Nonstop flight route between Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada and Miner's Bay, British Columbia, Canada:
Departure Airport:
![Get maps and more information about Greater Moncton International Airport Get airport maps and more information about Greater Moncton International Airport](images/takeoff-icon.gif)
Arrival Airport:
![Get maps and more information about Mayne Island Water Aerodrome Get airport maps and more information about Mayne Island Water Aerodrome](images/landing-icon.gif)
Distance from YQM to YAV:
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- YQM Airport Information
- YAV Airport Information
- Facts about YQM
- Facts about YAV
- Map of Nearest Airports to YQM
- List of Nearest Airports to YQM
- Map of Furthest Airports from YQM
- List of Furthest Airports from YQM
- Map of Nearest Airports to YAV
- List of Nearest Airports to YAV
- Map of Furthest Airports from YAV
- List of Furthest Airports from YAV
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Greater Moncton International Airport (YQM), Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada and Mayne Island Water Aerodrome (YAV), Miner's Bay, British Columbia, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,675 miles (or 4,305 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 Greater Moncton International Airport and Mayne Island Water Aerodrome, 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 Greater Moncton International Airport and Mayne Island Water Aerodrome. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YQM / CYQM |
Airport Names: |
|
Location: | Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 46°6'57"N by 64°40'42"W |
Area Served: | Moncton, New Brunswick |
Operator/Owner: | Transport Canada |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 232 feet (71 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from YQM |
More Information: | YQM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YAV / |
Airport Names: |
|
Location: | Miner's Bay, British Columbia, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 48°52'1"N by 123°17'59"W |
Operator/Owner: | CRD |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from YAV |
More Information: | YAV Maps & Info |
Facts about Greater Moncton International Airport (YQM):
- Greater Moncton International Airport (YQM) has 2 runways.
- Also, in June 2010 Porter Airlines began a service to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier.
- Greater Moncton International Airport handled 615,085 passengers last year.
- GMIA is home to the Moncton Flight College, the largest flight college in Canada.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Greater Moncton International Airport", another name for YQM is "Moncton/Greater Moncton International Airport".
- In March 1940, the Department of National Defence opened a flight training school under the auspices of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan.
- Both FedEx Express and Purolator Courier also have large hangars at the airport.
- In 1936, Transport Canada and the local government discussed the possibility of the construction of an airport suitable for trans-Canadian routes.
- 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.
- On January 11, 1928, the first scheduled air flight out of the Greater Moncton area took place.
- The closest airport to Greater Moncton International Airport (YQM) is Summerside Airport (YSU), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) ENE of YQM.
Facts about Mayne Island Water Aerodrome (YAV):
- Because of Mayne Island Water Aerodrome's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Mayne Island Water Aerodrome 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.
- In addition to being known as "Mayne Island Water Aerodrome", another name for YAV is "CAW7".
- The furthest airport from Mayne Island Water Aerodrome (YAV) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,708 miles (17,233 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- The closest airport to Mayne Island Water Aerodrome (YAV) is Bedwell Harbour Water Aerodrome (YBW), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) SSE of YAV.