Nonstop flight route between Guernsey, Channel Islands, United Kingdom and Baie-Comeau, Quebec, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Guernsey Airport (GCI), Guernsey, Channel Islands, United Kingdom and Baie-Comeau Airport (YBC), Baie-Comeau, Quebec, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,860 miles (or 4,602 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 Guernsey Airport and Baie-Comeau 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 Guernsey Airport and Baie-Comeau Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GCI / EGJB |
| Airport Name: | Guernsey Airport |
| Location: | Guernsey, Channel Islands, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 49°26'4"N by 2°36'6"W |
| Area Served: | Guernsey |
| Operator/Owner: | States of Guernsey |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 336 feet (102 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GCI |
| More Information: | GCI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YBC / CYBC |
| Airport Name: | Baie-Comeau Airport |
| Location: | Baie-Comeau, Quebec, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 49°7'57"N by 68°12'15"W |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 71 feet (22 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YBC |
| More Information: | YBC Maps & Info |
Facts about Guernsey Airport (GCI):
- Guernsey Airport handled 886,396 passengers last year.
- The airport was officially opened on 5 May 1939.
- The closest airport to Guernsey Airport (GCI) is Jersey Airport (JER), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) SE of GCI.
- The furthest airport from Guernsey Airport (GCI) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is nearly antipodal to Guernsey Airport (meaning Guernsey Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Dunedin International Airport), and is located 12,024 miles (19,350 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- In 1960 there were four grass runways, with lengths ranging from 2,040 ft to 3,060 ft.
- Because of Guernsey Airport's relatively low elevation of 336 feet, planes can take off or land at Guernsey 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.
- Guernsey Airport (GCI) currently has only 1 runway.
- Work started on a new terminal building in 2002, which became operational on 19 April 2004.
- A large number of single and twin-engined light and business aircraft are based at the airport.
Facts about Baie-Comeau Airport (YBC):
- Baie-Comeau Airport (YBC) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Baie-Comeau Airport's relatively low elevation of 71 feet, planes can take off or land at Baie-Comeau 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 Baie-Comeau Airport (YBC) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,410 miles (18,362 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Baie-Comeau Airport (YBC) is Mont-Joli Airport (YYY), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) S of YBC.
