Nonstop flight route between Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and Fort Worth, Texas, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Edmonton International Airport (YEG), Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base (FWH), Fort Worth, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,628 miles (or 2,620 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 Edmonton International Airport and Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Edmonton International Airport (YEG):

• During the 1970s, the airport experienced a rapid growth in traffic as the city of Edmonton grew, and served approximately 2 million passengers by 1980.
• Summer highs can reach 35.3 °C, while winter lows have reached −48.3 °C, creating one of the widest temperature swings of a major airport in Canada.
• The furthest airport from Edmonton International Airport (YEG) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,239 miles (16,478 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• Growth returned in 1995.
• EIA can handle aircraft designated as Code F by the ICAO, and has been approved by airline as a diversion airport for the A380.
• The closest airport to Edmonton International Airport (YEG) is CFB Edmonton (YED), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) N of YEG.
• Edmonton International Airport provides scheduled non-stop flights to 59 destinations.
• Edmonton International Airport handled 6,983,229 passengers last year.
• Canadian North and First Air connect their northern networks through Edmonton.
• An expansion program initiated in October 2007 is nearing completion.
• Edmonton International Airport (YEG) has 2 runways.

Facts about Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base (FWH):

• The closest airport to Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base (FWH) is Fort Worth Meacham Int'l Airport (FTW), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) NE of FWH.
• Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base, part of Navy Installation Command's Navy Region Southeast, is a joint defense facility which plays a pivotal role in training and equipping air crews and aviation ground support personnel.
• NAS Fort Worth JRB units schedule a variety of airspace.
• Federal Medical Center, Carswell, a Federal Bureau of Prisons facility, is located in the northeast corner of NAS Fort Worth JRB.
• Several United States Navy headquarters and operational units are based at NAS Fort Worth JRB, including aviation squadrons, intelligence commands and Seabees.
• On September 20, 2009, the airport was used as a refueling stop for the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft piggybacking the Space Shuttle Discovery back to the Kennedy Space Center from Amarillo after STS-128.
• The furthest airport from Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base (FWH) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,950 miles (17,623 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• The Commanding Officer of NAS Fort Worth JRB is Captain Robert A.
• In addition to being known as "Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base", another name for FWH is "Carswell Field".