Nonstop flight route between Athens, Greece and Valcartier, Québec, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Athens International Airport "Eleftherios Venizelos" (ATH), Athens, Greece and Valcartier (W/C J.H.L. (Joe) Lecomte) Heliport (YOY), Valcartier, Québec, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,599 miles (or 7,402 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 Athens International Airport "Eleftherios Venizelos" 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 Athens International Airport "Eleftherios Venizelos" 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: | ATH / LGAV |
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Location: | Athens, Greece |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°56'11"N by 23°56'49"E |
Area Served: | Athens, Greece |
Operator/Owner: | Public/Private consortium |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 308 feet (94 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from ATH |
More Information: | ATH 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 Athens International Airport "Eleftherios Venizelos" (ATH):
- Olympic Air has its head office in Building 57 on the airport property.
- The closest airport to Athens International Airport "Eleftherios Venizelos" (ATH) is Porto Kheli Airport (PKH), which is located 62 miles (100 kilometers) SW of ATH.
- The furthest airport from Athens International Airport "Eleftherios Venizelos" (ATH) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,330 miles (18,234 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
- Because of Athens International Airport "Eleftherios Venizelos"'s relatively low elevation of 308 feet, planes can take off or land at Athens International Airport "Eleftherios Venizelos" 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.
- Travel to and from the airport requires a special ticket, priced at 8 euros.
- The airport is designed to be modularly extended over the ensuing years in order to accommodate the increase in air travel.
- The following table shows passenger totals at Athens International Airport by country in 2013.
- Athens International Airport "Eleftherios Venizelos" handled 12,536,038 passengers last year.
- The Main Terminal Building handles the all intra-Schengen flights, as well as several non-Schengen flights.
- In addition to being known as "Athens International Airport "Eleftherios Venizelos"", another name for ATH is "Διεθνής Αερολιμένας Αθηνών "Ελευθέριος Βενιζέλος"".
- The Greek government-debt crisis reduced the overall passenger traffic of the airport.
- Athens International Airport "Eleftherios Venizelos" (ATH) has 2 runways.
Facts about Valcartier (W/C J.H.L. (Joe) Lecomte) Heliport (YOY):
- 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.
- 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.
- In 1997 a cancer-causing chemical, trichloroethylene, was found in the water supply of CFB Valcartier and the nearby town of Shannon, Quebec.
- 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 base also houses 430 Tactical Helicopter Squadron, 5 Service Battalion, CI SQFT, in addition to providing training facilities for most Quebec-based reserve units.
- CFB Valcartier was originally erected as a military training camp in August 1914 as part of the mobilization of the Canadian Expeditionary Force at the onset of World War I.