Nonstop flight route between Marathon, Ontario, Canada and Uden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands:
Departure Airport:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Marathon Aerodrome (YSP), Marathon, Ontario, Canada and Volkel Air Base (UDE), Uden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,792 miles (or 6,103 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 Marathon Aerodrome and Volkel Air Base, 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 Marathon Aerodrome and Volkel Air Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YSP / CYSP |
Airport Name: | Marathon Aerodrome |
Location: | Marathon, Ontario, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 48°45'25"N by 86°20'44"W |
Operator/Owner: | Corporation of the Town of Marathon |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1032 feet (315 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YSP |
More Information: | YSP Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | UDE / EHVK |
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Location: | Uden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°39'25"N by 5°41'26"E |
Operator/Owner: | Military of the Netherlands |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 72 feet (22 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from UDE |
More Information: | UDE Maps & Info |
Facts about Marathon Aerodrome (YSP):
- The closest airport to Marathon Aerodrome (YSP) is Manitouwadge Airport (YMG), which is located 31 miles (51 kilometers) NE of YSP.
- The furthest airport from Marathon Aerodrome (YSP) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,934 miles (17,597 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Marathon Aerodrome (YSP) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Volkel Air Base (UDE):
- Volkel Air Base (UDE) has 2 runways.
- Because of Volkel Air Base's relatively low elevation of 72 feet, planes can take off or land at Volkel Air Base 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.
- The airport has two parallel runways, both in the 06/24 direction, and both being just over 3,020 metres long.
- Volkel Air Base is one of several military airfields in the Netherlands, and one of the three major operational bases of the RNLAF, the other two being Leeuwarden Air Base and Gilze-Rijen Air Base.
- The furthest airport from Volkel Air Base (UDE) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,886 miles (19,128 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Volkel Air Base (UDE) is Weeze Airport (NRN), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) E of UDE.
- In addition to being known as "Volkel Air Base", other names for UDE include "Vliegbasis Volkel" and "(Advanced Landing Ground B-80)".
- It was believed that since the early 1960s, USAF nuclear weapons were stored at Volkel Air Base, to be used by the host nation's aircraft.