Nonstop flight route between Mont-Joli, Quebec, Canada and Merced, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Mont-Joli Airport (YYY), Mont-Joli, Quebec, Canada and Merced Regional Airport (MCE), Merced, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,701 miles (or 4,347 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 Mont-Joli Airport and Merced Regional 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 Mont-Joli Airport and Merced Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Mont-Joli Airport (YYY):

• RCAF Station Mont-Joli was decommissioned by the air force in 1945 and became the property of the Department of Transport on December 15, 1945 for use as a civilian airport, and its ownership was transferred in 1995 to the "Régie intermunicipale de l’aéroport régional de Mont-Joli".
• Mont-Joli Airport (YYY) has 2 runways.
• Because of Mont-Joli Airport's relatively low elevation of 172 feet, planes can take off or land at Mont-Joli 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.
• In 2007 a second runway was opened and the 06/24 runway decreased in length from 6,000 ft to 5,000 ft.
• The closest airport to Mont-Joli Airport (YYY) is Rimouski Airport (YXK), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) SW of YYY.
• The furthest airport from Mont-Joli Airport (YYY) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,444 miles (18,417 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.

Facts about Merced Regional Airport (MCE):

• Between 1957 and 2007, Merced Regional Airport hosted the annual Merced West Coast Antique Fly-In.
• The airport was formerly served by Air Pacific, American Eagle, Golden Gate Airlines, United Airlines, United Express and US Airways Express.
• The closest airport to Merced Regional Airport (MCE) is Castle Airport (MER), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) NNW of MCE.
• Merced Regional Airport (MCE) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Merced Regional Airport (MCE) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,314 miles (18,209 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• Because of Merced Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 155 feet, planes can take off or land at Merced Regional 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.
• In addition to being known as "Merced Regional Airport", another name for MCE is "MacReady Field".