Nonstop flight route between Roberval, Quebec, Canada and Big Rapids, Michigan, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Roberval Airport (YRJ), Roberval, Quebec, Canada and Roben-Hood Airport (WBR), Big Rapids, Michigan, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 714 miles (or 1,149 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 relatively short distance between Roberval Airport and Roben-Hood Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YRJ / CYRJ |
Airport Name: | Roberval Airport |
Location: | Roberval, Quebec, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 48°31'12"N by 72°15'56"W |
Operator/Owner: | Services ADR Inc. |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 586 feet (179 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YRJ |
More Information: | YRJ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | WBR / KRQB |
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Location: | Big Rapids, Michigan, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°43'20"N by 85°30'15"W |
Area Served: | Big Rapids, Michigan |
Operator/Owner: | City of Big Rapids |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 990 feet (302 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from WBR |
More Information: | WBR Maps & Info |
Facts about Roberval Airport (YRJ):
- The furthest airport from Roberval Airport (YRJ) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,367 miles (18,293 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- Roberval Airport (YRJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Roberval Airport (YRJ) is Dolbeau-Saint-Félicien Airport (YDO), which is located only 19 miles (30 kilometers) NNW of YRJ.
- Because of Roberval Airport's relatively low elevation of 586 feet, planes can take off or land at Roberval 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 Roben-Hood Airport (WBR):
- The furthest airport from Roben-Hood Airport (WBR) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,143 miles (17,933 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Roben-Hood Airport (WBR) is Nartron Field (RCT), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) N of WBR.
- Roben-Hood Airport (WBR) has 2 runways.
- Nothing appears in the paper again until November 1970 when there was agreement between city officials, Ferris personnel, County officials, and IDC members, to improve the airport, including a 5000 runway, and the Brewer Engineering firm was hired to affect a feasibility study.
- In addition to being known as "Roben-Hood Airport", another name for WBR is "RQB".
- In mid 1941, the Civil Aeronautics Authority was still considering the airport as an “auxiliary field” according to Earl Bender, airport manager.
- On Sunday, July 27, 20 planes were entered in several entertaining events including speed races before an estimated crowd of 7500!
- Because of Roben-Hood Airport's relatively low elevation of 990 feet, planes can take off or land at Roben-Hood 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.
- In 1960, the big topic of discussion, spearheaded by Steve Bordano and Lewis Turco, was the possibility of additional hangar construction, to prevent overcrowding and wing-tip damage in the main hangar.