Nonstop flight route between Majuro, Marshall Islands and Bagotville, Quebec, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Marshall Islands International Airport (MAJ), Majuro, Marshall Islands and CFB Bagotville (YBG), Bagotville, Quebec, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,077 miles (or 11,389 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 Marshall Islands International 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 Marshall Islands International 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: | MAJ / PKMJ |
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| Location: | Majuro, Marshall Islands |
| GPS Coordinates: | 7°3'52"N by 171°16'18"E |
| Area Served: | Majuro |
| Operator/Owner: | RMI Ports Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 6 feet (2 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MAJ |
| More Information: | MAJ 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 Marshall Islands International Airport (MAJ):
- Marshall Islands International Airport (MAJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Marshall Islands International Airport's relatively low elevation of 6 feet, planes can take off or land at Marshall Islands International 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 closest airport to Marshall Islands International Airport (MAJ) is Airok Airport (AIC), which is located only 4 miles (6 kilometers) NW of MAJ.
- Taxis and shuttle buses provide ground transportation to and from the airport to other areas of the island.
- Between 2007 and 2009, airport improvement projects replaced the runway surfaces, rebuilt the apron to better handle aircraft and repaved and added markings to the runway.
- The furthest airport from Marshall Islands International Airport (MAJ) is RAF Ascension (ASI), which is nearly antipodal to Marshall Islands International Airport (meaning Marshall Islands International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from RAF Ascension), and is located 12,044 miles (19,382 kilometers) away in Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena.
- In addition to being known as "Marshall Islands International Airport", another name for MAJ is "Amata Kabua International Airport".
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.
- The closest airport to CFB Bagotville (YBG) is Alma Airport (YTF), which is located 32 miles (52 kilometers) WNW of YBG.
- Discovery Air Defence Services Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jets are based here as part of the CF jet training program Contracted Airborne Training Services.
- CFB Bagotville (YBG) has 2 runways.
- At the height of the Second World War, the Royal Canadian Air Force selected a relatively level farming area at the head of navigable waters in the Saguenay Fjord to be the site of several aerodromes during 1941.
- On 1 July 1984 425 squadron changed from the CF-101 Voodoo to the CF-188 Hornet.
- 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.
- On 1 February 1968 the RCAF merged with the Royal Canadian Navy and Canadian Army to form the Canadian Forces.
- In addition to being known as "CFB Bagotville", another name for YBG is "Bagotville Airport".
- 433 Squadron disbanded in 2006 with its aircraft and personnel absorbed by 425 Squadron as a dual language Francophone/Anglophone unit.
