Nonstop flight route between Terrace, British Columbia and Kitimat, British Columbia, Canada and Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Northwest Regional Airport Terrace-Kitimat (YXT), Terrace, British Columbia and Kitimat, British Columbia, Canada and Kincheloe Air Force Base (INR), Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,989 miles (or 3,201 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 Northwest Regional Airport Terrace-Kitimat and Kincheloe Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Northwest Regional Airport Terrace-Kitimat (YXT):

• In addition to being known as "Northwest Regional Airport Terrace-Kitimat", another name for YXT is "Terrace Airport".
• The furthest airport from Northwest Regional Airport Terrace-Kitimat (YXT) is Port Alfred Airport (AFD), which is located 10,566 miles (17,004 kilometers) away in Port Alfred, South Africa.
• Because of Northwest Regional Airport Terrace-Kitimat's relatively low elevation of 713 feet, planes can take off or land at Northwest Regional Airport Terrace-Kitimat 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.
• Northwest Regional Airport Terrace-Kitimat (YXT) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Northwest Regional Airport Terrace-Kitimat (YXT) is Smithers Regional Airport (YYD), which is located 61 miles (98 kilometers) ENE of YXT.

Facts about Kincheloe Air Force Base (INR):

• The furthest airport from Kincheloe Air Force Base (INR) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,103 miles (17,869 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Next, Kincheloe AFB was assigned to the Sault Sainte Marie Air Defense Sector at K.
• The closest airport to Kincheloe Air Force Base (INR) is Chippewa County International Airport (CIU), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of INR.
• Kinross was considered a vital Air Defense Command base, an alert-status military base equipped with interceptors ready 24/7 to respond to unknown aircraft picked up by Ground Control Radar stations in the Great Lakes region.
• The 449th and its subordinate units' mission was to operate at full readiness, and support activities included aircraft and vehicle maintenance, bombing crew and unit training, and air refueling support.
• During World War II, the Soo Locks were considered vital to the war efforts.
• After the war, the airfield then served as a hub for private and commercial aviation.
• In November, 1961, following two years of construction, the 4239th Strategic Wing of the Strategic Air Command arrived with B-52 bombers.