Nonstop flight route between Boca Chica Key, Florida, United States and Lebel-sur-Quévillon, Quebec, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between NAS Key West (NQX), Boca Chica Key, Florida, United States and Lebel-sur-Quévillon Airport (YLS), Lebel-sur-Quévillon, Quebec, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,708 miles (or 2,750 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 NAS Key West and Lebel-sur-Quévillon Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NQX / KNQX |
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| Location: | Boca Chica Key, Florida, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 24°34'32"N by 81°41'20"W |
| Operator/Owner: | United States Navy |
| Airport Type: | Military: Naval Air Station |
| Elevation: | 6 feet (2 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from NQX |
| More Information: | NQX Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YLS / |
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| Location: | Lebel-sur-Quévillon, Quebec, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 49°1'49"N by 77°1'1"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Ville de Lebel-sur-Quévillon |
| Airport Type: | Private |
| Elevation: | 960 feet (293 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YLS |
| More Information: | YLS Maps & Info |
Facts about NAS Key West (NQX):
- In the late summer of 1994, NAS Key West also served as a primary staging base for Operations SUPPORT DEMOCRACY and UPHOLD DEMOCRACY in Haiti.
- In addition to being known as "NAS Key West", other names for NQX include "Naval Air Station Key West" and "NQX[1]".
- NAS Key West (NQX) has 3 runways.
- After World War II ended, NAS Key West was retained as a training facility.
- After World War I, the base was decommissioned and its personnel were transferred or released.
- In 1946, Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 1 was established at NAS Key West and for the next three decades conducted airborne antisubmarine warfare systems evaluation out of Boca Chica, while Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron 1 conducted Atlantic Fleet helicopter fleet replacement training in the SH-3 Sea King out of the former seaplane base at Trumbo Point.
- The furthest airport from NAS Key West (NQX) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,575 miles (18,629 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- The closest airport to NAS Key West (NQX) is Key West International Airport (EYW), which is located only 5 miles (7 kilometers) WSW of NQX.
- During World War I the base was expanded again, and in 1917, a U.S.
- Because of NAS Key West's relatively low elevation of 6 feet, planes can take off or land at NAS Key West 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 Lebel-sur-Quévillon Airport (YLS):
- Lebel-sur-Quévillon Airport (YLS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Lebel-sur-Quévillon Airport (YLS) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,223 miles (18,061 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Lebel-sur-Quévillon Airport (YLS) is Matagami Airport (YNM), which is located 62 miles (99 kilometers) NW of YLS.
- Because of Lebel-sur-Quévillon Airport's relatively low elevation of 960 feet, planes can take off or land at Lebel-sur-Quévillon 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 "Lebel-sur-Quévillon Airport", another name for YLS is "CSH4".
