Nonstop flight route between Boca Chica Key, Florida, United States and Kangirsuk, Quebec, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between NAS Key West (NQX), Boca Chica Key, Florida, United States and Kangirsuk Airport (YKG), Kangirsuk, Quebec, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,513 miles (or 4,044 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 NAS Key West and Kangirsuk 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 NAS Key West and Kangirsuk Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NQX / KNQX |
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Location: | Boca Chica Key, Florida, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 24°34'32"N by 81°41'20"W |
Operator/Owner: | United States Navy |
Airport Type: | Military: Naval Air Station |
Elevation: | 6 feet (2 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from NQX |
More Information: | NQX Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YKG / CYAS |
Airport Name: | Kangirsuk Airport |
Location: | Kangirsuk, Quebec, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 60°1'37"N by 69°59'57"W |
Operator/Owner: | Administration régionale Kativik |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 406 feet (124 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YKG |
More Information: | YKG Maps & Info |
Facts about NAS Key West (NQX):
- In 1973, Reconnaissance Attack Wing 1 began relocation from the closing NAS Albany, Georgia with its RA-5C Vigilante, TA-3B Skywarrior and TA-4F/J Skyhawk II aircraft.
- NAS Key West was to become a focal point during the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, which posed the first doorstep threat to America in more than a century.
- NAS Key West (NQX) has 3 runways.
- By 1943, German submarines were operating so near Key West that they were sinking allied ships within sight of land.
- The furthest airport from NAS Key West (NQX) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,575 miles (18,629 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- Because of NAS Key West's relatively low elevation of 6 feet, planes can take off or land at NAS Key West 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 NAS Key West (NQX) is Key West International Airport (EYW), which is located only 5 miles (7 kilometers) WSW of NQX.
- In addition to being known as "NAS Key West", other names for NQX include "Naval Air Station Key West" and "NQX[1]".
- During World War I the base was expanded again, and in 1917, a U.S.
Facts about Kangirsuk Airport (YKG):
- Kangirsuk Airport (YKG) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Kangirsuk Airport (YKG) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 10,669 miles (17,169 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Kangirsuk Airport (YKG) is Aupaluk Airport (YPJ), which is located 52 miles (84 kilometers) SSE of YKG.
- Because of Kangirsuk Airport's relatively low elevation of 406 feet, planes can take off or land at Kangirsuk 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.