Nonstop flight route between Sumter, South Carolina, United States and Mont-Tremblant (La Macaza), Quebec, Canada:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Shaw Air Force Base (SSC), Sumter, South Carolina, United States and Mont-Tremblant International Airport (YTM), Mont-Tremblant (La Macaza), Quebec, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 910 miles (or 1,464 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 Shaw Air Force Base and Mont-Tremblant International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Shaw Air Force Base (SSC):

• On 1 April 1945 jurisdiction of Shaw Field was transferred to First Air Force.
• On 23 September 1949 the 161st Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron was transferred to the 20th from the 363d Tactical Reconnaissance Wing at Langley AFB Virginia.
• The 432nd's mission at Shaw AFB was to assume the reconnaissance training mission that was handled previously by the 363d TRW.
• The furthest airport from Shaw Air Force Base (SSC) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,545 miles (18,580 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• With the closure of Myrtle Beach Air Force Base South Carolina and the inactivation of the 354th Fighter Wing, the 21st Tactical Fighter Squadron was activated at Shaw and received 30 Republic A/OA-10 Thunderbolt IIs from the inactivating 355th Fighter Squadron on 1 April 1992.
• The closest airport to Shaw Air Force Base (SSC) is Sumter Airport (SUM), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) ENE of SSC.

Facts about Mont-Tremblant International Airport (YTM):

• Because of Mont-Tremblant International Airport's relatively low elevation of 825 feet, planes can take off or land at Mont-Tremblant 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 airport is served during the ski season and summer months by Porter Airlines.
• The airport consists of a small chalet style terminal building along the east side of the runway and south of the prison facility.
• The furthest airport from Mont-Tremblant International Airport (YTM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,431 miles (18,396 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Rental cars, taxis and limos are available for travel around Mont Tremblant International Airport.
• The closest airport to Mont-Tremblant International Airport (YTM) is Maniwaki Airport (YMW), which is located 59 miles (94 kilometers) W of YTM.
• In addition to being known as "Mont-Tremblant International Airport", other names for YTM include "Aéroport International de Mont-Tremblant" and "La Macaza/Mont Tremblant Intl Inc Airport".
• The airport was originally built for the RCAF by Boeing to military specifications, as an RCAF emergency landing field, with a runway of 6,000 ft.
• Mont-Tremblant International Airport (YTM) currently has only 1 runway.