Nonstop flight route between Fort McPherson, Northwest Territories, Canada and Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Fort McPherson Airport (ZFM), Fort McPherson, Northwest Territories, Canada and Wings Field (BBX), Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,898 miles (or 4,664 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 Fort McPherson Airport and Wings Field, 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 Fort McPherson Airport and Wings Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ZFM / CZFM |
Airport Name: | Fort McPherson Airport |
Location: | Fort McPherson, Northwest Territories, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 67°24'24"N by 134°51'34"W |
Operator/Owner: | Government of the Northwest Territories |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 115 feet (35 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ZFM |
More Information: | ZFM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BBX / KLOM |
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Location: | Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°8'15"N by 75°15'54"W |
Area Served: | Philadelphia |
Operator/Owner: | Wings Field Preservation Assoc. |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 302 feet (92 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BBX |
More Information: | BBX Maps & Info |
Facts about Fort McPherson Airport (ZFM):
- The furthest airport from Fort McPherson Airport (ZFM) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 9,999 miles (16,092 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- Fort McPherson Airport (ZFM) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Fort McPherson Airport's relatively low elevation of 115 feet, planes can take off or land at Fort McPherson 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 closest airport to Fort McPherson Airport (ZFM) is Aklavik/Freddie Carmichael Airport (LAK), which is located 57 miles (91 kilometers) N of ZFM.
Facts about Wings Field (BBX):
- In addition to being known as "Wings Field", another name for BBX is "LOM".
- Wings Field covers 217 acres and has one asphalt runway, 6/24, 3,700 x 75 ft.
- The closest airport to Wings Field (BBX) is NAS JRB Willow Grove (NXX), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) NE of BBX.
- Wings Field (BBX) currently has only 1 runway.
- Wings Field is a general aviation airport in Blue Bell, in Whitpain Township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
- Because of Wings Field's relatively low elevation of 302 feet, planes can take off or land at Wings Field 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 May 1930, John Story Smith and Jack Bartow Founded "Wings Port".
- Wings Airways was a commuter airline based at Wings Field.
- The furthest airport from Wings Field (BBX) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,723 miles (18,866 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.