Nonstop flight route between North Bay, Ontario, Canada and Camp Douglas, Wisconsin, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between North Bay Airport (YYB), North Bay, Ontario, Canada and Volk Field Air National Guard Base (VOK), Camp Douglas, Wisconsin, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 553 miles (or 890 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 North Bay Airport and Volk Field Air National Guard Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YYB / CYYB |
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| Location: | North Bay, Ontario, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 46°21'50"N by 79°25'27"W |
| Area Served: | North Bay, Ontario |
| Operator/Owner: | Municipality of North Bay |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1215 feet (370 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YYB |
| More Information: | YYB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | VOK / KVOK |
| Airport Name: | Volk Field Air National Guard Base |
| Location: | Camp Douglas, Wisconsin, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 43°56'20"N by 90°15'12"W |
| Operator/Owner: | U.S. Air Force |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 912 feet (278 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from VOK |
| More Information: | VOK Maps & Info |
Facts about North Bay Airport (YYB):
- North Bay Airport (YYB) has 3 runways.
- The airport, operated by the North Bay Jack Garland Airport Corporation, is certified by Transport Canada.
- The city has owned the airport since 1998 after transfer from Transport Canada and North Bay Jack Garland Airport Corporation has run it since 2003.
- There is a glider/ski area of 2,000 ft × 75 ft.
- The closest airport to North Bay Airport (YYB) is Sudbury Airport (YSB), which is located 68 miles (109 kilometers) WNW of YYB.
- The first terminal was constructed in 1938 to house a small waiting area on the ground floor and control tower on the second.
- In addition to being known as "North Bay Airport", another name for YYB is "North Bay/Jack Garland Airport".
- The furthest airport from North Bay Airport (YYB) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,289 miles (18,168 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Volk Field Air National Guard Base (VOK):
- Because of Volk Field Air National Guard Base's relatively low elevation of 912 feet, planes can take off or land at Volk Field Air National Guard 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.
- Volk Field Air National Guard Base (VOK) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Volk Field Air National Guard Base (VOK) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,917 miles (17,570 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Volk Field Air National Guard Base (VOK) is Sparta/Fort McCoy Airport (CMY), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) W of VOK.
- Volk Field has one asphalt and concrete paved runway measuring 9,000 x 150 ft.
- The intruder was later identified as a black bear, not the Soviet saboteurs in advance of a nuclear attack the sentry was expecting.
- In 1954 the federal government leased the field from the State of Wisconsin for use as a permanent field training site.
- Immediate communication with Duluth showed there was an error.
