Nonstop flight route between Rurutu, French Polynesia and Sainte-Foy, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Rurutu Airport (RUR), Rurutu, French Polynesia and Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB), Sainte-Foy, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,886 miles (or 11,083 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 Rurutu Airport and Québec City Jean Lesage International 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 Rurutu Airport and Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | RUR / NTAR |
Airport Name: | Rurutu Airport |
Location: | Rurutu, French Polynesia |
GPS Coordinates: | 22°25'54"S by 151°21'57"W |
Area Served: | Rurutu |
Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from RUR |
More Information: | RUR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YQB / CYQB |
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Location: | Sainte-Foy, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 46°47'27"N by 71°23'35"W |
Area Served: | Quebec City, Quebec |
Operator/Owner: | Transport Canada |
Airport Type: | Public/Military |
Elevation: | 244 feet (74 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from YQB |
More Information: | YQB Maps & Info |
Facts about Rurutu Airport (RUR):
- The furthest airport from Rurutu Airport (RUR) is Sharq Al-Owainat Airport (GSQ), which is nearly antipodal to Rurutu Airport (meaning Rurutu Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Sharq Al-Owainat Airport), and is located 12,425 miles (19,996 kilometers) away in Sharq Al-Owainat, Egypt.
- Rurutu Airport (RUR) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Rurutu Airport (RUR) is Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT), which is located 356 miles (572 kilometers) NNE of RUR.
- Because of Rurutu Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Rurutu 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.
Facts about Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB):
- The furthest airport from Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,489 miles (18,490 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport", other names for YQB include "Aéroport international Jean-Lesage de Québec" and "Jean Lesage International Airport".
- Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB) has 2 runways.
- Because of Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport's relatively low elevation of 244 feet, planes can take off or land at Québec City Jean Lesage International 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 closest airport to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB) is Valcartier (W/C J.H.L. (Joe) Lecomte) Heliport (YOY), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) NW of YQB.
- Public transportation to the airport a few times a day is provided by RTC bus 78.
- First known as the Aéroport de l'Ancienne Lorette, then the Aéroport de Sainte-Foy, and later the Aéroport de Québec, it was renamed to Aéroport international Jean-Lesage in 1993, in honour of the former Premier of Quebec, Jean Lesage.