Nonstop flight route between Suffield, Alberta, Canada and Ekibastuz, Kazakhstan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between CFB Suffield (YSD), Suffield, Alberta, Canada and Ekibastuz (EKB), Ekibastuz, Kazakhstan would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,389 miles (or 8,673 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 Suffield and Ekibastuz, 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 Suffield and Ekibastuz. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YSD / CYSD |
Airport Name: | CFB Suffield |
Location: | Suffield, Alberta, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 50°16'23"N by 111°10'29"W |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Canada |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 2525 feet (770 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from YSD |
More Information: | YSD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | EKB / UASB |
Airport Name: | Ekibastuz |
Location: | Ekibastuz, Kazakhstan |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°34'58"N by 75°13'1"E |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 774 feet (236 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from EKB |
More Information: | EKB Maps & Info |
Facts about CFB Suffield (YSD):
- British Army training has continued at Suffield since 1971, with the shared-use agreement being extended several times.
- The lands comprising modern-day CFB Suffield were known as the "Suffield Block", resulting from the Dominion Land Survey, and comprised marginal agricultural land, given the perpetual semi-arid climate.
- The furthest airport from CFB Suffield (YSD) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,339 miles (16,640 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- The closest airport to CFB Suffield (YSD) is Medicine Hat Airport (YXH), which is located 27 miles (43 kilometers) SE of YSD.
- Defence Research and Development Canada is an agency of the Canadian Department of National Defence responding to the scientific and technological needs of the Canadian Forces.
Facts about Ekibastuz (EKB):
- The closest airport to Ekibastuz (EKB) is Pavlodar Airport (PWQ), which is located 90 miles (144 kilometers) ENE of EKB.
- The furthest airport from Ekibastuz (EKB) is Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield (PNT), which is located 11,065 miles (17,807 kilometers) away in Puerto Natales, Chile.
- Ekibastuz (EKB) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Ekibastuz's relatively low elevation of 774 feet, planes can take off or land at Ekibastuz 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.