Nonstop flight route between Alconbury, England, United Kingdom and Lebel-sur-Quévillon, Quebec, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (AYH), Alconbury, England, United Kingdom and Lebel-sur-Quévillon Airport (YLS), Lebel-sur-Quévillon, Quebec, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,207 miles (or 5,161 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 RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 and Lebel-sur-Quévillon 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 RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 and Lebel-sur-Quévillon Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AYH / EGWZ |
Airport Name: | RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 |
Location: | Alconbury, England, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 52°21'47"N by 0°13'22"W |
Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
View all routes: | Routes from AYH |
More Information: | AYH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YLS / |
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Location: | Lebel-sur-Quévillon, Quebec, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 49°1'49"N by 77°1'1"W |
Operator/Owner: | Ville de Lebel-sur-Quévillon |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 960 feet (293 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YLS |
More Information: | YLS Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (AYH):
- Squadrons 15 and 40 converted from Battles to Bristol Blenheim bombers, but did not take part in bombing raids with the new type until the German Blitzkrieg was unleashed in May 1940.
- In 1937, Royal Air Force Bomber Command was drawing up plans for dispersal of their aircraft in the event of air raids on its stations.
- The furthest airport from RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (AYH) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,821 miles (19,024 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The technical site on the north-west side was expanded where a single T2 hangar was also erected.
- Satellite bases were considered one answer to this threat – a landing ground within reasonable road travel distance of the parent airfield to which aircraft could be diverted if the home station was bombed or likely to be attacked.
- After a minimal amount of construction, RAF Alconbury was tested in May 1938 when No.
- Operations from Alconbury with No.
- The closest airport to RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (AYH) is Cambridge International Airport (CBG), which is located 20 miles (32 kilometers) ESE of AYH.
- The group comprises six squadrons—security forces and civil engineer, air base, medical and services—and supports tenant units.
Facts about Lebel-sur-Quévillon Airport (YLS):
- Because of Lebel-sur-Quévillon Airport's relatively low elevation of 960 feet, planes can take off or land at Lebel-sur-Quévillon 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 addition to being known as "Lebel-sur-Quévillon Airport", another name for YLS is "CSH4".
- Lebel-sur-Quévillon Airport (YLS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Lebel-sur-Quévillon Airport (YLS) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,223 miles (18,061 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Lebel-sur-Quévillon Airport (YLS) is Matagami Airport (YNM), which is located 62 miles (99 kilometers) NW of YLS.