Nonstop flight route between Greenwood, Nova Scotia, Canada and Orlando, Florida, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between CFB Greenwood (YZX), Greenwood, Nova Scotia, Canada and Orlando International Airport (MCO), Orlando, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,454 miles (or 2,341 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 CFB Greenwood and Orlando International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about CFB Greenwood (YZX):

• The Cold War was in its infancy during the late 1940s when Canada signed the North Atlantic Treaty with the western war-time Allies, becoming part of NATO.
• The closest airport to CFB Greenwood (YZX) is Digby/Annapolis Regional Airport (YDG), which is located 52 miles (84 kilometers) SW of YZX.
• CFB Greenwood (YZX) has 2 runways.
• That year saw many decisions aimed at reducing duplication among the services, with various units being reorganized, moved, or disbanded.
• The relatively fog-free climate of the farming hamlet of Greenwood was selected by the Royal Canadian Air Force and Royal Air Force for an airfield as part of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, following the signing of that formal agreement on December 17, 1939.
• The 1989 federal budget cuts to the Department of National Defence identified CFB Summerside as a candidate for base closure.
• A proposed British Commonwealth very long range bomber group named "Tiger Force" was scaled down through the spring of 1945.
• The furthest airport from CFB Greenwood (YZX) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,728 miles (18,875 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
• Because of CFB Greenwood's relatively low elevation of 92 feet, planes can take off or land at CFB Greenwood 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.
• In addition to being known as "CFB Greenwood", another name for YZX is "Greenwood Airport".

Facts about Orlando International Airport (MCO):

• Orlando International Airport handled 34,877,899 passengers last year.
• Delta Air Lines was the first airline with jet flights to MCO, with their DC-8 'fanjet' 'Royal Service' flights.
• The closest airport to Orlando International Airport (MCO) is Orlando Executive Airport (ORL), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) N of MCO.
• In late 2007, Lufthansa introduced flights to Frankfurt.
• Orlando International Airport (MCO) has 4 runways.
• The furthest airport from Orlando International Airport (MCO) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,506 miles (18,517 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
• The airport became a U.S.
• Because of Orlando International Airport's relatively low elevation of 96 feet, planes can take off or land at Orlando International 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.
• In the 1950s the base began hosting SAC's annual Bombing and Navigation Competition.
• Commercial airline service to the new Orlando Jetport at McCoy began in late 1961 or early 1962, per the city and USAF agreement.