Nonstop flight route between Cold Lake, Alberta, Canada and Chongjin, North Korea, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between CFB Cold Lake (YOD), Cold Lake, Alberta, Canada and Chongjin Airport (RGO), Chongjin, North Korea, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,931 miles (or 7,936 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 Chongjin 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 Chongjin 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: | RGO / |
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Location: | Chongjin, North Korea, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°25'46"N by 129°38'55"E |
Area Served: | Chongjin |
Airport Type: | Commercial and military |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from RGO |
More Information: | RGO Maps & Info |
Facts about CFB Cold Lake (YOD):
- The closest airport to CFB Cold Lake (YOD) is Bonnyville Airport (YBY), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) WSW of YOD.
- 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.
- In 2007 it was the setting for Jetstream, a TV series depicting eight pilots training under the 410 Tactical Fighter Training Squadron to fly a CF-18.
- In addition to being known as "CFB Cold Lake", another name for YOD is "Cold Lake/Group Captain R.W. McNair Airport".
- 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.
- CFB Cold Lake (YOD) has 3 runways.
Facts about Chongjin Airport (RGO):
- Chongjin Airport (RGO) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Chongjin Airport", other names for RGO include "어랑공항" and "Eorang Gonghang".
- The closest airport to Chongjin Airport (RGO) is Yanji Chaoyangchuan Airport (YNJ), which is located 101 miles (162 kilometers) N of RGO.
- The furthest airport from Chongjin Airport (RGO) is Astor Piazzolla International Airport (MDQ), which is located 11,983 miles (19,285 kilometers) away in Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina.
- There is one runway in Chongjin Airport, originally 1,200m long, but which was extended to 2,000m.