Nonstop flight route between Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada and Moab, Utah, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between CFB Moose Jaw (YMJ), Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada and Canyonlands Field (CNY), Moab, Utah, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 826 miles (or 1,329 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 Moose Jaw and Canyonlands Field, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YMJ / CYMJ |
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| Location: | Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 50°19'49"N by 105°33'33"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Canada |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 1892 feet (577 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YMJ |
| More Information: | YMJ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CNY / KCNY |
| Airport Name: | Canyonlands Field |
| Location: | Moab, Utah, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 38°45'18"N by 109°45'16"W |
| Area Served: | Moab, Utah |
| Operator/Owner: | Grand County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4557 feet (1,389 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CNY |
| More Information: | CNY Maps & Info |
Facts about CFB Moose Jaw (YMJ):
- The base's airfield is named after Air Vice-Marshal Clifford McEwen and is one of only three military aerodromes in Canada to be named after an individual, Valcartier Lecomte) Heliport and Cold Lake/Group Captain R.W.
- In 1946 RCAF Station Moose Jaw was decommissioned and the aerodrome was returned to civilian service after the war.
- During a reorganization at AIRCOM in the late 1990s, CFB Moose Jaw's various AIRCOM units were placed under a new primary lodger unit called "15 Wing".
- In 1968 the RCAF merged with the Canadian Army and the Royal Canadian Navy to form the unified Canadian Forces.
- The Institute for stained glass in Canada has documented the stained glass at RCAF Base Chapel.
- By the early 1990s, CFB Moose Jaw was operated by over 1,300 employees and made a significant economical impact on the region, but pending cutbacks in military spending spread rumours of possible closure of the base.
- Initially the Royal Air Force trained exclusively at the base under the RAF's No.
- 15 Wing annually holds an Armed Forces Day with flight demonstrations by the Snowbirds and foreign air force aircraft, as well as ground displays by Army and Navy Reserve units in the surrounding area.
- CFB Moose Jaw (YMJ) has 3 runways.
- The closest airport to CFB Moose Jaw (YMJ) is Regina International Airport (YQR), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) E of YMJ.
- In addition to being known as "CFB Moose Jaw", another name for YMJ is "Moose Jaw/Air Vice Marshal C.M. McEwen Airport".
- The furthest airport from CFB Moose Jaw (YMJ) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,239 miles (16,478 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
Facts about Canyonlands Field (CNY):
- The furthest airport from Canyonlands Field (CNY) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,061 miles (17,801 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- According to Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 2,870 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 3,982 enplanements in 2009, and 2,701 in 2010.
- Canyonlands Field covers an area of 985 acres at an elevation of 4,557 feet above mean sea level.
- The closest airport to Canyonlands Field (CNY) is Monticello Airport (MXC), which is located 61 miles (98 kilometers) SSE of CNY.
- Canyonlands Field (CNY) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Canyonlands Field's high elevation of 4,557 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at CNY. Combined with a high temperature, this could make CNY a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
