Nonstop flight route between Skwentna, Alaska, United States and Sainte-Foy, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Skwentna Airport (SKW), Skwentna, Alaska, United States and Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB), Sainte-Foy, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,147 miles (or 5,064 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 Skwentna 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 Skwentna 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: | SKW / PASW | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Skwentna, Alaska, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 61°57'55"N by 151°11'29"W | 
| Area Served: | Skwentna, Alaska | 
| Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 148 feet (45 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from SKW | 
| More Information: | SKW Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YQB / CYQB | 
| Airport Names: | 
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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 Skwentna Airport (SKW):
- The closest airport to Skwentna Airport (SKW) is Willow Airport (WOW), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) ESE of SKW.
- Skwentna Airport (SKW) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Skwentna Airport's relatively low elevation of 148 feet, planes can take off or land at Skwentna 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.
- In addition to being known as "Skwentna Airport", another name for SKW is "Skwentna".
- The furthest airport from Skwentna Airport (SKW) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,498 miles (16,896 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
Facts about Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB):
- In 2012 the airport was the 13th busiest airport by total passengers and 11th busiest airport by aircraft movements in Canada.
- 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.
- 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.
- Based on the passenger figures for 2009 and 2010, it became clear that the terminal building would reach its design capacity by 2012.
- 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".
- 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.
- Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB) has 2 runways.
- The airport is managed and operated by Aéroport de Québec inc., a non-profit and non-share corporation.




