Nonstop flight route between Universal City, Texas, United States and Tête-à-la-Baleine, Quebec, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Randolph Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio (RND), Universal City, Texas, United States and Tête-à-la-Baleine Airport (ZTB), Tête-à-la-Baleine, Quebec, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,478 miles (or 3,988 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 Randolph Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio and Tête-à-la-Baleine Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | RND / KRND |
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Location: | Universal City, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°31'45"N by 98°16'44"W |
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More Information: | RND Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ZTB / |
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Location: | Tête-à-la-Baleine, Quebec, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 50°40'27"N by 59°23'0"W |
Operator/Owner: | Municipalité de la Côte Nord du Golfe St Laurent |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 107 feet (33 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
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More Information: | ZTB Maps & Info |
Facts about Randolph Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio (RND):
- The furthest airport from Randolph Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio (RND) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,103 miles (17,869 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Randolph AFB is part of Joint Base San Antonio, an amalgamation of the United States Army Fort Sam Houston, the United States Air Force Randolph Air Force Base and Lackland Air Force Base, which were merged on 1 October 2010.
- In addition to being known as "Randolph Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio", another name for RND is "Randolph AFB".
- In 1927, newly assigned to Kelly Field as a dispatch officer in the motor pool, First Lieutenant Harold Clark designed a model four-quadrant airfield having a circular layout of facilities between parallel runways, after learning a new field was to be constructed.
- The Army Air Forces also planned to return basic pilot training to Randolph on 1 February 1946.
- Randolph Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located at Schertz, 14.8 miles east-northeast of Downtown San Antonio, Texas.
- The 12 FTW also provides training to numerous NATO/Allied officer students via SUNT, as well as supporting Marine Corps and Coast Guard enlisted navigator training via the Marine Aerial Navigation School.
- Although barely half-completed, Randolph Field was dedicated 20 June 1930, with an estimated 15,000 people in attendance and a fly-by of 233 planes.
- Like many military installations during World War II, Randolph fielded an intercollegiate football team, nicknamed the Randolph Field Ramblers.
- The Military Affairs Committee of the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce quickly took the forefront in the search for an airfield location, which had to be suited to the airfield design, rather than the other way around as commonly done.
- The closest airport to Randolph Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio (RND) is San Antonio International Airport (SAT), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) W of RND.
Facts about Tête-à-la-Baleine Airport (ZTB):
- Tête-à-la-Baleine Airport (ZTB) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Tête-à-la-Baleine Airport", another name for ZTB is "CTB6".
- The closest airport to Tête-à-la-Baleine Airport (ZTB) is Chevery Airport (YHR), which is located only 18 miles (29 kilometers) SW of ZTB.
- Because of Tête-à-la-Baleine Airport's relatively low elevation of 107 feet, planes can take off or land at Tête-à-la-Baleine 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 Tête-à-la-Baleine Airport (ZTB) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,341 miles (18,251 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.