Nonstop flight route between Mountain View, California, United States and Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon, Quebec, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Moffett Federal Airfield (NUQ), Mountain View, California, United States and Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon Airport (YBX), Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon, Quebec, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,229 miles (or 5,196 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 Moffett Federal Airfield and Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon 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 Moffett Federal Airfield and Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NUQ / KNUQ |
Airport Name: | Moffett Federal Airfield |
Location: | Mountain View, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°24'53"N by 122°2'53"W |
Operator/Owner: | NASA Ames Research Center |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 32 feet (10 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from NUQ |
More Information: | NUQ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YBX / CYBX |
Airport Name: | Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon Airport |
Location: | Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon, Quebec, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°26'30"N by 57°11'9"W |
Operator/Owner: | Transport Canada |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 122 feet (37 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YBX |
More Information: | YBX Maps & Info |
Facts about Moffett Federal Airfield (NUQ):
- After the crashing of the Macon on 12 February 1935, the Navy wanted to close Moffett Field due to its high cost of operations.
- In August 1986 during the NAS Moffett Field Airshow, the Italian demonstration team, Frecce Tricolori, and the German Navy's F-104 flight demonstration team, the Vikings, performed in front of the crowd.
- The Hangars One, Two, and Three, and the adjacent Shenandoah Plaza are collectively designated as a National Historic District listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
- The furthest airport from Moffett Federal Airfield (NUQ) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,365 miles (18,290 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Upon taking jurisdiction of Moffett Field, the Army took on the high cost of Hangar One's maintenance and wanted to inactivate the facility.
- Because of Moffett Federal Airfield's relatively low elevation of 32 feet, planes can take off or land at Moffett Federal Airfield 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.
- A spirited debate is underway over the future of Hangar One.
- In 2008, the Ames Research Center leased 42 acres around the field to Google.
- As finally developed in 1943, LTA facilities in addition to NAS Lakehurst and NAS Moffett Field, included NAS South Weymouth, NAS Weeksville, NAS Glynco, NAS Richmond, NAS Houma, NAS Hitchcock, NAS Santa Ana and NAS Tillamook.
- The closest airport to Moffett Federal Airfield (NUQ) is Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County (PAO), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) NW of NUQ.
- Moffett Federal Airfield (NUQ) has 2 runways.
Facts about Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon Airport (YBX):
- Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon Airport (YBX) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon Airport's relatively low elevation of 122 feet, planes can take off or land at Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon 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 furthest airport from Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon Airport (YBX) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,270 miles (18,137 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon Airport (YBX) is St. Anthony Airport (YAY), which is located 48 miles (77 kilometers) E of YBX.