Nonstop flight route between Borden, Ontario, Canada and Duncan Town, Ragged Island, Bahamas:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Canadian Forces Base Borden (YBN), Borden, Ontario, Canada and Duncan Town Airport (DCT), Duncan Town, Ragged Island, Bahamas would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,545 miles (or 2,486 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 Canadian Forces Base Borden and Duncan Town Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Canadian Forces Base Borden (YBN):

• The eight surviving Royal Flying Corps hangars at the base have been designated a National Historic Site of Canada.
• The closest airport to Canadian Forces Base Borden (YBN) is Buttonville Airport (YKZ), which is located 39 miles (63 kilometers) SE of YBN.
• CFB Borden hosts the Blackdown Cadet Training Centre, a facility established for training army cadets.
• Camp Borden was selected in 1917 for a military aerodrome, becoming the first flying station of the Royal Flying Corps Canada.
• In addition to these specific environmental element commands, CFB Borden houses a variety of other purple trades training facilities and headquarters within the Canadian Forces, including a fire-fighting school, Military Police school, a chaplaincy school, the Canadian Forces Recruiting Group, medical, dental and language schools, and supports local cadet and reserve units.
• A third landing field, known locally as Leach's Field, was operated by Camp Borden from the 1920s to the 1950s.
• 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.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Canadian Forces Base Borden", other names for YBN include "16 Wing Borden" and "Borden Heliport".
• 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 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.

Facts about Duncan Town Airport (DCT):

• The furthest airport from Duncan Town Airport (DCT) is Carnarvon Airport (CVQ), which is located 11,813 miles (19,011 kilometers) away in Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Duncan Town Airport (DCT) is Deadman's Cay Airport (LGI), which is located 80 miles (129 kilometers) NNE of DCT.
• Because of Duncan Town Airport's relatively low elevation of 6 feet, planes can take off or land at Duncan Town 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.
• Duncan Town Airport (DCT) currently has only 1 runway.