Nonstop flight route between Mirabel (near Montreal), Quebec, Canada and Puvirnituq, Quebec, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Montréal–Mirabel International Airport (YMX), Mirabel (near Montreal), Quebec, Canada and Puvirnituq Airport (YPX), Puvirnituq, Quebec, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,002 miles (or 1,612 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–Mirabel International Airport and Puvirnituq Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YMX / CYMX |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Mirabel (near Montreal), Quebec, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 45°40'46"N by 74°2'18"W |
| Area Served: | Montreal, Quebec |
| Operator/Owner: | Transport Canada |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 271 feet (83 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YMX |
| More Information: | YMX Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YPX / CYPX |
| Airport Name: | Puvirnituq Airport |
| Location: | Puvirnituq, Quebec, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 60°3'7"N by 77°17'14"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Administration régionale Kativik |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 83 feet (25 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YPX |
| More Information: | YPX Maps & Info |
Facts about Montréal–Mirabel International Airport (YMX):
- The closest airport to Montréal–Mirabel International Airport (YMX) is Cartierville Airport (YCV), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) SE of YMX.
- In March 1969, the federal and provincial governments reached a compromise to locate at the St.
- In addition to being known as "Montréal–Mirabel International Airport", another name for YMX is "Aéroport international Montréal–Mirabel".
- It is one of two airports in Canada with sufficient right-of-way that can be expanded to accommodate 50 million passengers per year, the other being Toronto Pearson International Airport, though a lack of traffic meant that Mirabel was never expanded beyond its first phase.
- The federal government expropriation resulted in making Mirabel the world's largest airport by property area.
- The federal government proposed that the airport should be located at Vaudreuil-Dorion.
- Starting in 2011 the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series, Drag racing and other forms of Motorsport began running on the airport's runways and surrounding areas, on what is known as Circuit ICAR.
- In December 2006, in a move he called "correcting a historical injustice," Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced the return of 4,450 hectares of farmland expropriated to build Mirabel airport.
- The furthest airport from Montréal–Mirabel International Airport (YMX) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,493 miles (18,495 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Montréal–Mirabel International Airport (YMX) has 2 runways.
- Because of Montréal–Mirabel International Airport's relatively low elevation of 271 feet, planes can take off or land at Montréal–Mirabel 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.
- High-speed rail transit for the Montréal–Mirabel run), initially to be called TRRAMM, was intended to be completed at a later date.
- Today, Montréal–Mirabel International Airport is used almost exclusively for cargo flights, with passenger operations having ceased on October 31, 2004, twenty-nine years after the airport's opening and many years of limited, primarily charter service.
- With very little or, later, no airline service, and with many empty spaces inside its terminal, Mirabel has been the setting of several movies, TV series, and commercials for many years.
Facts about Puvirnituq Airport (YPX):
- The furthest airport from Puvirnituq Airport (YPX) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 10,575 miles (17,018 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- Puvirnituq Airport (YPX) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Puvirnituq Airport's relatively low elevation of 83 feet, planes can take off or land at Puvirnituq 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 closest airport to Puvirnituq Airport (YPX) is Akulivik Airport (AKV), which is located 61 miles (97 kilometers) NNW of YPX.
