Nonstop flight route between Qualicum Beach, British Columbia, Canada and Pescara, Italy:
Departure Airport:
(49°20'13"N by 124°23'38"W)
Arrival Airport:
(42°26'13"N by 14°11'13"E)
Distance from XQU to PSR:
5,617.37 miles (9,040.26 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Qualicum Beach Airport (XQU), Qualicum Beach, British Columbia, Canada and Abruzzo Airport (PSR), Pescara, Italy would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,617 miles (or 9,040 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 Qualicum Beach Airport and Abruzzo 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 Qualicum Beach Airport and Abruzzo Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | XQU / |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Qualicum Beach, British Columbia, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 49°20'13"N by 124°23'38"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Town of Qualicum Beach |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 190 feet (58 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from XQU |
| More Information: | XQU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PSR / LIBP |
| Airport Name: | Abruzzo Airport |
| Location: | Pescara, Italy |
| GPS Coordinates: | 42°26'13"N by 14°11'13"E |
| Area Served: | Pescara |
| Operator/Owner: | S.A.G.A. S.p.A. |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 48 feet (15 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PSR |
| More Information: | PSR Maps & Info |
Facts about Qualicum Beach Airport (XQU):
- The furthest airport from Qualicum Beach Airport (XQU) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,694 miles (17,211 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Because of Qualicum Beach Airport's relatively low elevation of 190 feet, planes can take off or land at Qualicum Beach 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 closest airport to Qualicum Beach Airport (XQU) is Nanaimo Harbour Water Airport (ZNA), which is located 24 miles (38 kilometers) ESE of XQU.
- Qualicum Beach Airport (XQU) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Qualicum Beach Airport", another name for XQU is "CAT4".
Facts about Abruzzo Airport (PSR):
- The furthest airport from Abruzzo Airport (PSR) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,892 miles (19,138 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Abruzzo Airport (PSR) currently has only 1 runway.
- In 1973 the historian, Bruce Barrymore Halpenny, who was living in Abruzzo, organised a British Caledonian BAC 111 to take off from Genoa to Pescara as a test flight for a large commercial aircraft to test the feasibility of the approach and landing at Pescara.
- Because of Abruzzo Airport's relatively low elevation of 48 feet, planes can take off or land at Abruzzo 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 closest airport to Abruzzo Airport (PSR) is Latina Airport (QLT), which is located 90 miles (145 kilometers) SW of PSR.
- Abruzzo Airport handled 563,187 passengers last year.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 23.72 miles (38.17 km) ESE | Nanaimo Harbour Water Airport (ZNA) | Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada |     |
| 2 | 24.21 miles (38.97 km) W | Alberni Valley Regional Airport (YPB) | Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 3 | 25.28 miles (40.69 km) NNW | Texada/Gillies Bay Airport (YGB) | Texada Island, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 4 | 25.69 miles (41.34 km) NE | Pender Harbour Water Aerodrome (YPT) | Pender Harbour, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 5 | 30.68 miles (49.37 km) SE | Nanaimo Airport (YCD) | Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 6 | 31.54 miles (50.75 km) ENE | Sechelt Aerodrome (YHS) | Sechelt, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 7 | 33.98 miles (54.69 km) NW | CFB Comox (YQQ) | Comox, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 8 | 34.67 miles (55.79 km) N | Powell River Airport (YPW) | Powell River, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 9 | 35.42 miles (57.00 km) NW | Courtenay Airpark (YCA) | Courtenay, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 10 | 48.36 miles (77.83 km) SW | Bamfield Water Aerodrome (YBF) | Bamfield, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 11 | 50.40 miles (81.11 km) SE | Duncan Airport (DUQ) | Duncan, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 12 | 52.62 miles (84.68 km) SE | Ganges Water Aerodrome (YGG) | Ganges, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 13 | 54.27 miles (87.34 km) NNW | Cortes Island Aerodrome (YCF) | Cortes