Nonstop flight route between Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada and Grand Island, Nebraska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Greater Moncton International Airport (YQM), Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada and Central Nebraska Regional Airport (GRI), Grand Island, Nebraska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,708 miles (or 2,749 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 Greater Moncton International Airport and Central Nebraska Regional Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Greater Moncton International Airport (YQM):

• Throughout the years, many renovations were made to the air terminal building, including in 1998-99, an international arrivals area to suit the needs of 1999's Eighth Sommet de la Francophonie.
• Greater Moncton International Airport handled 615,085 passengers last year.
• GMIA is home to the Moncton Flight College, the largest flight college in Canada.
• In 1929, a local private company bought the land at Léger's Corner airstrip and through the years two runways were constructed as well as structures for aircraft maintenance.
• Further expansion in 1964 brought many changes to the airport including an air traffic control tower and a new operations building.
• In addition to being known as "Greater Moncton International Airport", another name for YQM is "Moncton/Greater Moncton International Airport".
• The closest airport to Greater Moncton International Airport (YQM) is Summerside Airport (YSU), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) ENE of YQM.
• Both FedEx Express and Purolator Courier also have large hangars at the airport.
• On January 11, 1928, the first scheduled air flight out of the Greater Moncton area took place.
• The GMIA handled 647,682 passengers in 2013.
• Greater Moncton International Airport (YQM) has 2 runways.
• Also, in June 2010 Porter Airlines began a service to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier.
• The furthest airport from Greater Moncton International Airport (YQM) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,654 miles (18,755 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
• Because of Greater Moncton International Airport's relatively low elevation of 232 feet, planes can take off or land at Greater Moncton 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.

Facts about Central Nebraska Regional Airport (GRI):

• The furthest airport from Central Nebraska Regional Airport (GRI) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,617 miles (17,087 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• The facility was formerly Grand Island Army Airfield.
• The closest airport to Central Nebraska Regional Airport (GRI) is Hastings Municipal Airport (HSI), which is located 26 miles (41 kilometers) SSW of GRI.
• Air Midwest, operating as US Airways Express, commenced service on October 29, 2006, with two daily flights to Omaha Eppley Airfield and one daily flight to Kansas City International Airport.
• Central Nebraska Regional Airport (GRI) has 2 runways.
• Central Nebraska Regional Airport was selected to be a new Chinook Helicopter Base.