Nonstop flight route between Valcartier, Québec, Canada and Bridgetown, Barbados:
Departure Airport:
(46°54'10"N by 71°30'12"W)
Arrival Airport:
(13°4'28"N by 59°29'32"W)
Distance from YOY to BGI:
2,438.97 miles (3,925.13 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Valcartier (W/C J.H.L. (Joe) Lecomte) Heliport (YOY), Valcartier, Québec, Canada and Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI), Bridgetown, Barbados would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,439 miles (or 3,925 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 Valcartier (W/C J.H.L. (Joe) Lecomte) Heliport and Grantley Adams International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YOY / CYOY |
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| Location: | Valcartier, Québec, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 46°54'10"N by 71°30'12"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Canada |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 550 feet (168 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from YOY |
| More Information: | YOY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BGI / TBPB |
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| Location: | Bridgetown, Barbados |
| GPS Coordinates: | 13°4'28"N by 59°29'32"W |
| Area Served: | Barbados |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Barbados |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BGI |
| More Information: | BGI Maps & Info |
Facts about Valcartier (W/C J.H.L. (Joe) Lecomte) Heliport (YOY):
- In addition to being known as "Valcartier (W/C J.H.L. (Joe) Lecomte) Heliport", other names for YOY include "2nd Canadian Division Support Base, Valcartier" and "Base des Forces canadiennes Valcartier".
- In July 1974, an explosives safety training accident involving "D" Company killed six cadets and injured over 50.
- The furthest airport from Valcartier (W/C J.H.L. (Joe) Lecomte) Heliport (YOY) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,480 miles (18,475 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Valcartier (W/C J.H.L. (Joe) Lecomte) Heliport (YOY) is Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) SE of YOY.
- The site was also used as an internment camp for "enemy aliens", mainly eastern Europeans.
- ASU Valcartier is also home of the Army Cadet Summer Training Centre Valcartier, which trains Royal Canadian Army Cadets of the Eastern Region / Province of Quebec.
- CFB Valcartier was originally erected as a military training camp in August 1914 as part of the mobilization of the Canadian Expeditionary Force at the onset of World War I.
- Because of Valcartier (W/C J.H.L. (Joe) Lecomte) Heliport's relatively low elevation of 550 feet, planes can take off or land at Valcartier (W/C J.H.L. (Joe) Lecomte) Heliport 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 Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI):
- In 1983, the US-sponsored invasion of Grenada prompted the United States to form yet another agreement with Barbados.
- Grantley Adams International Airport has two terminal buildings designed to appear as one single continuous structure.
- Air transportation at the site of present day airport, then known as Seawell Airport, goes back as far as the late 1930s.
- Since Grantley Adams International Airport had become a relatively busy airport for such a small island, and based on the fact that future air traffic to the facilities is expected to increase, the Government of Barbados commenced a US$100 million programme to revamp the Airport's current infrastructure.
- On 2 November 1977 G-BOAE was the same aircraft that Queen Elizabeth II travelled flying from GAIA to London Heathrow, England.
- The closest airport to Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI) is Hewanorra International Airport (UVF), which is located 108 miles (174 kilometers) WNW of BGI.
- Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI) is Tardamu Airport (SAU), which is nearly antipodal to Grantley Adams International Airport (meaning Grantley Adams International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tardamu Airport), and is located 12,231 miles (19,684 kilometers) away in Savu Island, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.
- In addition to being known as "Grantley Adams International Airport", another name for BGI is "78954[1][2][4]".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 9.31 miles (14.98 km) SE | Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB) | Sainte-Foy, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada |     |
| 2 | 67.59 miles (108.78 km) SW | Trois-Rivières Airport (YRQ) | Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada | |
| 3 | 69.81 miles (112.35 km) WNW | La Tuque Airport (YLQ) | La Tuque, Quebec, Canada | |
| 4 | 76.85 miles (123.68 km) NE | Charlevoix Airport (YML) | Charlevoix, Quebec, Canada | |
| 5 | 101.43 miles (163.24 km) NNE | CFB Bagotville (YBG) | Bagotville, Quebec, Canada | |
| 6 | 101.56 miles (163.45 km) S | Sherbrooke Airport (YSC) | Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada | |
| 7 | 107.79 miles (173.48 km) NE | Rivière-du-Loup Airport (YRI) | Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec, Canada | |
| 8 | 111.14 miles (178.86 km) N | Alma Airport (YTF) | Alma, Quebec, Canada | |
| 9 | 117.22 miles (188.65 km) NNW | Roberval Airport (YRJ) | Roberval, Quebec, Canada | |
| 10 | 126.19 miles (203.08 km) SSW | Roland-Désourdy Airport (ZBM) | Bromont, Quebec, Canada | |
| 11 | 132.37 miles (213.02 km) SW | Montréal/Saint-Hubert Airport (YHU) | Saint-Hubert, Longueuil (near Montreal), Quebec, Canada | |
