Nonstop flight route between Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and Sylhet, Bangladesh:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between CFB Edmonton (YED), Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and MAG Osmani International Airport (ZYL), Sylhet, Bangladesh would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,796 miles (or 10,936 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 CFB Edmonton and MAG Osmani International 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 CFB Edmonton and MAG Osmani International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about CFB Edmonton (YED):

• During the Cold War RCAF Station Namao was used by the United States Strategic Air Command, which constructed a "Nose Dock" capable of servicing the nose and wings of heavy jet bombers and tankers on the south side of the airfield.
• CFB Edmonton is a Canadian Forces base located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
• The closest airport to CFB Edmonton (YED) is Edmonton International Airport (YEG), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) S of YED.
• In addition to being known as "CFB Edmonton", other names for YED include "Edmonton/Namao Heliport Edmonton Garrison" and "Steele Barracks".
• 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.
• The furthest airport from CFB Edmonton (YED) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,216 miles (16,441 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• The Area Support Unit and CFB Edmonton provide infrastructure and support to 47 units located in and around Edmonton.

Facts about MAG Osmani International Airport (ZYL):

• Osmani International Airport was built during British rule of the Indian Subcontinent, partly to check Japanese aggression from Burma.
• Biman operates a Boeing 777-300ER twice a week directly from London and once a week from Jeddah to drop passengers off before heading back to Dhaka.
• The vast majority of passengers using the airport are expatriate Bangladeshis and their descendants from the Sylhet Division living in the United Kingdom.
• Under a new program the airport will be getting a new refuelling system, expansion of the airport and runway, new instruments for control tower and runway, new terminal, 6 more Jetways and modern lighting instruments.
• Because of MAG Osmani International Airport's relatively low elevation of 50 feet, planes can take off or land at MAG Osmani 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.
• The furthest airport from MAG Osmani International Airport (ZYL) is La Florida Airport (LSC), which is located 11,345 miles (18,258 kilometers) away in La Serena, Chile.
• The closest airport to MAG Osmani International Airport (ZYL) is Kailashahar Airport (IXH), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) S of ZYL.
• In addition to being known as "MAG Osmani International Airport", other names for ZYL include "ওসমানী আন্তর্জাতিক বিমানবন্দর" and "Osmani Antarjātik Bimānabandar".
• MAG Osmani International Airport (ZYL) currently has only 1 runway.
• Nevertheless, on 3 November 2002, the airport received its first international arrival.