Nonstop flight route between Armidale, New South Wales, Australia and Qualicum Beach, British Columbia, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Armidale Airport (ARM), Armidale, New South Wales, Australia and Qualicum Beach Airport (XQU), Qualicum Beach, British Columbia, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,535 miles (or 12,127 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 Armidale Airport and Qualicum Beach 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 Armidale Airport and Qualicum Beach Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ARM / YARM |
Airport Name: | Armidale Airport |
Location: | Armidale, New South Wales, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 30°31'41"S by 151°37'0"E |
Area Served: | Armidale, New South Wales, Australia |
Operator/Owner: | Armidale Dumaresq Shire |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3556 feet (1,084 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from ARM |
More Information: | ARM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | XQU / |
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Location: | Qualicum Beach, British Columbia, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 49°20'13"N by 124°23'38"W |
Operator/Owner: | Town of Qualicum Beach |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 190 feet (58 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from XQU |
More Information: | XQU Maps & Info |
Facts about Armidale Airport (ARM):
- Armidale Airport (ARM) has 2 runways.
- East-West Airlines operated from Sydney and Brisbane to Armidale from 1949 until 1988 when the routes were taken over by Eastern Australia Airlines.
- The furthest airport from Armidale Airport (ARM) is Santa Maria Airport (SMA), which is located 11,955 miles (19,239 kilometers) away in Santa Maria, Portugal.
- The closest airport to Armidale Airport (ARM) is Inverell Airport (IVR), which is located 52 miles (84 kilometers) NNW of ARM.
- Impulse Airlines operated services to Sydney and Brisbane from 1994 until it was taken over by Qantas in 2001.
- The Armidale Dumaresq Shire Council has a number of upgrades to the airport currently in progress, with much of the funding for the works promised by Member for New England Barnaby Joyce during the 2013 Australian federal election campaign.
Facts about Qualicum Beach Airport (XQU):
- The furthest airport from Qualicum Beach Airport (XQU) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,694 miles (17,211 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- The closest airport to Qualicum Beach Airport (XQU) is Nanaimo Harbour Water Airport (ZNA), which is located 24 miles (38 kilometers) ESE of XQU.
- In addition to being known as "Qualicum Beach Airport", another name for XQU is "CAT4".
- Because of Qualicum Beach Airport's relatively low elevation of 190 feet, planes can take off or land at Qualicum Beach 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.
- Qualicum Beach Airport (XQU) currently has only 1 runway.