Nonstop flight route between Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada and Istres, France:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lethbridge Airport (YQL), Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada and Istres-Le Tubé Air Base (QIE), Istres, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,987 miles (or 8,026 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 Lethbridge Airport and Istres-Le Tubé Air 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 Lethbridge Airport and Istres-Le Tubé Air Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YQL / CYQL |
Airport Name: | Lethbridge Airport |
Location: | Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 49°37'49"N by 112°47'58"W |
Area Served: | Lethbridge |
Operator/Owner: | Lethbridge County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3048 feet (929 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from YQL |
More Information: | YQL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | QIE / LFMI |
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Location: | Istres, France |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°31'27"N by 4°56'30"E |
Operator/Owner: | Government of France |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 162 feet (49 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from QIE |
More Information: | QIE Maps & Info |
Facts about Lethbridge Airport (YQL):
- Aircraft services are available through Airwest Flight Support and Southern Aero Aviation/Lethbridge Esso.
- Lethbridge Airport (YQL) has 2 runways.
- On 1 August 2013, the County of Lethbridge approved renaming the airport to Lethbridge Airport.
- On 7 February 2009, a general aviation Cessna 150 crash-landed in a field at the airport.
- The closest airport to Lethbridge Airport (YQL) is Pincher Creek Airport (WPC), which is located 54 miles (87 kilometers) W of YQL.
- Originally known as Kenyon Field, this aerodrome began passenger services in October 1938, but officially opened in June 1939.
- The RCAF left Lethbridge in 1944.
- The furthest airport from Lethbridge Airport (YQL) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,420 miles (16,770 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- In 1947, the RCAF's mess hall was converted by the Department of Transportation into an Air Terminal Building, which was replaced by the current facility in 1979.
Facts about Istres-Le Tubé Air Base (QIE):
- Because of Istres-Le Tubé Air Base's relatively low elevation of 162 feet, planes can take off or land at Istres-Le Tubé Air Base 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.
- With the end of the war, the Americans used Istres as a staging point between Occupied Germany and Morocco for air transport of personnel back to the United States.
- The closest airport to Istres-Le Tubé Air Base (QIE) is Marseille Provence Airport (MRS), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) ESE of QIE.
- The furthest airport from Istres-Le Tubé Air Base (QIE) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Istres-Le Tubé Air Base (meaning Istres-Le Tubé Air Base is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,364 miles (19,898 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Istres-Le Tubé Air Base", another name for QIE is "Base aérienne 125 Istres (BA 125)Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) Y-17".
- Mirage 2000 "escadron Limousin"
- The base also hosts a helicopter squadron and a large repair and training facility.
- Istres-Le Tubé Air Base (QIE) currently has only 1 runway.