Nonstop flight route between Wabush, Labrador, Canada and Montgomery, Alabama, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Wabush Airport (YWK), Wabush, Labrador, Canada and Maxwell Air Force Base (MXF), Montgomery, Alabama, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,719 miles (or 2,766 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 Wabush Airport and Maxwell Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YWK / CYWK |
Airport Name: | Wabush Airport |
Location: | Wabush, Labrador, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 52°55'22"N by 66°51'52"W |
Operator/Owner: | Transport Canada |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1809 feet (551 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YWK |
More Information: | YWK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MXF / KMXF |
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Location: | Montgomery, Alabama, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°22'45"N by 86°21'44"W |
View all routes: | Routes from MXF |
More Information: | MXF Maps & Info |
Facts about Wabush Airport (YWK):
- Wabush Airport (YWK) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Wabush Airport (YWK) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,174 miles (17,982 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Wabush Airport (YWK) is Churchill Falls Airport (ZUM), which is located 122 miles (197 kilometers) ENE of YWK.
Facts about Maxwell Air Force Base (MXF):
- In May 1928 General Benjamin Foulois, General Fechet's assistant, during an inspection visit with Third Army commander General Frank Parker to Maxwell Field mentioned that the Air Corps Tactical School would be moving to a still undecided location.
- The closest airport to Maxwell Air Force Base (MXF) is Montgomery Regional Airport (MGM), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) SSW of MXF.
- In addition to being known as "Maxwell Air Force Base", another name for MXF is "Maxwell AFB".
- Toward the end of February 1910, the Wright Brothers decided to open one of the world's earliest flying schools at the site that would subsequently become Maxwell AFB.
- The depot's first official flying mission was carried out after that.
- On July 9, 1929, Captain Walter J.
- On July 16, 1933, Congressman Lister Hill secured approval from the War Department for $1,650,075 for immediate spending at Maxwell Field.
- The furthest airport from Maxwell Air Force Base (MXF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,193 miles (18,013 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.