Nonstop flight route between Gods River, Manitoba, Canada and Glendale, Arizona, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gods River Airport (ZGI), Gods River, Manitoba, Canada and Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field (LUF), Glendale, Arizona, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,717 miles (or 2,764 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 Gods River Airport and Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ZGI / CZGI |
Airport Name: | Gods River Airport |
Location: | Gods River, Manitoba, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 54°50'22"N by 94°4'42"W |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Manitoba |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 628 feet (191 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ZGI |
More Information: | ZGI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LUF / KLUF |
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Location: | Glendale, Arizona, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°32'5"N by 112°22'59"W |
View all routes: | Routes from LUF |
More Information: | LUF Maps & Info |
Facts about Gods River Airport (ZGI):
- Because of Gods River Airport's relatively low elevation of 628 feet, planes can take off or land at Gods River 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.
- Gods River Airport (ZGI) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Gods River Airport (ZGI) is Gods Lake Narrows Airport (YGO), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) SW of ZGI.
- The furthest airport from Gods River Airport (ZGI) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,424 miles (16,776 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field (LUF):
- In addition to being known as "Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field", another name for LUF is "Luke AFB".
- In 1955, the Air Force selected the swept-wing F-84F Thunderstreak as their second aircraft.
- The closest airport to Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field (LUF) is Phoenix Goodyear Airport (GYR), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) S of LUF.
- The furthest airport from Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field (LUF) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,450 miles (18,426 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- In addition to flying and maintaining the F-16, Luke airmen also deploy to support on-going operations in Iraq, Afghanistan and to combatant commanders in other locations around the world.
- Ground school, or classroom training for the advanced flying course, varied from about 100 to 130 hours and was intermingled with flight time in the aircraft.