Nonstop flight route between Waskaganish, Quebec, Canada and Hobart, Tasmania, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Waskaganish Airport (YKQ), Waskaganish, Quebec, Canada and Hobart International Airport (HBA), Hobart, Tasmania, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,223 miles (or 16,452 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 Waskaganish Airport and Hobart International 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 Waskaganish Airport and Hobart International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YKQ / CYKQ |
| Airport Name: | Waskaganish Airport |
| Location: | Waskaganish, Quebec, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 51°28'23"N by 78°45'29"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Waskaganish Band Council |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 79 feet (24 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YKQ |
| More Information: | YKQ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HBA / YMHB |
| Airport Name: | Hobart International Airport |
| Location: | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 42°50'12"S by 147°30'35"E |
| Area Served: | Hobart |
| Operator/Owner: | Tasmanian Gateway Consortium |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 13 feet (4 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HBA |
| More Information: | HBA Maps & Info |
Facts about Waskaganish Airport (YKQ):
- The closest airport to Waskaganish Airport (YKQ) is Eastmain River Airport (ZEM), which is located 53 miles (85 kilometers) N of YKQ.
- The furthest airport from Waskaganish Airport (YKQ) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,041 miles (17,768 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Waskaganish Airport (YKQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Waskaganish Airport's relatively low elevation of 79 feet, planes can take off or land at Waskaganish 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.
Facts about Hobart International Airport (HBA):
- Because of Hobart International Airport's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at Hobart International 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.
- During December 2007, the Tasmanian Government sold the Tasmanian Ports Corporation-owned subsidiary for A$350 million to the Tasmanian Gateway Consortium, a private consortium made up of Macquarie Capital and Tasmania's public sector superannuation fund, the Retirement Benefits Fund.
- Hobart International Airport handled 1,855,849 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Hobart International Airport (HBA) is Launceston Airport (LST), which is located 91 miles (146 kilometers) N of HBA.
- Early in 2006, the airport announced plans to build a Direct Factory Outlet just east of Holyman Avenue.
- Hobart International Airport (HBA) currently has only 1 runway.
- Hobart International Airport is an airport located in Cambridge, 8.5 nautical miles northeast of Hobart, Tasmania.
- The furthest airport from Hobart International Airport (HBA) is Corvo Airport (CVU), which is nearly antipodal to Hobart International Airport (meaning Hobart International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Corvo Airport), and is located 12,207 miles (19,645 kilometers) away in Corvo Island, Azores, Portugal.
- Hobart Airport has two passenger terminals.
- Prior to the existence of the airport, the region was served by Cambridge Airport, a small airport located close to the existing site.
- There are two domestic freight areas operating at the airport, catering for Australian air Express, Toll Air and Virgin Australia.
- Hobart Airport has a car park that caters for short, medium or long term parking.
- The landing length required at Hobart for a Boeing 747 at maximum operational landing weight is 2,400 m, a minimum runway extension of 150 m would be beneficial to the operation of the airport.
- Throughout 2013, no public drinking water fountains have been operational at the airport terminal.