| 12 | 135.74 miles (218.45 km) NNW | Dolbeau-Saint-Félicien Airport (YDO) | Dolbeau-Mistassini, Quebec, Canada | |
| 13 | 140.01 miles (225.33 km) SW | Saint-Jean Airport (YJN) | Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, Canada | |
| 14 | 142.71 miles (229.66 km) SW | Cartierville Airport (YCV) | Cartierville, Quebec, Canada | |
| 15 | 143.45 miles (230.86 km) SSW | Newport State Airport (EFK) | Newport, Vermont, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,479.65 miles (18,474.65 km) SSW | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,477.06 miles (18,470.49 km) SSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,476.39 miles (18,469.41 km) SSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,454.86 miles (18,434.76 km) SSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,429.38 miles (18,393.75 km) SSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,406.43 miles (18,356.82 km) SSW | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,342.27 miles (18,253.57 km) SSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,341.94 miles (18,253.04 km) SSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,330.04 miles (18,233.89 km) SSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,288.11 miles (18,166.41 km) SW | Esperance Airport (EPR) | Esperance, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,237.55 miles (18,085.04 km) SSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,148.55 miles (17,941.80 km) SSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,147.30 miles (17,939.80 km) SW | Kambalda Airport (KDB) | Kambalda, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,141.73 miles (17,930.83 km) SSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,133.57 miles (17,917.70 km) SSW | Windarling Airport (WRN) | Windarling, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 108.17 miles (174.08 km) WNW | Hewanorra International Airport (UVF) | Vieux-Fort, Saint Lucia | |
| 2 | 114.36 miles (184.05 km) W | Mustique Airport (MQS) | Mustique Island, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| 3 | 115.73 miles (186.25 km) W | E.T. Joshua Airport (SVD) | Arno Vale (near Kingstown), Saint Vincent, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| 4 | 119.26 miles (191.93 km) W | J. F. Mitchell Airport (BQU) | Bequia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| 5 | 120.11 miles (193.30 km) WNW | George F. L. Charles Airport (SLU) | Castries, Saint Lucia | |
| 6 | 127.28 miles (204.83 km) WSW | Canouan Airport (CIW) | Canouan Island, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| 7 | 133.61 miles (215.02 km) WSW | Union Island Airport (UNI) | Union Island, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| 8 | 139.65 miles (224.74 km) WSW | Lauriston Airport (CRU) | Carriacou Island, Grenada | |
| 9 | 145.51 miles (234.17 km) NW | Aimé Césaire Airport (FDF) | Le Lamentin / Fort de France, Martinique | |
| 10 | 160.87 miles (258.90 km) SW | A.N.R. Robinson International Airport (TAB) | Scarborough, Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 11 | 171.46 miles (275.95 km) WSW | Maurice Bishop International Airport (GND) | St. George's, Grenada | |
| 12 | 201.53 miles (324.33 km) NW | Canefield Airport (DCF) | Canefield, Dominica | |
| 13 | 209.33 miles (336.88 km) NW | Melville Hall Airport (DOM) | Melville Hall (near Roseau), Dominica | |
| 14 | 211.91 miles (341.04 km) SW | Piarco International Airport (POS) | Piarco (near Port of Spain), Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 15 | 238.04 miles (383.09 km) NW | Les Saintes Airport (LSS) | Terre-de-Haut Island, Les Saintes, Guadeloupe | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,231.15 miles (19,684.08 km) SSW | Tardamu Airport (SAU) | Savu Island, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 12,201.09 miles (19,635.70 km) S | Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport (WGP) | Waingapu, Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,143.42 miles (19,542.90 km) SW | El Tari Airport (KOE) | Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 12,134.55 miles (19,528.62 km) SSW | H. Hasan Aroeboesman Airport (ENE) | Ende, Flores, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 12,133.06 miles (19,526.21 km) S | Bajawa Soa Airport (BJW) | Bajawa, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 12,117.03 miles (19,500.42 km) S | Komodo Airport (LBJ) | Labuan Bajo, Flores Island, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 12,108.75 miles (19,487.10 km) SSW | Frans Seda Airport (MOF) | Maumere, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 12,108.74 miles (19,487.08 km) SSW | Wonopito Airport (LWE) | Lewoleba, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 12,100.00 miles (19,473.01 km) SSE | Sultan Muhammad Salahuddin Airport (BMU) | Bima, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 12,081.04 miles (19,442.51 km) SSW | Broome International Airport (BME) | Broome, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 12,073.15 miles (19,429.81 km) SW | Derby Airport (DRB) | Derby, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 12,042.57 miles (19,380.58 km) SW | Haliwen Airport (ABU) | Atambua, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 12,022.90 miles (19,348.94 km) SE | Lombok International Airport (LOP) | Mataram (near Praya), Lombok, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 12,004.44 miles (19,319.22 km) SE | Selaparang Airport (AMI) | Mataram, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 11,996.63 miles (19,306.66 km) SW | Alor Island Airport (ARD) | Alor Island, Indonesia | |