Nonstop flight route between Forestville, Quebec, Canada and Waterford, Ireland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Forestville Airport (YFE), Forestville, Quebec, Canada and Waterford Airport (WAT), Waterford, Ireland would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,653 miles (or 4,270 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 Forestville Airport and Waterford 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 Forestville Airport and Waterford Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YFE / CYFE |
Airport Name: | Forestville Airport |
Location: | Forestville, Quebec, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 48°44'45"N by 69°5'49"W |
Operator/Owner: | Town of Forestville |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 293 feet (89 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from YFE |
More Information: | YFE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | WAT / EIWF |
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Location: | Waterford, Ireland |
GPS Coordinates: | 52°11'13"N by 7°5'12"W |
Area Served: | Waterford, Ireland |
Operator/Owner: | Waterford Regional Airport |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 119 feet (36 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from WAT |
More Information: | WAT Maps & Info |
Facts about Forestville Airport (YFE):
- Because of Forestville Airport's relatively low elevation of 293 feet, planes can take off or land at Forestville 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.
- Forestville Airport (YFE) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Forestville Airport (YFE) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,420 miles (18,379 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Forestville Airport (YFE) is Rimouski Airport (YXK), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) SE of YFE.
Facts about Waterford Airport (WAT):
- The fully upgraded and remodelled connecting regional road, R708, from Waterford city to the airport was completed in early July 2008, reducing the journey time from Waterford city centre to the airport to 10 minutes at off peak times and from the outer ring road, R470, to the airport to 5 minutes.
- Waterford Airport handled 8,000 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Waterford Airport (WAT) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is nearly antipodal to Waterford Airport (meaning Waterford Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ryan's Creek Aerodrome), and is located 12,013 miles (19,333 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Waterford Airport", another name for WAT is "Aerfort Phort Láirge".
- The closest airport to Waterford Airport (WAT) is Kilkenny Airport (KKY), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) NNW of WAT.
- Airport development was initiated by Waterford Corporation with support from the Government of Ireland and the private sector in 1979–1980.
- Because of Waterford Airport's relatively low elevation of 119 feet, planes can take off or land at Waterford 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.
- On 12 August 2013 it was reported that a 150m extension of the runway would be funded by the Department of Transport of up to €400,000.
- In 2006 Waterford Airport celebrated 21 years of scheduled operations.