Nonstop flight route between St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada and Aalesund, Norway:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between St. Thomas Municipal Airport (YQS), St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada and Ålesund Airport, Vigra (AES), Aalesund, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,576 miles (or 5,755 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 Ålesund Airport, Vigra, 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 Ålesund Airport, Vigra. 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: | AES / ENAL | 
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| Location: | Aalesund, Norway | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 62°33'45"N by 6°7'10"E | 
| Area Served: | Ålesund, Norway | 
| Operator/Owner: | Avinor | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 70 feet (21 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from AES | 
| More Information: | AES Maps & Info | 
Facts about St. Thomas Municipal Airport (YQS):
- 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.
 - 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.
 - There is one flight training school operating out of the airport, in addition to numerous agricultural aircraft in the summer.
 - 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.
 - St. Thomas Municipal Airport (YQS) has 3 runways.
 - The airport was purchased by the City of St.
 
Facts about Ålesund Airport, Vigra (AES):
- Ålesund Airport, Vigra (AES) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The airport is at an elevation of 70 feet above mean sea level.
 - The closest airport to Ålesund Airport, Vigra (AES) is Ørsta–Volda Airport, Hovden (HOV), which is located 27 miles (43 kilometers) S of AES.
 - Before 1998, the airport was served by one airline, Braathens SAFE, at times with regional routes being by Norwegian Air Shuttle on behalf of Braathens.
 - The furthest airport from Ålesund Airport, Vigra (AES) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,147 miles (17,940 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
 - Braathens to Oslo-Fornebu, Oslo-Gardermoen, Stavanger, Bergen, Bodø and Trondheim
 - Ålesund Airport, Vigra handled 1,077,209 passengers last year.
 - Because of Ålesund Airport, Vigra's relatively low elevation of 70 feet, planes can take off or land at Ålesund Airport, Vigra 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.
 - Ålesund Airport, Vigra is an airport which serves the town of Ålesund in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway and the surrounding regions of Sunnmøre, Nordfjord and Romsdal.
 - In addition to being known as "Ålesund Airport, Vigra", another name for AES is "Ålesund lufthavn, Vigra".
 
