Nonstop flight route between San Diego, California, United States and Alma, Quebec, Canada:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between NAS North Island (NZY), San Diego, California, United States and Alma Airport (YTF), Alma, Quebec, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,581 miles (or 4,153 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 NAS North Island and Alma 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 NAS North Island and Alma Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about NAS North Island (NZY):

• During World War II North Island was the major continental U.S.
• In 1914, then-unknown aircraft builder Glenn Martin took off and demonstrated his pusher aircraft over the island with a flight that included the first parachute jump in the San Diego area.
• NAS North Island resembles a small city in its facility content and its operations.
• North Island was commissioned a Naval Air Station in 1917, called Naval Air Station San Diego until 1955.
• NAS North Island (NZY) has 2 runways.
• In addition to being known as "NAS North Island", another name for NZY is "Halsey Field".
• The closest airport to NAS North Island (NZY) is San Diego International Airport (SAN), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) NNE of NZY.
• NAS North Island features some of the warmest winter temperatures anywhere on the West coast of the continental United States.
• Because of NAS North Island's relatively low elevation of 26 feet, planes can take off or land at NAS North Island 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 NAS North Island (NZY) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,542 miles (18,575 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.

Facts about Alma Airport (YTF):

• Because of Alma Airport's relatively low elevation of 449 feet, planes can take off or land at Alma 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 Alma Airport (YTF) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,382 miles (18,318 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Alma Airport (YTF) is Roberval Airport (YRJ), which is located 29 miles (46 kilometers) W of YTF.
• Alma Airport (YTF) currently has only 1 runway.