťany Airport and CFB Suffield, 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 Piešťany Airport and CFB Suffield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PZY / LZPP | 
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| Location: | Piešťany, Slovakia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 48°37'30"N by 17°49'42"E | 
| Area Served: | Piešťany, Slovakia | 
| Operator/Owner: | Slovak Airports Association | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 545 feet (166 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from PZY | 
| More Information: | PZY Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YSD / CYSD | 
| Airport Name: | CFB Suffield | 
| Location: | Suffield, Alberta, Canada | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 50°16'23"N by 111°10'29"W | 
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Canada | 
| Airport Type: | Military | 
| Elevation: | 2525 feet (770 meters) | 
| View all routes: | Routes from YSD | 
| More Information: | YSD Maps & Info | 
Facts about Piešťany Airport (PZY):
- In addition to being known as "Piešťany Airport", another name for PZY is "Letisko Piešťany".
 - Piešťany Airport (PZY) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The closest airport to Piešťany Airport (PZY) is Kunovice Airport (UHE), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) NNW of PZY.
 - The furthest airport from Piešťany Airport (PZY) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,679 miles (18,795 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
 - Because of Piešťany Airport's relatively low elevation of 545 feet, planes can take off or land at Piešťany 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.
 
Facts about CFB Suffield (YSD):
- Following the fall of Algeria to Nazi Germany, the British Army required a new training facility for carrying out experiments in chemical warfare.
 - In 1971 an agreement was signed between the British and Canadian governments permitting the British Army to use over three-quarters of the Suffield Block for armoured, infantry, and artillery live-fire training.
 - The furthest airport from CFB Suffield (YSD) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,339 miles (16,640 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
 - The closest airport to CFB Suffield (YSD) is Medicine Hat Airport (YXH), which is located 27 miles (43 kilometers) SE of YSD.
 
