Nonstop flight route between La Tuque, Quebec, Canada and Topeka, Kansas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between La Tuque Airport (YLQ), La Tuque, Quebec, Canada and Forbes Field (FOE), Topeka, Kansas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 599 miles (or 963 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 La Tuque Airport and Forbes Field, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YLQ / CYLQ |
Airport Name: | La Tuque Airport |
Location: | La Tuque, Quebec, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 47°24'34"N by 72°47'20"W |
Operator/Owner: | Town of La Tuque |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 548 feet (167 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YLQ |
More Information: | YLQ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FOE / KFOE |
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Location: | Topeka, Kansas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°26'30"N by 79°57'15"W |
View all routes: | Routes from FOE |
More Information: | FOE Maps & Info |
Facts about La Tuque Airport (YLQ):
- The closest airport to La Tuque Airport (YLQ) is Valcartier (W/C J.H.L. (Joe) Lecomte) Heliport (YOY), which is located 70 miles (112 kilometers) ESE of YLQ.
- Because of La Tuque Airport's relatively low elevation of 548 feet, planes can take off or land at La Tuque 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.
- La Tuque Airport (YLQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from La Tuque Airport (YLQ) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,419 miles (18,377 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Forbes Field (FOE):
- Though Forbes Field was praised upon its opening, it began to show its age after 60 years of use.
- The furthest airport from Forbes Field (FOE) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,496 miles (18,501 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Forbes Field", another name for FOE is ""The House of Thrills""The Old Lady of Schenley Park""The Orchard of Oakland" [1]".
- Forbes Field was a baseball park in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from 1909 to 1971.
- The closest airport to Forbes Field (FOE) is Allegheny County Airport (AGC), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) SSE of FOE.
- It is more accurate to say Mayor Magee threw out the first ball.
- Meanwhile, the original location of that wall is outlined by bricks extending from the left-center field wall across Roberto Clemente Drive and into the sidewalk.
- The batting cage was placed just to the left of the 457-foot center field "Death Valley" marker during games, because it was believed impossible to hit the ball that far.
- In 1925, the right field grandstand was extended into the corner and into fair territory, reducing the foul line distance from 376 feet to 300 feet.