Nonstop flight route between Texada Island, British Columbia, Canada and Alton, Illinois, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Texada/Gillies Bay Airport (YGB), Texada Island, British Columbia, Canada and St. Louis Regional Airport (ALN), Alton, Illinois, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,840 miles (or 2,962 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 Texada/Gillies Bay Airport and St. Louis Regional Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YGB / CYGB |
Airport Name: | Texada/Gillies Bay Airport |
Location: | Texada Island, British Columbia, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 49°41'39"N by 124°31'4"W |
Operator/Owner: | Regional District of Powell River |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 326 feet (99 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YGB |
More Information: | YGB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ALN / KALN |
Airport Name: | St. Louis Regional Airport |
Location: | Alton, Illinois, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°53'25"N by 90°2'45"W |
Area Served: | Alton, Illinois |
Operator/Owner: | St. Louis Regional |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 544 feet (166 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from ALN |
More Information: | ALN Maps & Info |
Facts about Texada/Gillies Bay Airport (YGB):
- The closest airport to Texada/Gillies Bay Airport (YGB) is Powell River Airport (YPW), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) N of YGB.
- The furthest airport from Texada/Gillies Bay Airport (YGB) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,673 miles (17,176 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Because of Texada/Gillies Bay Airport's relatively low elevation of 326 feet, planes can take off or land at Texada/Gillies 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.
- Texada/Gillies Bay Airport (YGB) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about St. Louis Regional Airport (ALN):
- Today a fair amount of air traffic and the Direct TV blimp comes for Cardinals playoffs, as Lambert's airport cannot take the blimp.
- The furthest airport from St. Louis Regional Airport (ALN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,002 miles (17,706 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to St. Louis Regional Airport (ALN) is Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) WSW of ALN.
- Because of St. Louis Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 544 feet, planes can take off or land at St. Louis Regional 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.
- West Star Aviation is the largest fixed base operations company at the airport.
- St. Louis Regional Airport (ALN) has 2 runways.
- In the spring of 2004 the airport was at the center of a scandal.