Nonstop flight route between Vacaville, California, United States and Sainte-Foy, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Nut Tree Airport (VCB), Vacaville, California, United States and Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB), Sainte-Foy, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,591 miles (or 4,169 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 Nut Tree 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 Nut Tree 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: | VCB / KVCB |
Airport Name: | Nut Tree Airport |
Location: | Vacaville, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°22'40"N by 121°57'42"W |
Area Served: | Vacaville, California |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 117 feet (36 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from VCB |
More Information: | VCB 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 Nut Tree Airport (VCB):
- The closest airport to Nut Tree Airport (VCB) is Travis Air Force Base Fairfield-Suisun Army Airfield (SUU), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) SSE of VCB.
- The furthest airport from Nut Tree Airport (VCB) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,310 miles (18,202 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Because of Nut Tree Airport's relatively low elevation of 117 feet, planes can take off or land at Nut Tree 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.
- Nut Tree Airport (VCB) currently has only 1 runway.
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.
- 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.
- Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB) has 2 runways.
- In 2010, 2011 and 2013, the airport was voted Best Regional Airport in North America by Airports Council International's Airport Service Quality program.
- Beginning in 2006, with a budget of $65.8 million, Québec/Jean Lesage International Airport underwent a modernization designed to increase the terminal's capacity and substantially enhance the level of passenger service.
- 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".