Nonstop flight route between Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada and Houston, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Regina International Airport (YQR), Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada and George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH), Houston, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,493 miles (or 2,403 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 relatively short distance between Regina International Airport and George Bush Intercontinental Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YQR / CYQR |
| Airport Name: | Regina International Airport |
| Location: | Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 50°25'55"N by 104°39'57"W |
| Area Served: | Regina, Saskatchewan |
| Operator/Owner: | Transport Canada |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1895 feet (578 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YQR |
| More Information: | YQR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | IAH / KIAH |
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| Location: | Houston, Texas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 29°59'3"N by 95°20'29"W |
| Area Served: | Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Houston |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 97 feet (30 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 5 |
| View all routes: | Routes from IAH |
| More Information: | IAH Maps & Info |
Facts about Regina International Airport (YQR):
- The furthest airport from Regina International Airport (YQR) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,218 miles (16,445 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Regina International Airport handled 1,141,177 passengers last year.
- After the First World War, Reginan Roland Groome returned from military service as a flying instructor in Southern Ontario and, with partners, set up a company called the "Aerial Service Co." Its primitive airfield was located near what is the current intersection of Hill Avenue and Cameron Street in the city's southern Lakeview district.
- Regina International Airport (YQR) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Regina International Airport (YQR) is CFB Moose Jaw (YMJ), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) W of YQR.
Facts about George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH):
- The furthest airport from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 10,981 miles (17,672 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- On June 19, 2014, Emirates Airlines announced that it would become the second operator of the Airbus A380 at Intercontinental Airport, upgrading its service from Dubai to Houston from Boeing 777 to the "Super Jumbo" A380.
- George Bush Intercontinental Airport handled 40,128,953 passengers last year.
- Terminal B was also one of the original two terminals of the airport to open in 1969 and was also designed by Goleman & Rolfe and George Pierce-Abel B.
- The IAB, equipped with a Federal Inspection Facility and US Customs services, consolidated all international arrivals into one terminal.
- The closest airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) is David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport (DWH), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) WNW of IAH.
- As of 2007, Terminals A and B remain from the original design of the airport.
- In addition to being known as "George Bush Intercontinental Airport", another name for IAH is "Houston-Intercontinental".
- George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) has 5 runways.
- Because of George Bush Intercontinental Airport's relatively low elevation of 97 feet, planes can take off or land at George Bush Intercontinental 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.
