Nonstop flight route between Buffalo Narrows, Saskatchewan, Canada and Blythe, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Buffalo Narrows Airport (YVT), Buffalo Narrows, Saskatchewan, Canada and Blythe Airport (BLH), Blythe, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,565 miles (or 2,519 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 Buffalo Narrows Airport and Blythe Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YVT / CYVT |
| Airport Name: | Buffalo Narrows Airport |
| Location: | Buffalo Narrows, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 55°50'30"N by 108°25'3"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Highways & Infrastructure |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1423 feet (434 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YVT |
| More Information: | YVT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BLH / KBLH |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Blythe, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°36'52"N by 114°42'47"W |
| Area Served: | Blythe, California |
| Operator/Owner: | County of Riverside |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 399 feet (122 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BLH |
| More Information: | BLH Maps & Info |
Facts about Buffalo Narrows Airport (YVT):
- The furthest airport from Buffalo Narrows Airport (YVT) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 9,974 miles (16,052 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- The closest airport to Buffalo Narrows Airport (YVT) is Pinehouse Lake Airport (ZPO), which is located 75 miles (120 kilometers) ESE of YVT.
- Buffalo Narrows Airport (YVT) has 2 runways.
Facts about Blythe Airport (BLH):
- The furthest airport from Blythe Airport (BLH) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,472 miles (18,462 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Blythe Airport is seven miles west of Blythe, in Riverside County, California.
- At its peak in December, 1943 the base had a population just short of 8000 uniformed and civilian personnel.
- The 46th Bombardment Group and later the 85th Bombardment Group occupied the field during the CAMA days and flew a variety of planes including A-31 Vengeances and A-36 Apaches.
- Blythe Airport was established by the Civil Aeronautics Administration in the late 1930s as an emergency landing field on the Los Angeles to Phoenix airway.
- Blythe Airport (BLH) has 2 runways.
- Blythe Army Air Field later became a sub-base of Muroc Army Air Field on 30 June 1945, and was inactivated on 18 October 1945, although during October–December 1946, the 477th Composite Group used the airfield for desert maneuvers, flying B-25 Mitchells.
- The closest airport to Blythe Airport (BLH) is Laguna Army Airfield (LGF), which is located 55 miles (89 kilometers) SSE of BLH.
- The Army Air Forces then used Blythe as a heavy bombardment crew training base for the Second Air Force 16th Bombardment Training Wing 358th Combat Crew Training School.
- In addition to being known as "Blythe Airport", another name for BLH is "(former Blythe Army Air Field)".
- Because of Blythe Airport's relatively low elevation of 399 feet, planes can take off or land at Blythe Airport 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.
