Nonstop flight route between Tachilek, Myanmar (Burma) and Borden, Ontario, Canada:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Tachilek Airport (THL), Tachilek, Myanmar (Burma) and Canadian Forces Base Borden (YBN), Borden, Ontario, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,963 miles (or 12,815 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 Tachilek Airport and Canadian Forces Base Borden, 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 Tachilek Airport and Canadian Forces Base Borden. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Tachilek Airport (THL):

• The furthest airport from Tachilek Airport (THL) is Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC), which is located 11,923 miles (19,188 kilometers) away in Nazca, Ica Region, Peru.
• Tachilek Airport (THL) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Tachilek Airport (THL) is Ban Huoeisay Airport (HOE), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) ESE of THL.

Facts about Canadian Forces Base Borden (YBN):

• During the Cold War, Borden's importance as an RCAF facility in Ontario declined in favour of CFB Trenton, CFB Uplands and CFB North Bay.
• CFB Borden hosts the Blackdown Cadet Training Centre, a facility established for training army cadets.
• In addition to being known as "Canadian Forces Base Borden", other names for YBN include "16 Wing Borden" and "Borden Heliport".
• The furthest airport from Canadian Forces Base Borden (YBN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,364 miles (18,288 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Camp Borden was selected in 1917 for a military aerodrome, becoming the first flying station of the Royal Flying Corps Canada.
• Because of Canadian Forces Base Borden's relatively low elevation of 729 feet, planes can take off or land at Canadian Forces Base Borden 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 Canadian Forces Base Borden (YBN) is Buttonville Airport (YKZ), which is located 39 miles (63 kilometers) SE of YBN.
• Worthington Park, a part of the Base Borden Military Museum complex, named after Major-General F.F.