Nonstop flight route between Quaqtaq, Quebec, Canada and Florence, Italy:
Departure Airport:

Arrival Airport:

Distance from YQC to FLR:
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- YQC Airport Information
- FLR Airport Information
- Facts about YQC
- Facts about FLR
- Map of Nearest Airports to YQC
- List of Nearest Airports to YQC
- Map of Furthest Airports from YQC
- List of Furthest Airports from YQC
- Map of Nearest Airports to FLR
- List of Nearest Airports to FLR
- Map of Furthest Airports from FLR
- List of Furthest Airports from FLR
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Quaqtaq Airport (YQC), Quaqtaq, Quebec, Canada and Florence Airport, Peretola (FLR), Florence, Italy would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,357 miles (or 5,403 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 Quaqtaq Airport and Florence Airport, Peretola, 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 Quaqtaq Airport and Florence Airport, Peretola. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YQC / CYHA |
Airport Name: | Quaqtaq Airport |
Location: | Quaqtaq, Quebec, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 61°2'47"N by 69°37'4"W |
Operator/Owner: | Administration Régionale Kativik |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 106 feet (32 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YQC |
More Information: | YQC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FLR / LIRQ |
Airport Names: |
|
Location: | Florence, Italy |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°48'36"N by 11°12'14"E |
Area Served: | Florence, Italy |
Operator/Owner: | Aeroporto di Firenze |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 144 feet (44 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FLR |
More Information: | FLR Maps & Info |
Facts about Quaqtaq Airport (YQC):
- Because of Quaqtaq Airport's relatively low elevation of 106 feet, planes can take off or land at Quaqtaq 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 Quaqtaq Airport (YQC) is Kangirsuk Airport (YKG), which is located 72 miles (115 kilometers) S of YQC.
- The furthest airport from Quaqtaq Airport (YQC) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 10,604 miles (17,065 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- Quaqtaq Airport (YQC) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Florence Airport, Peretola (FLR):
- Florence Airport, Peretola formerly Amerigo Vespucci Airport, is an airport located close to Florence, Italy, but administratively located within the territory of Sesto Fiorentino.
- Florence Airport, Peretola (FLR) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Florence Airport, Peretola (FLR) is Siena-Ampugnano Airport (SAY), which is located 38 miles (62 kilometers) S of FLR.
- In the late 1940s Peretola welcomed its first passenger flights with the DC-3 Aerea Teseo.
- Because of Florence Airport, Peretola's relatively low elevation of 144 feet, planes can take off or land at Florence Airport, Peretola 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 Florence Airport, Peretola (FLR) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Florence Airport, Peretola (meaning Florence Airport, Peretola is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,055 miles (19,401 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- On December 5, 2012 Vueling has announced the opening of a new base of operations from which to fly to Florence to several destinations in Europe.
- In addition to being known as "Florence Airport, Peretola", another name for FLR is "Aeroporto di Firenze-Peretola".