Nonstop flight route between Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada and Alconbury, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Trois-Rivières Airport (YRQ), Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada and RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (AYH), Alconbury, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,149 miles (or 5,067 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 Trois-Rivières Airport and RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102, 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 Trois-Rivières Airport and RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YRQ / CYRQ |
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Location: | Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 46°21'6"N by 72°40'50"W |
Operator/Owner: | Town of Trois-Rivières |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 199 feet (61 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YRQ |
More Information: | YRQ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AYH / EGWZ |
Airport Name: | RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 |
Location: | Alconbury, England, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 52°21'47"N by 0°13'22"W |
Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
View all routes: | Routes from AYH |
More Information: | AYH Maps & Info |
Facts about Trois-Rivières Airport (YRQ):
- The closest airport to Trois-Rivières Airport (YRQ) is Valcartier (W/C J.H.L. (Joe) Lecomte) Heliport (YOY), which is located 68 miles (109 kilometers) NE of YRQ.
- In addition to being known as "Trois-Rivières Airport", another name for YRQ is "Aéroport de Trois-Rivières".
- Because of Trois-Rivières Airport's relatively low elevation of 199 feet, planes can take off or land at Trois-Rivières 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 Trois-Rivières Airport (YRQ) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,486 miles (18,485 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Trois-Rivières Airport (YRQ) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (AYH):
- This was the time of the Blitz, when many parts of Britain were being subjected to an almost nightly series of heavy air raids.
- The furthest airport from RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (AYH) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,821 miles (19,024 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The first American Eighth Air Force unit to take residence at RAF Alconbury was the 93d Bombardment Group, known as the "Travelling Circus" from Fort Myers AAF, Florida on 7 September 1942.
- The closest airport to RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (AYH) is Cambridge International Airport (CBG), which is located 20 miles (32 kilometers) ESE of AYH.
- Satellite bases were considered one answer to this threat – a landing ground within reasonable road travel distance of the parent airfield to which aircraft could be diverted if the home station was bombed or likely to be attacked.
- During the Second World War, it was controlled by the USAAF Eighth Air Force, from 23 February 1944 to 7 August 1945 the United States Strategic Air Forces in Europe, thereafter the United States Air Forces in Europe,
- In late 1940/41, an expansion of RAF Alconbury commenced to upgrade its facilities from a satellite airfield to a fully operational one.