Nonstop flight route between Greenville, South Carolina, United States and Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU), Greenville, South Carolina, United States and Lethbridge Airport (YQL), Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,843 miles (or 2,966 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 relatively short distance between Greenville Downtown Airport and Lethbridge Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GMU / KGMU |
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| Location: | Greenville, South Carolina, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°50'53"N by 82°20'59"W |
| Area Served: | Greenville, South Carolina |
| Operator/Owner: | Greenville Airport Commission |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1048 feet (319 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GMU |
| More Information: | GMU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YQL / CYQL |
| Airport Name: | Lethbridge Airport |
| Location: | Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 49°37'49"N by 112°47'58"W |
| Area Served: | Lethbridge |
| Operator/Owner: | Lethbridge County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 3048 feet (929 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YQL |
| More Information: | YQL Maps & Info |
Facts about Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU):
- Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU) has 2 runways.
- Located at GMU are many companies that provide aviation services like aircraft rental and flight instruction, aircraft maintenance, helicopter services and flight instruction, aircraft management, fuel service, aircraft sales, air charter and air taxi services.
- The furthest airport from Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,441 miles (18,413 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- GMU also has a restaurant, the Runway Cafe.
- The FAA Southern Region selected Joe Frasher, Airport Director of GMU, as the 2008 General Aviation Airport Manager of the Year.
- Greenville Downtown Airport covers an area of 385 acres at an elevation of 1,048 feet above mean sea level.
- The closest airport to Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU) is Donaldson Center Airport (GDC), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) SSW of GMU.
- During World War II the United States Army Air Forces used the airfield for training.
- In addition to being known as "Greenville Downtown Airport", another name for GMU is "(Greenville Municipal Airport)".
Facts about Lethbridge Airport (YQL):
- The airport is a Canadian Air Transport Security Authority Designated Aerodrome, thus providing full passenger screening.
- From 1939–1948, Lethbridge operated as Western Canada's primary airline hub.
- Lethbridge County assumed ownership of the airport on 1 January 1997, and it was subsequently named the Lethbridge County Airport.
- The closest airport to Lethbridge Airport (YQL) is Pincher Creek Airport (WPC), which is located 54 miles (87 kilometers) W of YQL.
- The furthest airport from Lethbridge Airport (YQL) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,420 miles (16,770 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Lethbridge Airport (YQL) has 2 runways.
- Time Air was a regional airline that was initially based in Lethbridge.
- By 1962, passenger flights operated by Trans-Canada Air Lines had become more regional in nature.
- In 1947, the RCAF's mess hall was converted by the Department of Transportation into an Air Terminal Building, which was replaced by the current facility in 1979.
