Nonstop flight route between Nouna, Burkina Faso and Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada:
Departure Airport:
Arrival Airport:
Distance from XNU to YMJ:
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- XNU Airport Information
- YMJ Airport Information
- Facts about XNU
- Facts about YMJ
- Map of Nearest Airports to XNU
- List of Nearest Airports to XNU
- Map of Furthest Airports from XNU
- List of Furthest Airports from XNU
- Map of Nearest Airports to YMJ
- List of Nearest Airports to YMJ
- Map of Furthest Airports from YMJ
- List of Furthest Airports from YMJ
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Nouna Airport (XNU), Nouna, Burkina Faso and CFB Moose Jaw (YMJ), Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,046 miles (or 9,730 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 Nouna Airport and CFB Moose Jaw, 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 Nouna Airport and CFB Moose Jaw. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | XNU / DFON |
Airport Names: |
|
Location: | Nouna, Burkina Faso |
GPS Coordinates: | 12°44'36"N by 3°51'46"W |
Area Served: | Nouna |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 886 feet (270 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from XNU |
More Information: | XNU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YMJ / CYMJ |
Airport Names: |
|
Location: | Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 50°19'49"N by 105°33'33"W |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Canada |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 1892 feet (577 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from YMJ |
More Information: | YMJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Nouna Airport (XNU):
- Nouna Airport (XNU) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Nouna Airport", another name for XNU is "Nouna Airport (Nouna)".
- The furthest airport from Nouna Airport (XNU) is Yasawa Island Airport (YAS), which is nearly antipodal to Nouna Airport (meaning Nouna Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Yasawa Island Airport), and is located 12,144 miles (19,544 kilometers) away in Yasawa Island, Fiji.
- The closest airport to Nouna Airport (XNU) is Dédougou Airport (DGU), which is located 32 miles (51 kilometers) SE of XNU.
- Because of Nouna Airport's relatively low elevation of 886 feet, planes can take off or land at Nouna 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 Moose Jaw (YMJ):
- The furthest airport from CFB Moose Jaw (YMJ) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,239 miles (16,478 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Canadian Forces Base Moose Jaw or CFB Moose Jaw, is a Canadian Forces Base located 4 nautical miles south of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan.
- CFB Moose Jaw (YMJ) has 3 runways.
- The base is one of only two Canadian Forces facilities in Saskatchewan, the other being CFAD Dundurn, a detachment of 17 Wing, Winnipeg.
- In 1968 the RCAF merged with the Canadian Army and the Royal Canadian Navy to form the unified Canadian Forces.
- The closest airport to CFB Moose Jaw (YMJ) is Regina International Airport (YQR), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) E of YMJ.
- In addition to being known as "CFB Moose Jaw", another name for YMJ is "Moose Jaw/Air Vice Marshal C.M. McEwen Airport".
- The declaration of World War II saw the Moose Jaw Flying Club initially contracted to provide pilot training for the Royal Canadian Air Force, however this was soon replaced by the far larger British Commonwealth Air Training Plan which saw the Government of Canada acquire the aerodrome and completely reconstruct it into RCAF Station Moose Jaw in 1940 with the new aerodrome opening in 1941.