Nonstop flight route between St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada and Accra, Ghana:
Departure Airport:
(42°46'12"N by 81°6'34"W)
Arrival Airport:
(5°36'16"N by 0°10'2"W)
Distance from YQS to ACC:
5,496.55 miles (8,845.82 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between St. Thomas Municipal Airport (YQS), St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada and Kotoka International Airport Accra Air Force Station (ACC), Accra, Ghana would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,497 miles (or 8,846 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 St. Thomas Municipal Airport and Kotoka International Airport Accra Air Force Station, 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 St. Thomas Municipal Airport and Kotoka International Airport Accra Air Force Station. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YQS / CYQS |
| Airport Name: | St. Thomas Municipal Airport |
| Location: | St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 42°46'12"N by 81°6'34"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Municipality of St. Thomas |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 779 feet (237 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YQS |
| More Information: | YQS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ACC / DGAA |
| Airport Name: | Kotoka International Airport Accra Air Force Station |
| Location: | Accra, Ghana |
| GPS Coordinates: | 5°36'16"N by 0°10'2"W |
| Area Served: | Accra |
| Operator/Owner: | Ghana Airports Company Ltd |
| Airport Type: | Military/Public |
| Elevation: | 205 feet (62 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ACC |
| More Information: | ACC Maps & Info |
Facts about St. Thomas Municipal Airport (YQS):
- St. Thomas Municipal Airport (YQS) has 3 runways.
- The furthest airport from St. Thomas Municipal Airport (YQS) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,370 miles (18,298 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The airport is in uncontrolled airspace but has a UNICOM operating during working hours on 122.70 MHz.
- Because of St. Thomas Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 779 feet, planes can take off or land at St. Thomas Municipal 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 closest airport to St. Thomas Municipal Airport (YQS) is London international Airport (YXU), which is located only 18 miles (29 kilometers) N of YQS.
Facts about Kotoka International Airport Accra Air Force Station (ACC):
- Kotoka Airport also houses the offices of the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority.
- The closest airport to Kotoka International Airport Accra Air Force Station (ACC) is Lomé–Tokoin Airport (LFW), which is located 105 miles (169 kilometers) ENE of ACC.
- The furthest airport from Kotoka International Airport Accra Air Force Station (ACC) is Funafuti International Airport (FUN), which is nearly antipodal to Kotoka International Airport Accra Air Force Station (meaning Kotoka International Airport Accra Air Force Station is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Funafuti International Airport), and is located 12,230 miles (19,683 kilometers) away in Funafuti, Tuvalu.
- Kotoka International Airport Accra Air Force Station (ACC) currently has only 1 runway.
- Kotoka Airport was renamed from Ghana International Airport, in honour of Lieutenant General Emmanuel Kwasi Kotoka, a member of the ruling National Liberation Council.
- Because of Kotoka International Airport Accra Air Force Station's relatively low elevation of 205 feet, planes can take off or land at Kotoka International Airport Accra Air Force Station 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.
- Kotoka International Airport Accra Air Force Station handled 2,269,451 passengers last year.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 18.30 miles (29.44 km) N | London international Airport (YXU) | London, Ontario, Canada |     |
| 2 | 40.89 miles (65.80 km) NNW | Centralia/James T. Field Memorial Aerodrome (YCE) | Centralia, Ontario, Canada | |
| 3 | 58.96 miles (94.88 km) WSW | Chatham-Kent Airport (XCM) | Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada | |
| 4 | 60.32 miles (97.07 km) NE | Region of Waterloo International Airport (YKF) | Waterloo Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada | |
| 5 | 62.78 miles (101.03 km) WNW | Sarnia (Chris Hadfield) Airport (YZR) | Sarnia, Ontario, Canada | |
| 6 | 65.61 miles (105.59 km) ENE | John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport (YHM) | Hamilton, Ontario, Canada | |
| 7 | 67.28 miles (108.28 km) SE | Erie International Airport (ERI) | Erie, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 8 | 71.73 miles (115.44 km) SSE | Northeast Ohio Regional Airport (JFN) | Ashtabula, Ohio, United States | |
| 9 | 72.55 miles (116.76 km) W | St. Clair County International Airport (PHN) | Port Huron, Michigan, United States | |
