Nonstop flight route between Beja, Portugal and Bagotville, Quebec, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Beja Airport (BYJ), Beja, Portugal and CFB Bagotville (YBG), Bagotville, Quebec, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,161 miles (or 5,087 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 Beja Airport and CFB Bagotville, 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 Beja Airport and CFB Bagotville. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BYJ / LPBJ |
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Location: | Beja, Portugal |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°4'44"N by 7°55'57"W |
Area Served: | Beja, Portugal |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Portugal |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 636 feet (194 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BYJ |
More Information: | BYJ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YBG / CYBG |
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Location: | Bagotville, Quebec, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 48°19'50"N by 70°59'48"W |
Area Served: | Saguenay, Quebec |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Canada |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 522 feet (159 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from YBG |
More Information: | YBG Maps & Info |
Facts about Beja Airport (BYJ):
- Because of Beja Airport's relatively low elevation of 636 feet, planes can take off or land at Beja 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.
- Beja Airport is an unused Portuguese airport that opened doors to civilian flights on April 15, 2011.
- An airbase was established on 21 October 1964, originally built to serve as a training facility for the West German Air Force, due to airspace limitations within West Germany.
- Beja Airport (BYJ) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Beja Airport", another name for BYJ is "Aeroporto de Beja".
- The furthest airport from Beja Airport (BYJ) is New Plymouth Airport (NPL), which is nearly antipodal to Beja Airport (meaning Beja Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from New Plymouth Airport), and is located 12,306 miles (19,804 kilometers) away in New Plymouth, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Beja Airport (BYJ) is Portimão Airport (PRM), which is located 73 miles (118 kilometers) SSW of BYJ.
Facts about CFB Bagotville (YBG):
- Because of CFB Bagotville's relatively low elevation of 522 feet, planes can take off or land at CFB Bagotville 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.
- Bagotville also supports 414 Electronic Warfare Support Squadron reformed on 20 January 2009.
- In addition to being known as "CFB Bagotville", another name for YBG is "Bagotville Airport".
- CFB Bagotville (YBG) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from CFB Bagotville (YBG) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,408 miles (18,359 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- In November 1944 1 OTU was disbanded and the closure of RCAF Station Bagotville and its secondary facilities at RCAF Station St-Honoré was announced.
- The closest airport to CFB Bagotville (YBG) is Alma Airport (YTF), which is located 32 miles (52 kilometers) WNW of YBG.
- On 1 July 1984 425 squadron changed from the CF-101 Voodoo to the CF-188 Hornet.