Nonstop flight route between Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut, Canada and Homestead, Florida, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Chesterfield Inlet Airport (YCS), Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut, Canada and Homestead Air Reserve Base (HST), Homestead, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,658 miles (or 4,278 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 Chesterfield Inlet Airport and Homestead Air Reserve Base, 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 Chesterfield Inlet Airport and Homestead Air Reserve Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Chesterfield Inlet Airport (YCS):

• Chesterfield Inlet Airport (YCS) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Chesterfield Inlet Airport (YCS) is Rankin Inlet Airport (YRT), which is located 57 miles (92 kilometers) SW of YCS.
• Because of Chesterfield Inlet Airport's relatively low elevation of 32 feet, planes can take off or land at Chesterfield Inlet 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 Chesterfield Inlet Airport (YCS) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 10,130 miles (16,302 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.

Facts about Homestead Air Reserve Base (HST):

• As the need for trained transport pilots grew during 1943, officials in Washington decided to beef up the training program at Homestead.
• In addition to being known as "Homestead Air Reserve Base", another name for HST is "Homestead ARB".
• After being closed by the military, Homestead was known as Dade County Airport, and operated as a civilian facility for almost a decade.
• – 50th Area Support Group, Florida Army National Guard
• The furthest airport from Homestead Air Reserve Base (HST) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,568 miles (18,616 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Homestead Air Reserve Base (HST) is Kendall-Tamiami Executive Airport (TMB), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) NNW of HST.
• The 379th BW transferred its B-47s beginning in October 1960 and moved without personnel or equipment to Wurtsmith AFB, Michigan in January 1961.
• – Headquarters, U.S.
• In the early 1950s, as the Korean War was winding down, defense officials once again looked toward Homestead with an eye at making the site a key player in continental defense.
• The 482th Fighter Wing is part of the Air Force Reserve Command and Tenth Air Force and functions as the host wing for the installation.