Nonstop flight route between Cartierville, Quebec, Canada and Oakland (near San Francisco), California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Cartierville Airport (YCV), Cartierville, Quebec, Canada and Oakland International Airport (OAK), Oakland (near San Francisco), California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,523 miles (or 4,060 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 Cartierville Airport and Oakland International 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 Cartierville Airport and Oakland International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Cartierville Airport (YCV):

• Cartierville Airport was an airport in Saint-Laurent, Quebec, now a borough of Montreal.
• Because of Cartierville Airport's relatively low elevation of 120 feet, planes can take off or land at Cartierville 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.
• Cartierville Airport (YCV) has 3 runways.
• Among the aircraft test-flown there was the Canadair CL-84 "Dynavert" tilt-wing VTOL airplane.
• At one time, Canadair Plant One used the airfield to fly off completed CL-215, CL-415, Challenger bizjets and Canadair Regional Jets.
• The closest airport to Cartierville Airport (YCV) is Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) SSW of YCV.
• The furthest airport from Cartierville Airport (YCV) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,511 miles (18,524 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.

Facts about Oakland International Airport (OAK):

• The Port of Oakland has adopted a sustainability policy, also known as the "Three E's," that is based on the values of environmental responsibility, economic vitality and social equity.
• Because of Oakland International Airport's relatively low elevation of 9 feet, planes can take off or land at Oakland 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.
• A groundbreaking ceremony for a new control tower took place October 15, 2010.
• Oakland International Airport, a revenue division of the Port of Oakland, takes a leadership role in promoting a sustainable operating environment—whether that's looking at current day-to-day operations or forecasting future needs and requirements.
• After the war Oakland's traffic slumped, but airline deregulation prompted several low-fare carriers to begin flights.
• The furthest airport from Oakland International Airport (OAK) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,354 miles (18,273 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• The closest airport to Oakland International Airport (OAK) is Hayward Executive Airport (HWD), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) SE of OAK.
• Passengers at the airport peaked in 2007 at 14.6 million and declined to 9.3 million in 2011.
• Oakland International Airport (OAK) has 4 runways.