Nonstop flight route between Saint-Hubert, Longueuil (near Montreal), Quebec, Canada and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Montréal/Saint-Hubert Airport (YHU), Saint-Hubert, Longueuil (near Montreal), Quebec, Canada and United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NBW), Guantanamo Bay, Cuba would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,773 miles (or 2,853 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 Montréal/Saint-Hubert Airport and United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YHU / CYHU |
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| Location: | Saint-Hubert, Longueuil (near Montreal), Quebec, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 45°31'5"N by 73°25'0"W |
| Area Served: | Longueuil, Quebec and Greater Montreal |
| Operator/Owner: | DASH-L (Développement Aéroport Saint-Hubert de Longueuil) |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 90 feet (27 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YHU |
| More Information: | YHU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NBW / KNBW |
| Airport Name: | United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay |
| Location: | Guantanamo Bay, Cuba |
| GPS Coordinates: | 19°53'59"N by 75°9'0"W |
| View all routes: | Routes from NBW |
| More Information: | NBW Maps & Info |
Facts about Montréal/Saint-Hubert Airport (YHU):
- Because of Montréal/Saint-Hubert Airport's relatively low elevation of 90 feet, planes can take off or land at Montréal/Saint-Hubert 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 furthest airport from Montréal/Saint-Hubert Airport (YHU) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,518 miles (18,537 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The airport is classified as an airport of entry by NAV CANADA and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency.
- In addition to being known as "Montréal/Saint-Hubert Airport", another name for YHU is "Aéroport Montréal Saint-Hubert Longueuil".
- Montréal/Saint-Hubert Airport (YHU) has 3 runways.
- Following the new National Airports Policy announced by Transport Canada in 1994, ownership of the airport was transferred to a private corporation, Développement de l'aéroport Saint-Hubert de Longueuil, on 1 September 2004.
- The closest airport to Montréal/Saint-Hubert Airport (YHU) is Cartierville Airport (YCV), which is located only 15 miles (23 kilometers) W of YHU.
Facts about United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NBW):
- In 1903, Cuba signed a treaty that leased Guantanamo Bay to the United States for use as a Naval Station, with the understanding that this would reduce the military footprint of the U.S.
- During the war the base was set up to use a non-descript number for postal operations.
- Since 2002, the naval base has contained a military prison, the Guantanamo Bay detention camp, for alleged unlawful combatants captured in Afghanistan, Iraq, and other places.
- Notable persons born at the naval base include actor Peter Bergman and American guitarist Isaac Guillory.
- The closest airport to United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NBW) is Mariana Grajales Airport (GAO), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) N of NBW.
- Until the 1953–59 revolution, thousands of Cubans commuted daily from outside the base to jobs within.
- On 6 September 2006, President George W.
- The furthest airport from United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NBW) is RAAF Learmonth (LEA), which is located 11,820 miles (19,022 kilometers) away in Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia.
