Nonstop flight route between Points North Landing, Saskatchewan, Canada and Wichita, Kansas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Points North Landing Airport (YNL), Points North Landing, Saskatchewan, Canada and McConnell Air Force Base Wichita Army Airfield (IAB), Wichita, Kansas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,460 miles (or 2,349 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 Points North Landing Airport and McConnell Air Force Base Wichita Army Airfield, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YNL / CYNL |
Airport Name: | Points North Landing Airport |
Location: | Points North Landing, Saskatchewan, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 58°16'36"N by 104°4'56"W |
Operator/Owner: | Points North Freight Forwarding Inc. |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1600 feet (488 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YNL |
More Information: | YNL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | IAB / KIAB |
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Location: | Wichita, Kansas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°37'23"N by 97°16'1"W |
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More Information: | IAB Maps & Info |
Facts about Points North Landing Airport (YNL):
- The closest airport to Points North Landing Airport (YNL) is Collins Bay Airport (YKC), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) E of YNL.
- Points North Landing Airport (YNL) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Points North Landing Airport (YNL) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 9,976 miles (16,055 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about McConnell Air Force Base Wichita Army Airfield (IAB):
- By the summer of 1950, Boeing was ready to turn out the first production models of the B-47, and the United States Air Force sought to make Wichita Airport a permanent military installation.
- The closest airport to McConnell Air Force Base Wichita Army Airfield (IAB) is Cessna Aircraft Field (CEA), which is located only 2 miles (3 kilometers) NNE of IAB.
- By 1952 the Air Force had decided to make a permanent base of the quondam municipal airport.
- In addition to being known as "McConnell Air Force Base Wichita Army Airfield", another name for IAB is "McConnell AFB".
- A lease between the federal government and the city was concluded and on 1 March 1942, the AAF Materiel Center, Midwestern Procurement District was established at Wichita Army Airfield.
- In February 1965, when the 23 TFW deployed three squadrons to Southeast Asia for combat, these units were initially under the control of the 2d Air Division.
- The furthest airport from McConnell Air Force Base Wichita Army Airfield (IAB) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,740 miles (17,285 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- McConnell's history began in October 1924, when the city of Wichita hosted more than 100,000 people for the National Air Congress.
- McConnell's primary mission is to provide global reach by conducting air refueling and airlift where and when needed.