Nonstop flight route between La Sarre, Quebec, Canada and St Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between La Sarre Airport (SSQ), La Sarre, Quebec, Canada and RAF Leuchars (ADX), St Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,072 miles (or 4,944 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 La Sarre Airport and RAF Leuchars, 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 La Sarre Airport and RAF Leuchars. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SSQ / |
Airport Names: |
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Location: | La Sarre, Quebec, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 48°55'0"N by 79°10'45"W |
Operator/Owner: | City of La Sarre |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1048 feet (319 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SSQ |
More Information: | SSQ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ADX / EGQL |
Airport Name: | RAF Leuchars |
Location: | St Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 56°22'23"N by 2°52'6"W |
Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
View all routes: | Routes from ADX |
More Information: | ADX Maps & Info |
Facts about La Sarre Airport (SSQ):
- La Sarre Airport (SSQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from La Sarre Airport (SSQ) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,169 miles (17,974 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to La Sarre Airport (SSQ) is Amos/Magny Airport (YEY), which is located 49 miles (79 kilometers) ESE of SSQ.
- In addition to being known as "La Sarre Airport", another name for SSQ is "CSR8".
Facts about RAF Leuchars (ADX):
- In 1954 the fixed wing aircraft had been joined by a flight of Bristol Sycamore helicopters for Search and Rescue duties.
- Very little information of a closure timeline is known.
- A third Panavia Tornado F3 Squadron, No.
- The Phantoms of 43 Squadron and 111 Squadron were replaced by Tornado F3s during 1989-1990s.
- On 4 September 1939, a Lockheed Hudson of No.
- Leuchars is also the base for No.
- During Second World War, British Overseas Airways Corporation formed in November 1939 from Imperial Airways and British Airways Ltd operated a wartime route from RAF Leuchars to Stockholm.
- RAF Leuchars is commanded by an Air Commodore instead of a Group Captain who would usually be given command of a station.
- The furthest airport from RAF Leuchars (ADX) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,678 miles (18,793 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- In 1935 Leuchars became home to Number 1 Flying Training School and ranges for practice bombing were established in Tentsmuir Forest.
- The closest airport to RAF Leuchars (ADX) is Dundee Airport (DND), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) NW of ADX.