Nonstop flight route between High Prairie, Alberta, Canada and Agana, Guam:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between High Prairie Airport (ZHP), High Prairie, Alberta, Canada and Andersen Air Force Base (UAM), Agana, Guam would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,815 miles (or 9,358 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 High Prairie Airport and Andersen Air Force Base, 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 High Prairie Airport and Andersen Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ZHP / CZHP |
| Airport Name: | High Prairie Airport |
| Location: | High Prairie, Alberta, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 53°23'36"N by 116°28'32"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Town of High Prairie |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1978 feet (603 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ZHP |
| More Information: | ZHP Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | UAM / PGUA |
| Airport Name: | Andersen Air Force Base |
| Location: | Agana, Guam |
| GPS Coordinates: | 13°34'51"N by 144°55'27"E |
| View all routes: | Routes from UAM |
| More Information: | UAM Maps & Info |
Facts about High Prairie Airport (ZHP):
- The closest airport to High Prairie Airport (ZHP) is Edson Airport (YET), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) N of ZHP.
- The furthest airport from High Prairie Airport (ZHP) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,298 miles (16,573 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- High Prairie Airport (ZHP) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Andersen Air Force Base (UAM):
- After the war, B-29s from North Field dropped food and supplies to Allied prisoners and participated in several show-of-force missions over Japan.
- Guam was considered as being ideal to establish air bases to launch B-29 Superfortress operations against the Japanese Home Islands.
- The closest airport to Andersen Air Force Base (UAM) is Guam International Airport (GUM), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) SW of UAM.
- With hostilities in Korea at a standstill, the 19th Bomb Wing headquarters relocated to Kadena Air Base, Japan in 1953, and was replaced by the 6319th Air Base Wing of the Far East Air Forces.
- When the Communist forces overran South Vietnam later in 1975, the base provided emergency relief and shelter for thousands of Vietnamese evacuees as a part of Operation New Life.
- The furthest airport from Andersen Air Force Base (UAM) is Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho) (SSA), which is nearly antipodal to Andersen Air Force Base (meaning Andersen Air Force Base is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho)), and is located 12,214 miles (19,656 kilometers) away in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.
