Nonstop flight route between Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States and Borden, Ontario, Canada:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Wilkes-Barre Wyoming Valley Airport (WBW), Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States and Canadian Forces Base Borden (YBN), Borden, Ontario, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 291 miles (or 468 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 Wilkes-Barre Wyoming Valley Airport and Canadian Forces Base Borden, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Wilkes-Barre Wyoming Valley Airport (WBW):

• Because of Wilkes-Barre Wyoming Valley Airport's relatively low elevation of 543 feet, planes can take off or land at Wilkes-Barre Wyoming Valley 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 furthest airport from Wilkes-Barre Wyoming Valley Airport (WBW) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,652 miles (18,751 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Wilkes-Barre Wyoming Valley Airport (WBW) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Wilkes-Barre Wyoming Valley Airport (WBW) is Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (AVP), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) ENE of WBW.

Facts about Canadian Forces Base Borden (YBN):

• In addition to being known as "Canadian Forces Base Borden", other names for YBN include "16 Wing Borden" and "Borden Heliport".
• 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.
• The closest airport to Canadian Forces Base Borden (YBN) is Buttonville Airport (YKZ), which is located 39 miles (63 kilometers) SE of YBN.
• The February 1, 1968 unification of the RCAF with the Royal Canadian Navy and the Canadian Army resulted in the creation of the Canadian Forces.
• 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 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.
• During the Second World War, both Camp Borden and RCAF Station Borden became the most important training facility in Canada, housing both army training and flight training, the latter under the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan.
• Only the taxiway and a small section of runway 05/23 remains today, with a helicopter pad at the base of the runway.
• The Air Force Annex of the Base Borden Military Museum is dedicated to the memory of First World War Victoria Cross recipient Lieutenant Alan McLeod, the youngest Canadian Airman to receive the award.