Nonstop flight route between Borden, Ontario, Canada and Labuan Bajo, Flores Island, Indonesia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Canadian Forces Base Borden (YBN), Borden, Ontario, Canada and Komodo Airport (LBJ), Labuan Bajo, Flores Island, Indonesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,693 miles (or 15,600 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 Komodo Airport, 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 Komodo Airport. 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: | LBJ / WATO |
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| Location: | Labuan Bajo, Flores Island, Indonesia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 8°29'12"S by 119°53'21"E |
| Area Served: | Labuan Bajo, Flores Island, Indonesia |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 67 feet (20 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LBJ |
| More Information: | LBJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Canadian Forces Base Borden (YBN):
- 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.
- A third landing field, known locally as Leach's Field, was operated by Camp Borden from the 1920s to the 1950s.
- Only the taxiway and a small section of runway 05/23 remains today, with a helicopter pad at the base of the runway.
- The closest airport to Canadian Forces Base Borden (YBN) is Buttonville Airport (YKZ), which is located 39 miles (63 kilometers) SE of YBN.
- In addition to being known as "Canadian Forces Base Borden", other names for YBN include "16 Wing Borden" and "Borden Heliport".
- CFB Borden's residential area houses two golf courses, one nine-hole links style course and one regulation-sized golf course.
- The eight surviving Royal Flying Corps hangars at the base have been designated a National Historic Site of 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 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.
Facts about Komodo Airport (LBJ):
- In addition to being known as "Komodo Airport", other names for LBJ include "Bandar Udara Komodo" and "Mutiara II Airport".
- The furthest airport from Komodo Airport (LBJ) is El Dorado Airport (EOR), which is nearly antipodal to Komodo Airport (meaning Komodo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from El Dorado Airport), and is located 12,277 miles (19,758 kilometers) away in El Dorado, Venezuela.
- The closest airport to Komodo Airport (LBJ) is Bajawa Soa Airport (BJW), which is located 82 miles (131 kilometers) E of LBJ.
- Because of Komodo Airport's relatively low elevation of 67 feet, planes can take off or land at Komodo 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.
- It was formerly known as Mutiara II Airport, not to be confused with Mutiara Airport located near the city of Palu in Indonesia's Central Sulawesi province.
- Komodo Airport (LBJ) currently has only 1 runway.
