Nonstop flight route between Valdosta, Georgia, United States and Roberval, Quebec, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Moody Air Force Base (VAD), Valdosta, Georgia, United States and Roberval Airport (YRJ), Roberval, Quebec, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,341 miles (or 2,159 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 Moody Air Force Base and Roberval Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | VAD / KVAD |
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| Location: | Valdosta, Georgia, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 30°58'4"N by 83°11'34"W |
| View all routes: | Routes from VAD |
| More Information: | VAD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YRJ / CYRJ |
| Airport Name: | Roberval Airport |
| Location: | Roberval, Quebec, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 48°31'12"N by 72°15'56"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Services ADR Inc. |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 586 feet (179 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YRJ |
| More Information: | YRJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Moody Air Force Base (VAD):
- As part of the implementation of the Objective Wing concept, the 347th was redesignated as the 347th Fighter Wing on 1 October 1991.
- In addition to being known as "Moody Air Force Base", another name for VAD is "Moody AFB".
- The furthest airport from Moody Air Force Base (VAD) is Kalbarri Airport (KAX), which is located 11,363 miles (18,286 kilometers) away in Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia.
- The base had its beginning in 1940 when a group of concerned Valdosta and Lowndes County citizens began searching for a way to assist the expanding defense program.
- Under the Southeast Training Center, Moody AAF controlled several auxiliary airfields
- On 30 June 1975, the Secretary of the Air Force announced that Moody would transfer from ATC to Tactical Air Command on 1 December 1975.
- The closest airport to Moody Air Force Base (VAD) is Valdosta Regional AirportValdosta Army Auxiliary Airfield (VLD), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) SSW of VAD.
- With the arrival of the TF-102 Delta Dagger in Air Defense Command in 1960, Moody ended interceptor pilot and crew training and became one of ATC's new undergraduate pilot training schools.
- Following the end of the war, activity at Moody diminished to the point that 24 of the 93 A-26s had to be placed in flyable storage.
- Due to reduced demands for new pilots during the early months of 1945, The Army Air Force announced that Moody would be transferred to the First Air Force on 30 April 1945.
- Moody Air Force Base is a United States Air Force installation located in Lowndes County and Lanier County, about 9 miles northeast of Valdosta, Georgia, United States.
Facts about Roberval Airport (YRJ):
- The closest airport to Roberval Airport (YRJ) is Dolbeau-Saint-Félicien Airport (YDO), which is located only 19 miles (30 kilometers) NNW of YRJ.
- Because of Roberval Airport's relatively low elevation of 586 feet, planes can take off or land at Roberval 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 Roberval Airport (YRJ) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,367 miles (18,293 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- Roberval Airport (YRJ) currently has only 1 runway.
