Nonstop flight route between St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada and Bourges, France:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between St. Thomas Municipal Airport (YQS), St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada and Bourges Airport (BOU), Bourges, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,894 miles (or 6,267 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 Bourges Airport, 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 Bourges Airport. 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: | BOU / LFLD | 
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| Location: | Bourges, France | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 47°3'38"N by 2°22'12"E | 
| Area Served: | Bourges, France | 
| Operator/Owner: | CCI du Cher | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 529 feet (161 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from BOU | 
| More Information: | BOU Maps & Info | 
Facts about St. Thomas Municipal Airport (YQS):
- St. Thomas Municipal Airport (YQS) has 3 runways.
 - 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 airport was purchased by the City of St.
 - There is one flight training school operating out of the airport, in addition to numerous agricultural aircraft in the summer.
 - 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.
 - 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.
 
Facts about Bourges Airport (BOU):
- In addition to being known as "Bourges Airport", another name for BOU is "Aéroport de Bourges".
 - Because of Bourges Airport's relatively low elevation of 529 feet, planes can take off or land at Bourges 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.
 - Bourges Airport (BOU) has 2 runways.
 - The closest airport to Bourges Airport (BOU) is Châteauroux-Centre "Marcel Dassault" Airport (CHR), which is located 34 miles (54 kilometers) WSW of BOU.
 - The furthest airport from Bourges Airport (BOU) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Bourges Airport (meaning Bourges Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,205 miles (19,642 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
 
