Nonstop flight route between Oxford, Connecticut, United States and Valcartier, Québec, Canada:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Waterbury-Oxford Airport (OXC), Oxford, Connecticut, United States and Valcartier (W/C J.H.L. (Joe) Lecomte) Heliport (YOY), Valcartier, Québec, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 383 miles (or 617 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 Waterbury-Oxford Airport and Valcartier (W/C J.H.L. (Joe) Lecomte) Heliport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Waterbury-Oxford Airport (OXC):

• Waterbury-Oxford Airport (OXC) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Waterbury-Oxford Airport (OXC) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,749 miles (18,907 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• On March 13, 2012, Key Air, the leading FBO service provider and aircraft management and charter provider at Oxford officially announced that they would be signing a memorandum of understanding with Pentastar Aviation.
• Because of Waterbury-Oxford Airport's relatively low elevation of 726 feet, planes can take off or land at Waterbury-Oxford 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 Waterbury-Oxford Airport (OXC) is Danbury Municipal Airport (DXR), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) WSW of OXC.
• Waterbury-Oxford is not currently served by scheduled air carriers, however there are multiple international charter companies that are based at Oxford including Key Air and Tradewind Aviation.

Facts about Valcartier (W/C J.H.L. (Joe) Lecomte) Heliport (YOY):

• In addition to being known as "Valcartier (W/C J.H.L. (Joe) Lecomte) Heliport", other names for YOY include "2nd Canadian Division Support Base, Valcartier" and "Base des Forces canadiennes Valcartier".
• The site was also used as an internment camp for "enemy aliens", mainly eastern Europeans.
• In July 1974, an explosives safety training accident involving "D" Company killed six cadets and injured over 50.
• Canadian Forces Base Valcartier is a Canadian Forces Base located in the municipality of Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, approximately 25 km north of Quebec City.
• In 1968, after unification of the Canadian Forces, the title 5 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group was assigned to the brigade group established in CFB Valcartier.
• The furthest airport from Valcartier (W/C J.H.L. (Joe) Lecomte) Heliport (YOY) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,480 miles (18,475 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
• Because of Valcartier (W/C J.H.L. (Joe) Lecomte) Heliport's relatively low elevation of 550 feet, planes can take off or land at Valcartier (W/C J.H.L. (Joe) Lecomte) Heliport 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 Valcartier (W/C J.H.L. (Joe) Lecomte) Heliport (YOY) is Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) SE of YOY.