Nonstop flight route between Borden, Ontario, Canada and Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Canadian Forces Base Borden (YBN), Borden, Ontario, Canada and Wheeler AAF (HHI), Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,621 miles (or 7,436 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 Canadian Forces Base Borden and Wheeler AAF, 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 Canadian Forces Base Borden and Wheeler AAF. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YBN / CYBN |
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Location: | Borden, Ontario, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 44°16'18"N by 79°54'44"W |
Operator/Owner: | The Queen in Right of Canada |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 729 feet (222 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from YBN |
More Information: | YBN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HHI / PHHI |
Airport Name: | Wheeler AAF |
Location: | Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 21°29'4"N by 158°2'22"W |
Operator/Owner: | United States Army |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 843 feet (257 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from HHI |
More Information: | HHI Maps & Info |
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".
- 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.
- CFB Borden has several Federal Heritage buildings on the Register of the Government of Canada Heritage Buildings.
- 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.
- 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 aircraft Control Tower is dedicated to the memory of Royal Flying Corps Cadet James Harold Talbot.
- In August 2010, the Canadian department of Defence announced a C$209 million series of projects to construct new facilities, and upgrade existing facilities, at CFB Borden.
- CFB Borden hosts the Blackdown Cadet Training Centre, a facility established for training army cadets.
Facts about Wheeler AAF (HHI):
- Wheeler AAF (HHI) currently has only 1 runway.
- Casualties at Wheeler totaled 33 killed and 75 wounded.
- On 24 February 1952, the 1508th Support Squadron was organized to provide administrative and logistical support to activities at Wheeler AFB.
- Today, Wheeler Army Airfield comprises approximately 1,389 acres of land returned to the Department of the Army on 1 November 1991.
- Wheeler Army Airfield, also known as Wheeler Field and formerly as Wheeler Air Force Base, is a United States Army post located in the City & County of Honolulu and in the Wahiawa District of the Island of O'ahu, Hawaii.
- Wheeler Army Airfield was a primary target and site of the first attack on 7 December 1941, leading up to the attack on Pearl Harbor.
- There are 739 households out of which 77.9% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 89.7% are married couples living together, 6.4% have a female householder with no husband present, and 2.0% are non-families.
- The closest airport to Wheeler AAF (HHI) is Dillingham Airfield (HDH), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) WNW of HHI.
- Because of Wheeler AAF's relatively low elevation of 843 feet, planes can take off or land at Wheeler AAF 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 Wheeler AAF (HHI) is Ghanzi Airport (GNZ), which is nearly antipodal to Wheeler AAF (meaning Wheeler AAF is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ghanzi Airport), and is located 12,413 miles (19,976 kilometers) away in Ghanzi, Botswana.