| 10 | 76.40 miles (122.95 km) S | Willoughby Lost Nation Municipal Airport (LNN) | Willoughby, Ohio, United States | |
| 11 | 85.46 miles (137.54 km) SSW | Cuyahoga County Airport (CGF) | Cleveland, Ohio, United States | |
| 12 | 88.36 miles (142.20 km) W | Selfridge Air National Guard Base (MTC) | Mount Clemens, Michigan, United States | |
| 13 | 91.32 miles (146.96 km) SSE | Port Meadville Airport (MEJ) | Meadville, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 14 | 91.39 miles (147.08 km) SSW | Cleveland Burke Lakefront Airport (BKL) | Cleveland, Ohio, United States | |
| 15 | 95.35 miles (153.46 km) E | Chautauqua County/Dunkirk Airport (DKK) | Dunkirk, New York, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,369.97 miles (18,298.15 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,345.99 miles (18,259.55 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,337.84 miles (18,246.44 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,320.03 miles (18,217.78 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,287.85 miles (18,165.99 km) WSW | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,262.27 miles (18,124.83 km) SW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,252.14 miles (18,108.52 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,245.11 miles (18,097.21 km) WSW | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,241.02 miles (18,090.62 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,197.08 miles (18,019.91 km) SW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,130.47 miles (17,912.72 km) SW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,101.59 miles (17,866.23 km) SW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,085.72 miles (17,840.69 km) SW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,082.48 miles (17,835.48 km) SW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,048.96 miles (17,781.54 km) WSW | Esperance Airport (EPR) | Esperance, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 105.13 miles (169.19 km) ENE | Lomé–Tokoin Airport (LFW) | Lomé, Togo | |
| 2 | 120.95 miles (194.65 km) WSW | Takoradi Airport (TKD) | Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana | |
| 3 | 124.25 miles (199.95 km) NW | Kumasi Airport (KMS) | Kumasi, Ghana | |
| 4 | 182.91 miles (294.36 km) ENE | Cotonou Cadjehoun Airport (COO) | Cotonou, Benin | |
| 5 | 191.70 miles (308.51 km) NW | Sunyani Airport (NYI) | Sunyani, Ghana | |
| 6 | 213.48 miles (343.56 km) W | Aboisso Airport (ABO) | Aboisso, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 7 | 243.86 miles (392.45 km) NW | Soko Airport (BDK) | Bondoukou, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 8 | 245.78 miles (395.54 km) NE | Savé Airport (SVF) | Savé, Benin | |
| 9 | 248.91 miles (400.58 km) ENE | Murtala Muhammed International Airport (LOS) | Lagos, Nigeria | |
| 10 | 259.60 miles (417.78 km) W | Félix Houphouët-Boigny International Airport (ABJ) | Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 11 | 277.20 miles (446.11 km) N | Tamale Airport (TML) | Tamale, Northern Region, Ghana | |
| 12 | 300.42 miles (483.48 km) NNE | Niamtougou International Airport (LRL) | Niamtougou, Togo | |
| 13 | 308.26 miles (496.10 km) NNE | Djougou Airport (DJA) | Djougou, Benin | |
| 14 | 309.42 miles (497.97 km) ENE | Ibadan Airport (IBA) | Ibadan, Nigeria | |
| 15 | 315.69 miles (508.06 km) WNW | Dimbokro Airport (DIM) | Dimbokro, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,230.36 miles (19,682.81 km) SSE | Funafuti International Airport (FUN) | Funafuti, Tuvalu | |
| 2 | 12,143.13 miles (19,542.42 km) SE | Arorae Island Airport (AIS) | Arorae Island, Kiribati | |
| 3 | 12,042.09 miles (19,379.82 km) SE | Beru Island Airport (BEZ) | Beru, Kiribati | |
| 4 | 11,851.35 miles (19,072.84 km) SE | Aranuka Airport (AAK) | Aranuka, Kiribati | |
| 5 | 11,846.07 miles (19,064.36 km) SE | Abemama Atoll Airport (AEA) | Abemama Atoll, Kiribati | |
| 6 | 11,842.42 miles (19,058.48 km) SSW | Wallis Island (WLS) | Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 7 | 11,821.71 miles (19,025.15 km) WSW | Canton Island Airport (CIS) | Canton Island, Kiribati | |
| 8 | 11,818.49 miles (19,019.98 km) SSW | Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT) | Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 9 | 11,769.09 miles (18,940.46 km) SE | Bonriki International Airport (TRW) | Tarawa, Kiribati | |
| 10 | 11,743.12 miles (18,898.67 km) SE | Abaiang Atoll Airport (ABF) | Abaiang, Kiribati | |
| 11 | 11,740.35 miles (18,894.21 km) SE | Marakei Airport (MZK) | Marakei, Kiribati | |
| 12 | 11,687.53 miles (18,809.22 km) SW | Asau Airport (AAU) | Asau, Samoa | |
| 13 | 11,685.56 miles (18,806.05 km) S | Labasa Airport (LBS) | Labasa, Fiji | |
| 14 | 11,682.57 miles (18,801.23 km) SSW | Mata'aho Airport (NFO) | Niuafo'ou, Tonga | |
| 15 | 11,665.19 miles (18,773.26 km) SE | Butaritari Atoll Airport (BBG) | Butaritari Atoll, Kiribati | |