Nonstop flight route between Quaqtaq, Quebec, Canada and Homestead, Florida, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Quaqtaq Airport (YQC), Quaqtaq, Quebec, Canada and Homestead Air Reserve Base (HST), Homestead, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,509 miles (or 4,037 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 Homestead Air Reserve Base, 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 Homestead Air Reserve Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Quaqtaq Airport (YQC):

• Quaqtaq Airport (YQC) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Quaqtaq Airport (YQC) is Kangirsuk Airport (YKG), which is located 72 miles (115 kilometers) S of 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 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.

Facts about Homestead Air Reserve Base (HST):

• Homestead Airfield began as a United States Army Air Forces facility on 16 September 1942 when the Army Air Forces assumed control of an isolated airstrip located about a mile inland from the shore of Biscayne Bay.
• On 15 September 1945, three years to the day of the base's founding, a massive hurricane barreled through, sending winds of up to 145 mph whistling through the cinderblock buildings.
• The closest airport to Homestead Air Reserve Base (HST) is Kendall-Tamiami Executive Airport (TMB), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) NNW of HST.
• The furthest airport from Homestead Air Reserve Base (HST) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,568 miles (18,616 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
• – 50th Area Support Group, Florida Army National Guard
• During the first five months, the 379th BMW concentrated on the manning and equipping of the unit and formulated a training schedule on 20 April 1956.
• In addition to being known as "Homestead Air Reserve Base", another name for HST is "Homestead ARB".