Island, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 14 | 55.44 miles (89.21 km) E | Vancouver International Airport (YVR) | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 15 | 57.84 miles (93.08 km) E | Vancouver Harbour Water Airport (CXH) | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,694.41 miles (17,210.94 km) SSE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 2 | 10,636.23 miles (17,117.31 km) SSE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 3 | 10,622.56 miles (17,095.32 km) ESE | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 4 | 10,610.54 miles (17,075.97 km) ESE | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 5 | 10,605.95 miles (17,068.58 km) SE | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 6 | 10,579.59 miles (17,026.15 km) ESE | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 7 | 10,579.51 miles (17,026.02 km) ESE | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 8 | 10,565.60 miles (17,003.64 km) SE | King Shaka International (DUR) | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 9 | 10,550.74 miles (16,979.73 km) SE | Richards Bay Airport (RCB) | Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 10 | 10,541.76 miles (16,965.27 km) SE | Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB) | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | |
| 11 | 10,515.04 miles (16,922.27 km) SE | Hluhluwe Airport (HLW) | Hluhluwe, South Africa | |
| 12 | 10,501.09 miles (16,899.82 km) S | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 13 | 10,490.86 miles (16,883.36 km) ESE | Lebakeng Airport (LEF) | Lebakeng, Lesotho | |
| 14 | 10,473.30 miles (16,855.11 km) SE | Mokhotlong Airport (MKH) | Mokhotlong, Lesotho | |
| 15 | 10,472.37 miles (16,853.60 km) ESE | Lesobeng Airport (LES) | Lesobeng, Lesotho | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 90.18 miles (145.14 km) SW | Latina Airport (QLT) | Latina (near Rome), Italy | |
| 2 | 91.50 miles (147.26 km) NNW | Falconara Airport (AOI) | Ancona, Italy | |
| 3 | 92.64 miles (149.09 km) WSW | Ciampino–G. B. Pastine International Airport (CIA) | Rome, Italy | |
| 4 | 96.34 miles (155.04 km) WNW | Perugia San Francesco d'Assisi – Umbria International Airport (PEG) | Perugia, Italy | |
| 5 | 98.05 miles (157.80 km) SE | Foggia "Gino Lisa" Airport (FOG) | Foggia, Italy | |
| 6 | 107.42 miles (172.88 km) S | Naples International Airport (NAP) | Naples, Italy | |
| 7 | 109.12 miles (175.61 km) WSW | Fiumicino – Leonardo da Vinci International Airport (FCO) | Fiumicino (near Rome), Italy | |
| 8 | 129.36 miles (208.18 km) NNE | Zadar Airport (ZAD) | Zadar, Croatia | |
| 9 | 131.04 miles (210.89 km) SSE | Salerno Costa d'Amalfi Airport (QSR) | Salerno, Italy | |
| 10 | 131.05 miles (210.90 km) NE | Split Airport (SPU) | Split, Croatia | |
| 11 | 135.12 miles (217.46 km) NW | Federico Fellini International Airport (RMI) | Rimini, Italy | |
| 12 | 139.18 miles (223.99 km) ENE | Bol Airport (BWK) | Bol, Croatia | |
| 13 | 147.43 miles (237.27 km) N | Lošinj Airport (LSZ) | Mali Lošinj, Lošinj, Croatia | |
| 14 | 158.95 miles (255.80 km) WNW | Siena-Ampugnano Airport (SAY) | Siena, Italy | |
| 15 | 160.01 miles (257.51 km) W | Grosseto Airport (GRS) | Grosseto, Italy | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,892.09 miles (19,138.41 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,548.41 miles (18,585.31 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,512.00 miles (18,526.73 km) E | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,476.36 miles (18,469.36 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,475.11 miles (18,467.35 km) ESE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,465.00 miles (18,451.08 km) E | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,455.33 miles (18,435.52 km) E | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,450.64 miles (18,427.97 km) ESE | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,442.47 miles (18,414.83 km) E | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,439.00 miles (18,409.24 km) E | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,432.40 miles (18,398.63 km) ESE | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,428.30 miles (18,392.03 km) E | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,411.41 miles (18,364.84 km) ESE | Matamata Airport (MTA) | Matamata, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,394.75 miles (18,338.02 km) ESE | Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) | Hamilton, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,393.80 miles (18,336.50 km) E | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |