Nonstop flight route between Bagotville, Quebec, Canada and Castlegar, British Columbia, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between CFB Bagotville (YBG), Bagotville, Quebec, Canada and West Kootenay Regional Airport (YCG), Castlegar, British Columbia, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,089 miles (or 3,362 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 CFB Bagotville and West Kootenay Regional Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YBG / CYBG |
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Location: | Bagotville, Quebec, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 48°19'50"N by 70°59'48"W |
Area Served: | Saguenay, Quebec |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Canada |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 522 feet (159 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from YBG |
More Information: | YBG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YCG / CYCG |
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Location: | Castlegar, British Columbia, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 49°17'45"N by 117°37'56"W |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1626 feet (496 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YCG |
More Information: | YCG Maps & Info |
Facts about CFB Bagotville (YBG):
- CFB Bagotville (YBG) has 2 runways.
- On 1 April 1993 CFB Bagotville became home to 3 Wing, which administers all Air Command units on base.
- 433 Squadron disbanded in 2006 with its aircraft and personnel absorbed by 425 Squadron as a dual language Francophone/Anglophone unit.
- The closest airport to CFB Bagotville (YBG) is Alma Airport (YTF), which is located 32 miles (52 kilometers) WNW of YBG.
- In addition to being known as "CFB Bagotville", another name for YBG is "Bagotville Airport".
- Because of CFB Bagotville's relatively low elevation of 522 feet, planes can take off or land at CFB Bagotville 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 escalating tensions brought about by the Cold War and the Korean War saw RCAF Station Bagotville reactivated on 1 July 1951 as a training base for air defence squadrons deploying in support of NATO's defence of western Europe from the Warsaw Pact.
- The furthest airport from CFB Bagotville (YBG) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,408 miles (18,359 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- Discovery Air Defence Services Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jets are based here as part of the CF jet training program Contracted Airborne Training Services.
Facts about West Kootenay Regional Airport (YCG):
- Selkirk College’s Aviation - Professional Pilot programme operates two Web-cams that depict current conditions.
- In addition to being known as "West Kootenay Regional Airport", another name for YCG is "Castlegar/West Kootenay Regional Airport".
- West Kootenay Regional Airport (YCG) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from West Kootenay Regional Airport (YCG) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,566 miles (17,005 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- The closest airport to West Kootenay Regional Airport (YCG) is Grand Forks Airport (ZGF), which is located 41 miles (66 kilometers) WSW of YCG.