Nonstop flight route between Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan and Valcartier, Québec, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Asahikawa Airport (AKJ), Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan and Valcartier (W/C J.H.L. (Joe) Lecomte) Heliport (YOY), Valcartier, Québec, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,845 miles (or 9,406 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 Asahikawa Airport and Valcartier (W/C J.H.L. (Joe) Lecomte) Heliport, 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 Asahikawa Airport and Valcartier (W/C J.H.L. (Joe) Lecomte) Heliport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AKJ / RJEC | 
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| Location: | Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 43°40'14"N by 142°26'50"E | 
| Area Served: | Asahikawa, Hokkaidō, Japan | 
| Operator/Owner: | City of Asahikawa | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 690 feet (210 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from AKJ | 
| More Information: | AKJ Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YOY / CYOY | 
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| Location: | Valcartier, Québec, Canada | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 46°54'10"N by 71°30'12"W | 
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Canada | 
| Airport Type: | Military | 
| Elevation: | 550 feet (168 meters) | 
| View all routes: | Routes from YOY | 
| More Information: | YOY Maps & Info | 
Facts about Asahikawa Airport (AKJ):
- The closest airport to Asahikawa Airport (AKJ) is Okhotsk Monbetsu Airport (MBE), which is located 65 miles (104 kilometers) NE of AKJ.
 - Because of Asahikawa Airport's relatively low elevation of 690 feet, planes can take off or land at Asahikawa 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 furthest airport from Asahikawa Airport (AKJ) is Port Stanley Airport (PSY), which is located 11,350 miles (18,267 kilometers) away in Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom.
 - Asahikawa Airport (AKJ) currently has only 1 runway.
 - In addition to being known as "Asahikawa Airport", other names for AKJ include "旭川空港" and "Asahikawa Kūkō".
 
Facts about Valcartier (W/C J.H.L. (Joe) Lecomte) Heliport (YOY):
- The site was also used as an internment camp for "enemy aliens", mainly eastern Europeans.
 - In 1968, after unification of the Canadian Forces, the title 5 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group was assigned to the brigade group established in CFB Valcartier.
 - The furthest airport from Valcartier (W/C J.H.L. (Joe) Lecomte) Heliport (YOY) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,480 miles (18,475 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
 - In July 1974, an explosives safety training accident involving "D" Company killed six cadets and injured over 50.
 - In addition to being known as "Valcartier (W/C J.H.L. (Joe) Lecomte) Heliport", other names for YOY include "2nd Canadian Division Support Base, Valcartier" and "Base des Forces canadiennes Valcartier".
 - The closest airport to Valcartier (W/C J.H.L. (Joe) Lecomte) Heliport (YOY) is Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) SE of YOY.
 - Because of Valcartier (W/C J.H.L. (Joe) Lecomte) Heliport's relatively low elevation of 550 feet, planes can take off or land at Valcartier (W/C J.H.L. (Joe) Lecomte) Heliport 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.
 
