Nonstop flight route between Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec, Canada and Tucson, Arizona, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Îles-de-la-Madeleine Airport (YGR), Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec, Canada and Davis–Monthan Air Force Base (DMA), Tucson, Arizona, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,758 miles (or 4,439 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 Îles-de-la-Madeleine Airport and Davis–Monthan Air Force Base, 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 Îles-de-la-Madeleine Airport and Davis–Monthan Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YGR / CYGR |
Airport Name: | Îles-de-la-Madeleine Airport |
Location: | Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 47°25'29"N by 61°46'41"W |
Operator/Owner: | Transport Canada |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 35 feet (11 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from YGR |
More Information: | YGR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DMA / KDMA |
Airport Name: | Davis–Monthan Air Force Base |
Location: | Tucson, Arizona, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°9'59"N by 110°52'59"W |
View all routes: | Routes from DMA |
More Information: | DMA Maps & Info |
Facts about Îles-de-la-Madeleine Airport (YGR):
- The furthest airport from Îles-de-la-Madeleine Airport (YGR) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,574 miles (18,627 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Îles-de-la-Madeleine Airport's relatively low elevation of 35 feet, planes can take off or land at Îles-de-la-Madeleine 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.
- Îles-de-la-Madeleine Airport (YGR) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Îles-de-la-Madeleine Airport (YGR) is Charlottetown Airport (YYG), which is located 101 miles (162 kilometers) SW of YGR.
Facts about Davis–Monthan Air Force Base (DMA):
- In 1962, the Strategic Air Command's 390th Strategic Missile Wing and its 18 Titan II ICBM sites around Tucson were activated.
- The Cold War era was ushered in at Davis-Monthan in March 1946, in the form of the 40th and 444th Bombardment Groups, both equipped with B-29s.
- The furthest airport from Davis–Monthan Air Force Base (DMA) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,508 miles (18,521 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Davis–Monthan Air Force Base (DMA) is Tucson International Airport (TUS), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) SW of DMA.
- The 41st Electronic Combat Squadron, equipped with the EC-130H Compass Call aircraft, arrived on 1 July 1980, and reported to the 552d Airborne Warning and Control Wing.
- In the 1990s, the 355 TTW continued to train A-10 crews for assignments to units in the United States, England, and Korea.
- In 1919, the Tucson Chamber of Commerce aviation committee established the nation's first municipally owned airfield at the current site of the Tucson Rodeo Grounds.