Nonstop flight route between British Columbia, Canada and Mirabel (near Montreal), Quebec, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Alert Bay Airport (YAL), British Columbia, Canada and Montréal–Mirabel International Airport (YMX), Mirabel (near Montreal), Quebec, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,409 miles (or 3,877 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 Alert Bay Airport and Montréal–Mirabel International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YAL / CYAL | 
| Airport Name: | Alert Bay Airport | 
| Location: | British Columbia, Canada | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 50°34'55"N by 126°54'56"W | 
| Operator/Owner: | Corporation of Village of Alert Bay | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 240 feet (73 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from YAL | 
| More Information: | YAL Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YMX / CYMX | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Mirabel (near Montreal), Quebec, Canada | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 45°40'46"N by 74°2'18"W | 
| Area Served: | Montreal, Quebec | 
| Operator/Owner: | Transport Canada | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 271 feet (83 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from YMX | 
| More Information: | YMX Maps & Info | 
Facts about Alert Bay Airport (YAL):
- The furthest airport from Alert Bay Airport (YAL) is East London Airport (ELS), which is located 10,675 miles (17,179 kilometers) away in East London, South Africa.
- Because of Alert Bay Airport's relatively low elevation of 240 feet, planes can take off or land at Alert Bay 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 Alert Bay Airport (YAL) is Port McNeill Airport (YMP), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) W of YAL.
- Alert Bay Airport (YAL) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Montréal–Mirabel International Airport (YMX):
- Montréal–Mirabel International Airport (YMX) has 2 runways.
- Because of Montréal–Mirabel International Airport's relatively low elevation of 271 feet, planes can take off or land at Montréal–Mirabel 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.
- In addition to being known as "Montréal–Mirabel International Airport", another name for YMX is "Aéroport international Montréal–Mirabel".
- The federal government proposed that the airport should be located at Vaudreuil-Dorion.
- The furthest airport from Montréal–Mirabel International Airport (YMX) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,493 miles (18,495 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In August 2008, the Agence métropolitaine de transport said it was willing to extend its commuter rail service to the airport if passenger traffic were to return.
- In the late 1990s, Maclean's magazine interviewed one resident, whose farm was expropriated, who said that his land was sacrificed to save the city.
- The closest airport to Montréal–Mirabel International Airport (YMX) is Cartierville Airport (YCV), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) SE of YMX.
- The airport is classified as an airport of entry by NAV CANADA and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency.




