Nonstop flight route between Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada and Lewistown, Montana, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lethbridge Airport (YQL), Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada and Lewistown Municipal Airport (LWT), Lewistown, Montana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 235 miles (or 378 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 Lethbridge Airport and Lewistown Municipal Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YQL / CYQL |
| Airport Name: | Lethbridge Airport |
| Location: | Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 49°37'49"N by 112°47'58"W |
| Area Served: | Lethbridge |
| Operator/Owner: | Lethbridge County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 3048 feet (929 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YQL |
| More Information: | YQL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LWT / KLWT |
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| Location: | Lewistown, Montana, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 47°2'57"N by 109°28'0"W |
| Area Served: | Lewistown, Montana |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Lewistown & Fergus County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4170 feet (1,271 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LWT |
| More Information: | LWT Maps & Info |
Facts about Lethbridge Airport (YQL):
- From 1939–1948, Lethbridge operated as Western Canada's primary airline hub.
- On 7 February 2009, a general aviation Cessna 150 crash-landed in a field at the airport.
- The closest airport to Lethbridge Airport (YQL) is Pincher Creek Airport (WPC), which is located 54 miles (87 kilometers) W of YQL.
- The furthest airport from Lethbridge Airport (YQL) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,420 miles (16,770 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- On 26 July 2009, the Evergreen Supertanker successfully landed and took off from runway 05 as part of the 2009 airshow, marking the first time a Boeing 747 has used this airport.
- Lethbridge Airport is located 4 nautical miles south southeast of Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.
- The RCAF left Lethbridge in 1944.
- Lethbridge Airport (YQL) has 2 runways.
Facts about Lewistown Municipal Airport (LWT):
- Because of Lewistown Municipal Airport's high elevation of 4,170 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at LWT. Combined with a high temperature, this could make LWT a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Lewistown Municipal Airport (LWT) has 3 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Lewistown Municipal Airport", another name for LWT is "Lewistown Army Airfield".
- The airfield was in operation during a 12-month period between 1942 and 1943 and thereafter deactivated.
- Lewiston Army Airfield was built in 1942 as one of four training facilities for B-17 Flying Fortress crews and had a storage site for the top secret Norden Bombsight.
- Lewistown was a satellite field for Great Falls Army Air Base.
- The closest airport to Lewistown Municipal Airport (LWT) is Roundup Airport (RPX), which is located 59 miles (95 kilometers) SE of LWT.
- The furthest airport from Lewistown Municipal Airport (LWT) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,508 miles (16,911 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
