Nonstop flight route between Sainte-Foy, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB), Sainte-Foy, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada and United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NBW), Guantanamo Bay, Cuba would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,870 miles (or 3,010 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 Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport and United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB):

• Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB) has 2 runways.
• Based on the passenger figures for 2009 and 2010, it became clear that the terminal building would reach its design capacity by 2012.
• In addition to being known as "Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport", other names for YQB include "Aéroport international Jean-Lesage de Québec" and "Jean Lesage International Airport".
• In 2010, 2011 and 2013, the airport was voted Best Regional Airport in North America by Airports Council International's Airport Service Quality program.
• Because of Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport's relatively low elevation of 244 feet, planes can take off or land at Québec City Jean Lesage 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.
• The furthest airport from Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,489 miles (18,490 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB) is Valcartier (W/C J.H.L. (Joe) Lecomte) Heliport (YOY), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) NW of YQB.

Facts about United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NBW):

• The Guantanamo Bay Coaling and Naval Base employs over 9,500 U.S.
• Beginning in 2002, a small portion of the base was used to detain several hundred alleged combatants at Camp Delta, Camp Echo, Camp Iguana, and the now-closed Camp X-Ray.
• Until the 1953–59 revolution, thousands of Cubans commuted daily from outside the base to jobs within.
• The furthest airport from United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NBW) is RAAF Learmonth (LEA), which is located 11,820 miles (19,022 kilometers) away in Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NBW) is Mariana Grajales Airport (GAO), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) N of NBW.
• "Cactus Curtain" is a term describing the line separating the naval base from Cuban-controlled territory.