Nonstop flight route between Pickle Lake, Ontario, Canada and Tuskegee, Alabama, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Pickle Lake Airport (YPL), Pickle Lake, Ontario, Canada and Sharpe FieldTuskegee Army Airfield (TGE), Tuskegee, Alabama, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,329 miles (or 2,138 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 Pickle Lake Airport and Sharpe FieldTuskegee Army Airfield, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YPL / CYPL |
| Airport Name: | Pickle Lake Airport |
| Location: | Pickle Lake, Ontario, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 51°26'47"N by 90°12'51"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Ontario |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1267 feet (386 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YPL |
| More Information: | YPL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TGE / |
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| Location: | Tuskegee, Alabama, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°29'30"N by 85°46'32"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Bradbury Family Partnership |
| Airport Type: | Private |
| Elevation: | 253 feet (77 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TGE |
| More Information: | TGE Maps & Info |
Facts about Pickle Lake Airport (YPL):
- The closest airport to Pickle Lake Airport (YPL) is Cat Lake Airport (YAC), which is located 72 miles (116 kilometers) WNW of YPL.
- Pickle Lake Airport (YPL) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Pickle Lake Airport (YPL) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,688 miles (17,200 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Sharpe FieldTuskegee Army Airfield (TGE):
- Because of Sharpe FieldTuskegee Army Airfield's relatively low elevation of 253 feet, planes can take off or land at Sharpe FieldTuskegee Army Airfield 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.
- Although the 1962 Birmingham Sectional Chart depicted Sharpe Field as having 4 paved runways, the Aerodromes table included the remark "North/South only usable runway."
- In 1976, an attempt was made to reuse the abandoned base as an oil refinery, but this did not work out.
- The closest airport to Sharpe FieldTuskegee Army Airfield (TGE) is Auburn University Regional Airport (AUO), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) ENE of TGE.
- Sharpe FieldTuskegee Army Airfield (TGE) currently has only 1 runway.
- Twin-engine training commenced at Tuskegee in 1943, at first using the AT-10.
- The furthest airport from Sharpe FieldTuskegee Army Airfield (TGE) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,228 miles (18,070 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- On 23 July 1941 the Air Corps established an Air Corps Advanced Flying School to be activated at Tuskegee.
- In addition to being known as "Sharpe FieldTuskegee Army Airfield", another name for TGE is "AL73".
