Nonstop flight route between Shafter, California, United States and Tête-à-la-Baleine, Quebec, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Shafter Airport (MIT), Shafter, California, United States and Tête-à-la-Baleine Airport (ZTB), Tête-à-la-Baleine, Quebec, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,100 miles (or 4,989 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 Shafter Airport and Tête-à-la-Baleine 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 Shafter Airport and Tête-à-la-Baleine Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MIT / KMIT |
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| Location: | Shafter, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°30'20"N by 119°11'30"W |
| Area Served: | Shafter, California |
| Operator/Owner: | Minter Field Airport District |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 424 feet (129 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MIT |
| More Information: | MIT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ZTB / |
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| Location: | Tête-à-la-Baleine, Quebec, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 50°40'27"N by 59°23'0"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Municipalité de la Côte Nord du Golfe St Laurent |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 107 feet (33 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ZTB |
| More Information: | ZTB Maps & Info |
Facts about Shafter Airport (MIT):
- The closest airport to Shafter Airport (MIT) is Meadows Field (BFL), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) ESE of MIT.
- In addition to being known as "Shafter Airport", another name for MIT is "Minter Field".
- The primary aircraft flown at Minter Field was the Vultee BT-13 Valiant, which was used for basic flight training.
- The furthest airport from Shafter Airport (MIT) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,404 miles (18,353 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- Shafter Airport (MIT) has 2 runways.
- For the 12-month period ending November 1, 2011, the airport had 45,000 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 123 per day.
- Because of Shafter Airport's relatively low elevation of 424 feet, planes can take off or land at Shafter 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.
Facts about Tête-à-la-Baleine Airport (ZTB):
- The closest airport to Tête-à-la-Baleine Airport (ZTB) is Chevery Airport (YHR), which is located only 18 miles (29 kilometers) SW of ZTB.
- Tête-à-la-Baleine Airport (ZTB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Tête-à-la-Baleine Airport (ZTB) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,341 miles (18,251 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Tête-à-la-Baleine Airport's relatively low elevation of 107 feet, planes can take off or land at Tête-à-la-Baleine 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 "Tête-à-la-Baleine Airport", another name for ZTB is "CTB6".
