Nonstop flight route between Cold Lake, Alberta, Canada and Baidoa, Somalia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between CFB Cold Lake (YOD), Cold Lake, Alberta, Canada and Baidoa Airport (BIB), Baidoa, Somalia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,192 miles (or 13,183 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 Cold Lake and Baidoa 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 Cold Lake and Baidoa Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YOD / CYOD |
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Location: | Cold Lake, Alberta, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 54°24'18"N by 110°16'45"W |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Canada |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 1775 feet (541 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from YOD |
More Information: | YOD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BIB / HCMB |
Airport Name: | Baidoa Airport |
Location: | Baidoa, Somalia |
GPS Coordinates: | 3°5'33"N by 43°37'4"E |
Area Served: | Baidoa |
Elevation: | 1520 feet (463 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BIB |
More Information: | BIB Maps & Info |
Facts about CFB Cold Lake (YOD):
- In addition to being known as "CFB Cold Lake", another name for YOD is "Cold Lake/Group Captain R.W. McNair Airport".
- CLAWR is the northern equivalent to the United States Air Force's Nellis Air Force Range and provides a different training environment with heavy boreal forest and numerous lakes more closely resembling European terrain.
- During the 1980s, CFB Cold Lake was thrust into the international media spotlight when CLAWR was used as the target for testing of the newly developed AGM-86 air-launched cruise missiles by the USAF.
- The closest airport to CFB Cold Lake (YOD) is Bonnyville Airport (YBY), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) WSW of YOD.
- CFB Cold Lake (YOD) has 3 runways.
- Construction of what would become known as RCAF Station Cold Lake began in 1952 at the height of the Cold War after the site in Alberta's "Lakeland District" was chosen by the Royal Canadian Air Force for the country's premier air weapons training base.
- Cold Lake Cadet Summer Training Centre is located at 4 Wing Cold Lake, held annually from June to August.
- The furthest airport from CFB Cold Lake (YOD) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,097 miles (16,250 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
Facts about Baidoa Airport (BIB):
- Baidoa Airport (BIB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Baidoa Airport (BIB) is Bardera Airport (BSY), which is located 104 miles (168 kilometers) WSW of BIB.
- The furthest airport from Baidoa Airport (BIB) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,941 miles (19,218 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.