Nonstop flight route between Imperial Beach, California, United States and Port-Menier, Quebec, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Naval Outlying Landing Field Imperial Beach (NRS), Imperial Beach, California, United States and Port-Menier Airport (YPN), Port-Menier, Quebec, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,922 miles (or 4,702 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 Naval Outlying Landing Field Imperial Beach and Port-Menier 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 Naval Outlying Landing Field Imperial Beach and Port-Menier Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NRS / KNRS |
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| Location: | Imperial Beach, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°33'47"N by 117°6'42"W |
| Operator/Owner: | United States Navy |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from NRS |
| More Information: | NRS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YPN / CYPN |
| Airport Name: | Port-Menier Airport |
| Location: | Port-Menier, Quebec, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 49°50'11"N by 64°17'18"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Quebec |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 167 feet (51 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YPN |
| More Information: | YPN Maps & Info |
Facts about Naval Outlying Landing Field Imperial Beach (NRS):
- Shortly after World War II, Ream Field was decommissioned.
- Naval Outlying Landing Field Imperial Beach (NRS) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Naval Outlying Landing Field Imperial Beach (NRS) is Brown Field Municipal Airport (SDM), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) E of NRS.
- In 1951, Ream Field Imperial Beach became home to its first helicopter squadron when HU-1 moved on board.
- Along with the halt of construction on base, the helicopter squadrons all were moved to NAS North Island.
- In addition to being known as "Naval Outlying Landing Field Imperial Beach", another name for NRS is "Ream Field".
- In 1943, the present runways were built and construction on the installation’s buildings began, and on 17 July 1943 Naval Auxiliary Air Station Ream Field was commissioned.
- The furthest airport from Naval Outlying Landing Field Imperial Beach (NRS) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,552 miles (18,590 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
Facts about Port-Menier Airport (YPN):
- Because of Port-Menier Airport's relatively low elevation of 167 feet, planes can take off or land at Port-Menier 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 Port-Menier Airport (YPN) is Havre-Saint-Pierre Airport (YGV), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) NE of YPN.
- The furthest airport from Port-Menier Airport (YPN) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,402 miles (18,350 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- Port-Menier Airport (YPN) currently has only 1 runway.
