Nonstop flight route between Sweetwater, Texas, United States and Charlevoix, Quebec, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Avenger Field (SWW), Sweetwater, Texas, United States and Charlevoix Airport (YML), Charlevoix, Quebec, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,892 miles (or 3,046 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 Avenger Field and Charlevoix Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SWW / KSWW |
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Location: | Sweetwater, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°28'1"N by 100°27'59"W |
Area Served: | Sweetwater, Texas |
Operator/Owner: | City of Sweetwater |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2380 feet (725 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from SWW |
More Information: | SWW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YML / CYML |
Airport Name: | Charlevoix Airport |
Location: | Charlevoix, Quebec, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 47°35'50"N by 70°13'26"W |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 977 feet (298 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YML |
More Information: | YML Maps & Info |
Facts about Avenger Field (SWW):
- In addition to being known as "Avenger Field", another name for SWW is "(former Avenger Army Airfield)".
- Avenger Field was the largest all-female air base in American history.
- In 1967 the search radar was replaced by an AN/FPS-67B.
- Avenger Field (SWW) has 2 runways.
- As a Texas World War II Army Airfield, "Avenger Field" opened in August 1941 as a United States Army Air Forces training base of the AAF Flying Training Command, Gulf Coast Air Corps Training Center.
- Classes entered the WASP program at Avenger Field in monthly intervals.
- The furthest airport from Avenger Field (SWW) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,107 miles (17,874 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- In 1963 the AN/FPS-6A evolved into an AN/FPS-90, and on July 31, the site was redesignated as NORAD ID Z-89.
- The closest airport to Avenger Field (SWW) is Dyess Air Force Base (DYS), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) E of SWW.
Facts about Charlevoix Airport (YML):
- The closest airport to Charlevoix Airport (YML) is Rivière-du-Loup Airport (YRI), which is located 32 miles (51 kilometers) ENE of YML.
- Because of Charlevoix Airport's relatively low elevation of 977 feet, planes can take off or land at Charlevoix 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 furthest airport from Charlevoix Airport (YML) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,469 miles (18,458 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- Charlevoix Airport (YML) currently has only 1 runway.