Nonstop flight route between Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada and Namsos, Norway:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between CFB Moose Jaw (YMJ), Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada and Namsos Airport (OSY), Namsos, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,822 miles (or 6,152 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 Moose Jaw and Namsos 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 Moose Jaw and Namsos 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 Moose Jaw (YMJ):

• CFB Moose Jaw (YMJ) has 3 runways.
• From 1970 until its disbandment in 1993 Moose Jaw had a Base Rescue Flight flying three CH-118 Huey helicopters.
• In 1968 the RCAF merged with the Canadian Army and the Royal Canadian Navy to form the unified Canadian Forces.
• In 1946 RCAF Station Moose Jaw was decommissioned and the aerodrome was returned to civilian service after the war.
• 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.
• The base is one of only two Canadian Forces facilities in Saskatchewan, the other being CFAD Dundurn, a detachment of 17 Wing, Winnipeg.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "CFB Moose Jaw", another name for YMJ is "Moose Jaw/Air Vice Marshal C.M. McEwen Airport".
• 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.
• The declaration of World War II saw the Moose Jaw Flying Club initially contracted to provide pilot training for the Royal Canadian Air Force, however this was soon replaced by the far larger British Commonwealth Air Training Plan which saw the Government of Canada acquire the aerodrome and completely reconstruct it into RCAF Station Moose Jaw in 1940 with the new aerodrome opening in 1941.

Facts about Namsos Airport (OSY):

• The closest airport to Namsos Airport (OSY) is Rørvik Airport, Ryum (RVK), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) NNW of OSY.
• Namsos Airport handled 25,684 passengers last year.
• Namsos Airport (OSY) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Namsos Airport", another name for OSY is "Namsos lufthavn".
• Because of Namsos Airport's relatively low elevation of 8 feet, planes can take off or land at Namsos 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 Namsos Airport (OSY) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,975 miles (17,663 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.