Nonstop flight route between Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, Canada and Boca Chica Key, Florida, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Saint-Jean Airport (YJN), Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, Canada and NAS Key West (NQX), Boca Chica Key, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,507 miles (or 2,425 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 Saint-Jean Airport and NAS Key West, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Saint-Jean Airport (YJN):

• The closest airport to Saint-Jean Airport (YJN) is Montréal/Saint-Hubert Airport (YHU), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) NNW of YJN.
• Because of Saint-Jean Airport's relatively low elevation of 136 feet, planes can take off or land at Saint-Jean 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.
• Saint-Jean Airport (YJN) has 3 runways.
• The furthest airport from Saint-Jean Airport (YJN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,535 miles (18,564 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• In addition to being known as "Saint-Jean Airport", another name for YJN is "Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu Airport".

Facts about NAS Key West (NQX):

• The seaplane base was designated as a Naval Air Station Key West on 15 December 1940 and served as an operating and training base for fleet aircraft squadrons, to include seaplane, land-based aircraft, carrier-based aircraft and lighter-than-air blimp squadrons.
• Because of NAS Key West's relatively low elevation of 6 feet, planes can take off or land at NAS Key West 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 closest airport to NAS Key West (NQX) is Key West International Airport (EYW), which is located only 5 miles (7 kilometers) WSW of NQX.
• NAS Key West (NQX) has 3 runways.
• NAS Key West is a state-of-the-art training facility for air-to-air combat fighter aircraft of all military services, with perfect flying weather year round and unparalleled aerial ranges that offer aircrew training within minutes after takeoff.
• The furthest airport from NAS Key West (NQX) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,575 miles (18,629 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
• In addition to being known as "NAS Key West", other names for NQX include "Naval Air Station Key West" and "NQX[1]".
• In 1973, Reconnaissance Attack Wing 1 began relocation from the closing NAS Albany, Georgia with its RA-5C Vigilante, TA-3B Skywarrior and TA-4F/J Skyhawk II aircraft.
• The air station is also host to several tenant commands, including Fighter Squadron Composite 111, Strike Fighter Squadron 106 Detachment Key West, the U.S.