Nonstop flight route between Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between CFB Edmonton (YED), Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE), Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,970 miles (or 3,170 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 CFB Edmonton and Lehigh Valley International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YED / CYED |
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Location: | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 53°40'27"N by 113°29'29"W |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Canada |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 2257 feet (688 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from YED |
More Information: | YED Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ABE / KABE |
Airport Name: | Lehigh Valley International Airport |
Location: | Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°39'8"N by 75°26'25"W |
Area Served: | Lehigh Valley |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 393 feet (120 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from ABE |
More Information: | ABE Maps & Info |
Facts about CFB Edmonton (YED):
- In 1968, when Canada's armed forces were amalgamated, RCAF Station Namao was redesignated Canadian Forces Base Edmonton and was under command of the new Air Transport Command and later Air Command.
- In addition to being known as "CFB Edmonton", other names for YED include "Edmonton/Namao Heliport Edmonton Garrison" and "Steele Barracks".
- The closest airport to CFB Edmonton (YED) is Edmonton International Airport (YEG), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) S of YED.
- The Area Support Unit and CFB Edmonton provide infrastructure and support to 47 units located in and around Edmonton.
- During the war the airfield became a staging point for the US defence of Alaska and was heavily used by the US military.
- The furthest airport from CFB Edmonton (YED) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,216 miles (16,441 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
Facts about Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE):
- On September 19, 2008, Mesa Airlines Flight 7138, Bombardier CRJ700, was forced to make a high-speed aborted take off and swerve in order to avoid a collision with a Cessna 172 that had yet to exit the runway after landing.
- The most recent Terminal Renovations were done in two phases.
- The closest airport to Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE) is Quakertown Airport (UKT), which is located only 15 miles (25 kilometers) SSE of ABE.
- Construction began on the present terminal in 1973 and the project, designed by Wallace & Watson, was completed in 1976.
- The furthest airport from Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,695 miles (18,821 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- During World War II the U.
- Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE) has 2 runways.
- Because of Lehigh Valley International Airport's relatively low elevation of 393 feet, planes can take off or land at Lehigh Valley International 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.