Nonstop flight route between Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada and Punta Caucedo (near Santo Domingo), Dominican Republic:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lethbridge Airport (YQL), Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada and Las Américas International Airport (SDQ), Punta Caucedo (near Santo Domingo), Dominican Republic would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,208 miles (or 5,162 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 Las Américas 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 Lethbridge Airport and Las Américas 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: | 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: | SDQ / MDSD |
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Location: | Punta Caucedo (near Santo Domingo), Dominican Republic |
GPS Coordinates: | 18°25'45"N by 69°40'8"W |
Area Served: | Santo Domingo |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 59 feet (18 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SDQ |
More Information: | SDQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Lethbridge Airport (YQL):
- Time Air was a regional airline that was initially based in Lethbridge.
- At the outbreak of World War II, Kenyon Field became a training facility under the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan.
- Between 50 and 60 percent of typical annual aircraft movements are flight training and scheduled air carrier services.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Lethbridge Airport (YQL) is Pincher Creek Airport (WPC), which is located 54 miles (87 kilometers) W of YQL.
- Lethbridge County assumed ownership of the airport on 1 January 1997, and it was subsequently named the Lethbridge County Airport.
- Lethbridge Airport (YQL) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Lethbridge Airport (YQL) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,420 miles (16,770 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
Facts about Las Américas International Airport (SDQ):
- Las Américas was the hub for Dominicana de Aviación, APA Dominicana International, Air Santo Domingo, and a number of other, smaller airlines.
- Las Américas International Airport (SDQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Las Américas International Airport (SDQ) is Herrera International Airport (HEX), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) W of SDQ.
- The furthest airport from Las Américas International Airport (SDQ) is RAAF Learmonth (LEA), which is nearly antipodal to Las Américas International Airport (meaning Las Américas International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from RAAF Learmonth), and is located 12,078 miles (19,438 kilometers) away in Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Las Américas International Airport", another name for SDQ is "Aeropuerto Internacional Las Américas".
- On 18 April 2007,a new terminal is complete and open for operations.
- Because of Las Américas International Airport's relatively low elevation of 59 feet, planes can take off or land at Las Américas 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.
- Las Américas International Airport handled 3,136,522 passengers last year.