Nonstop flight route between Cartierville, Quebec, Canada and Duxford, England, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Cartierville Airport (YCV), Cartierville, Quebec, Canada and Duxford Aerodrome (QFO), Duxford, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,244 miles (or 5,220 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 Duxford Aerodrome, 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 Duxford Aerodrome. 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):

• 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.
• Among the aircraft test-flown there was the Canadair CL-84 "Dynavert" tilt-wing VTOL airplane.
• 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.
• 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.
• Prior to Bombardier's acquisition of Canadair, Canadair had already acquired title to the airport, and had initiated a subdivision development planning.
• Cartierville Airport (YCV) has 3 runways.

Facts about Duxford Aerodrome (QFO):

• In 1936 Flight Lieutenant Frank Whittle, who was studying at Cambridge University, flew regularly from Duxford as a member of the Cambridge University Air Squadron.
• Duxford Aerodrome (QFO) has 2 runways.
• In recognition of the efforts, achievements and sacrifices made by the squadrons and airmen during the Battle of Britain, the "gate guard" aircraft on display at the entrance gate to IWM Duxford is a Hawker Hurricane II, squadron code WX-E of No.302 Squadron, Serial No.
• Duxford Aerodrome has a United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority Ordinary Licence that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee.
• Duxford airfield dates to 1918 when many of the buildings were constructed by German prisoner-of-war labour.
• Because of Duxford Aerodrome's relatively low elevation of 125 feet, planes can take off or land at Duxford Aerodrome 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 350th Fighter Group was activated at Duxford on 1 October 1942 by special authority granted to the Eighth Air Force with a nucleus of P-39 Airacobra pilots with the intention of providing a ground attack fighter organisation for the Twelfth Air Force in the forthcoming Operation Torch,.
• The closest airport to Duxford Aerodrome (QFO) is Cambridge International Airport (CBG), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) NNE of QFO.
• In addition to being known as "Duxford Aerodrome", other names for QFO include "Royal Air Force Station Duxford" and "USAAF Station 357".
• The furthest airport from Duxford Aerodrome (QFO) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,843 miles (19,060 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• On 1 December 1945, a few weeks after the departure of the 78th Fighter Group, Duxford was returned to the RAF.
• On average sixty Spitfires and Hurricanes were dispersed around Duxford and RAF Fowlmere every day.
• On 9 September the Duxford squadrons successfully intercepted and turned back a large force of German bombers before they reached their target.