Nonstop flight route between Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada and Northway, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between CFB Moose Jaw (YMJ), Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada and Northway Airport (ORT), Northway, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,602 miles (or 2,577 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 Northway Airport, 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: | ORT / PAOR |
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Location: | Northway, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 62°57'39"N by 141°55'41"W |
Area Served: | Northway, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1715 feet (523 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ORT |
More Information: | ORT Maps & Info |
Facts about CFB Moose Jaw (YMJ):
- Rising Cold War tensions saw the aerodrome reactivated by the RCAF in 1953 as the site of military pilot training.
- 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 addition to being known as "CFB Moose Jaw", another name for YMJ is "Moose Jaw/Air Vice Marshal C.M. McEwen Airport".
- CFB Moose Jaw (YMJ) has 3 runways.
- The airport is classified as an airport of entry by NAV CANADA and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency.
- The closest airport to CFB Moose Jaw (YMJ) is Regina International Airport (YQR), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) E of YMJ.
- 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 Northway Airport (ORT):
- The furthest airport from Northway Airport (ORT) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,363 miles (16,678 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- Northway Airport (ORT) currently has only 1 runway.
- During World War II for northbound Lend-Lease aircraft on the Northwest Staging Route, the flight strip at Northway was the first stop in the Territory of Alaska.
- In addition to being known as "Northway Airport", another name for ORT is "(former Northway Airfield)".
- The closest airport to Northway Airport (ORT) is Tok Airport (TKJ), which is located 41 miles (66 kilometers) NW of ORT.