Nonstop flight route between Mountain View, California, United States and Sept-Îles, Quebec, Canada:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Moffett Federal Airfield (NUQ), Mountain View, California, United States and Sept-Îles Airport (YZV), Sept-Îles, Quebec, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,845 miles (or 4,578 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 Sept-Îles 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 Sept-Îles Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Moffett Federal Airfield (NUQ):

• Moffett Federal Airfield (NUQ) has 2 runways.
• The airship hangar's interior is so large that fog sometimes forms near the ceiling.
• Hangar One is one of the world's largest freestanding structures, covering 8 acres.
• A spirited debate is underway over the future of Hangar One.
• 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.
• Restoration On April 21, 2011, crews began stripping the PCB-laced exterior panels of Hangar One.
• 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.
• 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.
• On April 16, 1942, control of the facility was returned to the Navy and it was re-commissioned as NAS Sunnyvale.

Facts about Sept-Îles Airport (YZV):

• The furthest airport from Sept-Îles Airport (YZV) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,361 miles (18,284 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Sept-Îles Airport (YZV) is Port-Menier Airport (YPN), which is located 92 miles (148 kilometers) ESE of YZV.
• Sept-Îles Airport (YZV) has 2 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Sept-Îles Airport", another name for YZV is "Aéroport de Sept-Îles".
• Because of Sept-Îles Airport's relatively low elevation of 180 feet, planes can take off or land at Sept-Îles 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.