Nonstop flight route between Plymouth, United Kingdom and Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Plymouth City Airport (PLH), Plymouth, United Kingdom and Thunder Bay International Airport (YQT), Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,614 miles (or 5,816 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 Plymouth City Airport and Thunder Bay 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 Plymouth City Airport and Thunder Bay International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Plymouth City Airport (PLH):

• The closest airport to Plymouth City Airport (PLH) is Exeter International Airport (EXT), which is located 37 miles (60 kilometers) NE of PLH.
• No airlines currently operate from Plymouth.
• Plymouth City Airport (PLH) currently has only 1 runway.
• On 24 August 2009, Runway 06/24 was closed.
• Because of Plymouth City Airport's relatively low elevation of 476 feet, planes can take off or land at Plymouth City 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.
• Plymouth City Airport handled 157,933 passengers last year.
• Further support for the continued use of the airport came in February 2008 when Air Southwest and the Plymouth Chamber of Commerce & Industry announced the results of an air travel survey aimed at over 200 businesses in Plymouth.
• The furthest airport from Plymouth City Airport (PLH) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is nearly antipodal to Plymouth City Airport (meaning Plymouth City Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Dunedin International Airport), and is located 12,030 miles (19,361 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
• Plymouth City Airport had a CAA Public Use Aerodrome Licence that allowed flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction.

Facts about Thunder Bay International Airport (YQT):

• In addition to being known as "Thunder Bay International Airport", another name for YQT is "Thunder Bay Airport".
• Before the two cities of Fort William and Port Arthur merged, it was called the Canadian Lakehead Airport.
• The furthest airport from Thunder Bay International Airport (YQT) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,833 miles (17,435 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The parking lot contains 100 short-term spaces, 300 long-term spaces, curbside taxi service and courtesy cars.
• Because of Thunder Bay International Airport's relatively low elevation of 654 feet, planes can take off or land at Thunder Bay 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.
• Thunder Bay International Airport (YQT) has 2 runways.
• Thunder Bay International Airport handled 761,000 passengers last year.
• During World War II, the Thunder Bay airport was home to No.
• The closest airport to Thunder Bay International Airport (YQT) is Grand Marais/Cook County Airport (GRM), which is located 61 miles (99 kilometers) SW of YQT.