Nonstop flight route between Teresina, Piauí, Brazil and Valcartier, Québec, Canada:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Teresina–Senador Petrônio Portella Airport (THE), Teresina, Piauí, Brazil and Valcartier (W/C J.H.L. (Joe) Lecomte) Heliport (YOY), Valcartier, Québec, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,995 miles (or 6,429 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 Teresina–Senador Petrônio Portella Airport and Valcartier (W/C J.H.L. (Joe) Lecomte) Heliport, 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 Teresina–Senador Petrônio Portella Airport and Valcartier (W/C J.H.L. (Joe) Lecomte) Heliport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Teresina–Senador Petrônio Portella Airport (THE):

• Teresina–Senador Petrônio Portella Airport handled 1,091,242 passengers last year.
• It is operated by Infraero.
• The closest airport to Teresina–Senador Petrônio Portella Airport (THE) is Barreirinhas Airport (BRB), which is located 159 miles (256 kilometers) N of THE.
• The airport is located 5 km from downtown Teresina.
• The airport was opened on September 30, 1967 and since December 23, 1974 it is operated by Infraero.
• The furthest airport from Teresina–Senador Petrônio Portella Airport (THE) is Roman Tmetuchl International Airport (ROR), which is nearly antipodal to Teresina–Senador Petrônio Portella Airport (meaning Teresina–Senador Petrônio Portella Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Roman Tmetuchl International Airport), and is located 12,196 miles (19,627 kilometers) away in Koror, Palau.
• Because of Teresina–Senador Petrônio Portella Airport's relatively low elevation of 219 feet, planes can take off or land at Teresina–Senador Petrônio Portella 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 "Teresina–Senador Petrônio Portella Airport", another name for THE is "Aeroporto de Teresina–Senador Petrônio Portella".
• The airport underwent major renovations between 1998 and 2001, including the passenger terminal, runway and the construction of a new control tower.
• Teresina–Senador Petrônio Portella Airport (THE) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Valcartier (W/C J.H.L. (Joe) Lecomte) Heliport (YOY):

• The site was also used as an internment camp for "enemy aliens", mainly eastern Europeans.
• CFB Valcartier is also home to a Defence Research and Development Canada location, which conducts military research for the Canadian Forces.
• ASU Valcartier is also home of the Army Cadet Summer Training Centre Valcartier, which trains Royal Canadian Army Cadets of the Eastern Region / Province of Quebec.
• Because of Valcartier (W/C J.H.L. (Joe) Lecomte) Heliport's relatively low elevation of 550 feet, planes can take off or land at Valcartier (W/C J.H.L. (Joe) Lecomte) Heliport 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 Valcartier (W/C J.H.L. (Joe) Lecomte) Heliport (YOY) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,480 miles (18,475 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
• In addition to being known as "Valcartier (W/C J.H.L. (Joe) Lecomte) Heliport", other names for YOY include "2nd Canadian Division Support Base, Valcartier" and "Base des Forces canadiennes Valcartier".
• The closest airport to Valcartier (W/C J.H.L. (Joe) Lecomte) Heliport (YOY) is Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) SE of YOY.