Nonstop flight route between Oxford, England, United Kingdom and Sainte-Foy, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Oxford Airport (OXF), Oxford, England, United Kingdom and Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB), Sainte-Foy, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,052 miles (or 4,912 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 Oxford Airport and Québec City Jean Lesage International 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 Oxford Airport and Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | OXF / EGTK |
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| Location: | Oxford, England, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 51°50'12"N by 1°19'12"W |
| Area Served: | Oxford |
| Airport Type: | Private-owned, Public-use |
| Elevation: | 270 feet (82 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from OXF |
| More Information: | OXF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YQB / CYQB |
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| Location: | Sainte-Foy, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 46°47'27"N by 71°23'35"W |
| Area Served: | Quebec City, Quebec |
| Operator/Owner: | Transport Canada |
| Airport Type: | Public/Military |
| Elevation: | 244 feet (74 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YQB |
| More Information: | YQB Maps & Info |
Facts about Oxford Airport (OXF):
- In addition to being known as "Oxford Airport", another name for OXF is "Oxford/Kidlington Airport".
- The furthest airport from Oxford Airport (OXF) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,876 miles (19,113 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- Because of Oxford Airport's relatively low elevation of 270 feet, planes can take off or land at 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.
- Oxford Airport (OXF) has 2 runways.
- A new "Saturday only" summer service to Jersey, operated by Air Southwest, ran from July to September 2009.
- Principal companies based at Oxford Airport include Oxford Aviation Academy, Eurocopter, Hawker Beechcraft, Hangar 8, Jet Connections, PremiAir,Flairjet, AirMed, Pilot Flight Training, and Capital Air Services.
- The closest airport to Oxford Airport (OXF) is RAF Brize Norton (BZZ), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) WSW of OXF.
- Plans for a 17,800 m2 expansion of high-strength apron and a new 4,400 m2 hangar were outlined at the end of July 2010.
Facts about Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB):
- On September 19, 2013, runway 12/30 was renamed to runway 11/29.
- On July 4, 2011, work began on the second phase of the airport expansion, which will last until 2015.
- Public transportation to the airport a few times a day is provided by RTC bus 78.
- Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,489 miles (18,490 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport", other names for YQB include "Aéroport international Jean-Lesage de Québec" and "Jean Lesage International Airport".
- Because of Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport's relatively low elevation of 244 feet, planes can take off or land at Québec City Jean Lesage International 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 Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB) is Valcartier (W/C J.H.L. (Joe) Lecomte) Heliport (YOY), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) NW of YQB.
