Nonstop flight route between Gagetown, New Brunswick, Canada and Kurgan, Russia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between 5th Canadian Division Support Base Gagetown, (YCX), Gagetown, New Brunswick, Canada and Kurgan Airport (KRO), Kurgan, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,897 miles (or 7,881 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 5th Canadian Division Support Base Gagetown, and Kurgan 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 5th Canadian Division Support Base Gagetown, and Kurgan Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about 5th Canadian Division Support Base Gagetown, (YCX):

• Portions of the training area were subject to testing of the defoliants Agent Orange and Agent Purple during the 1960s, which has led to an inquiry as to its long term effects upon the soldiers and civilian base personnel who were exposed to it.
• CFB Gagetown hosts ACSTC Argonaut, the only Royal Canadian Army Cadets summer training centre in the Atlantic Provinces.
• The furthest airport from 5th Canadian Division Support Base Gagetown, (YCX) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,652 miles (18,752 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to 5th Canadian Division Support Base Gagetown, (YCX) is Fredericton International Airport (YFC), which is located only 5 miles (9 kilometers) WNW of YCX.
• Because of 5th Canadian Division Support Base Gagetown,'s relatively low elevation of 166 feet, planes can take off or land at 5th Canadian Division Support Base Gagetown, 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.
• Over 900 families inhabited the area primarily engaged in agriculture and forestry industries.
• At the time of its opening in 1956, until the opening of CFB Suffield in 1971, Camp Gagetown was the largest military training facility in Canada and the British Commonwealth of Nations.

Facts about Kurgan Airport (KRO):

• Kurgan Airport (KRO) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Kurgan Airport", another name for KRO is "Аэропорт Курган".
• The closest airport to Kurgan Airport (KRO) is Roshchino International Airport (TJM), which is located 117 miles (188 kilometers) N of KRO.
• The furthest airport from Kurgan Airport (KRO) is Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield (PNT), which is located 10,719 miles (17,250 kilometers) away in Puerto Natales, Chile.
• Because of Kurgan Airport's relatively low elevation of 239 feet, planes can take off or land at Kurgan 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.
• Kurgan Airport handled 64,000 passengers last year.