Nonstop flight route between Bromont, Quebec, Canada and Cold Bay, Alaska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Roland-Désourdy Airport (ZBM), Bromont, Quebec, Canada and Cold Bay Airport (CDB), Cold Bay, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,751 miles (or 6,036 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 large distance between Roland-Désourdy Airport and Cold Bay Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.

Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Roland-Désourdy Airport and Cold Bay Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Roland-Désourdy Airport (ZBM):

• The airport is classified as an airport of entry by NAV CANADA and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency.
• During spring 2007, work began on the construction of a new 2,000 ft × 25 ft asphalt runway that permits optimum military glider operations which is now 5,004 ft × 100 ft.
• In addition to being known as "Roland-Désourdy Airport", another name for ZBM is "Bromont (Roland Désourdy) Airport".
• The closest airport to Roland-Désourdy Airport (ZBM) is Saint-Jean Airport (YJN), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) W of ZBM.
• Because of Roland-Désourdy Airport's relatively low elevation of 374 feet, planes can take off or land at Roland-Désourdy 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.
• Roland-Désourdy Airport (ZBM) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Roland-Désourdy Airport (ZBM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,549 miles (18,586 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.

Facts about Cold Bay Airport (CDB):

• The furthest airport from Cold Bay Airport (CDB) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,968 miles (17,652 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
• Cold Bay Airport (CDB) has 2 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Cold Bay Airport", other names for CDB include "Cold Bay Air Force Station" and "Fort Randall Army Airfield".
• Because of Cold Bay Airport's relatively low elevation of 102 feet, planes can take off or land at Cold Bay 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.
• The airfield was named Thornbrough Air Force Base in 1948 for Captain George W.
• A myth describes Cold Bay Airport as an alternate landing site for Space Shuttles, but the National Aeronautics and Space Administration has stated that it was never so designated, and it was not within the entry crossrange capability of Space Shuttles.
• On October 30, 2013 a Delta Airlines Boeing 767-300 on the flight from Tokyo to San Francisco landed on the airport due to an engine shut-down.
• The closest airport to Cold Bay Airport (CDB) is King Cove Airport (KVC), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) ESE of CDB.