Nonstop flight route between Cairo, Egypt and Northern Quebec, Canada:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Cairo International Airport (CAI), Cairo, Egypt and La Grande-3 Airport (YAR), Northern Quebec, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,224 miles (or 8,408 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 Cairo International Airport and La Grande-3 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 Cairo International Airport and La Grande-3 Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Cairo International Airport (CAI):

• As of 2009 the façade of the terminal was being upgraded.
• The furthest airport from Cairo International Airport (CAI) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,878 miles (19,117 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
• In August 2011, Turkey's Limak Holding won the tender for modernizing the terminal.
• The airport is administered by the Egyptian Holding Company for Airports and Air Navigation, which controls the Cairo Airport Company, the Egyptian Airports Company, National Air Navigation Services and Aviation Information Technology, and the Cairo Airport Authority.
• Cairo International Airport handled 14,711,500 passengers last year.
• The airport has four terminals, with the third opening on 27 April 2009 and the Seasonal Flights Terminal opening on 20 September 2011.
• In addition to being known as "Cairo International Airport", another name for CAI is "مطار القاهرة الدولي".
• Smart Aviation Company has been based at the building since 2007 however it moved to a new executive FBO in 2010 located adjacent to Hall 4.
• Cairo International Airport (CAI) has 3 runways.
• Because of Cairo International Airport's relatively low elevation of 382 feet, planes can take off or land at Cairo 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.
• The closest airport to Cairo International Airport (CAI) is Alexandria International Airport (ALY), which is located 113 miles (183 kilometers) NW of CAI.
• In February 2010 the World Bank's Board of Executive Directors approved a loan amount of $387 million to support the Cairo Airport Development Project to overhaul the terminal with national banks providing the rest.
• On 20 September 2011 Prime Minister Sharaf inaugurated the new Seasonal Flights Terminal, located west of Terminal 3.
• Terminal 1 was originally used by EgyptAir and several Middle Eastern airlines however an increasing number of other foreign carriers, such as Air France and KLM transferred operations from Terminal 2 in 2006.

Facts about La Grande-3 Airport (YAR):

• The closest airport to La Grande-3 Airport (YAR) is La Grande Rivière Airport (YGL), which is located 62 miles (100 kilometers) W of YAR.
• The furthest airport from La Grande-3 Airport (YAR) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 10,981 miles (17,672 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
• Because of La Grande-3 Airport's relatively low elevation of 775 feet, planes can take off or land at La Grande-3 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.
• La Grande-3 Airport (YAR) currently has only 1 runway.