Nonstop flight route between St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada and Fort Bragg, North Carolina, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between St. Thomas Municipal Airport (YQS), St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada and Simmons Army Airfield (FBG), Fort Bragg, North Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 540 miles (or 870 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 St. Thomas Municipal Airport and Simmons Army Airfield, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | FBG / KFBG | 
| Airport Name: | Simmons Army Airfield | 
| Location: | Fort Bragg, North Carolina, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°7'54"N by 78°56'11"W | 
| Operator/Owner: | U.S. Army ATCA-ASO | 
| Airport Type: | Military | 
| Elevation: | 244 feet (74 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from FBG | 
| More Information: | FBG 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.
 - 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.
 - 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.
 - The airport was purchased by the City of St.
 
Facts about Simmons Army Airfield (FBG):
- Because of Simmons Army Airfield's relatively low elevation of 244 feet, planes can take off or land at Simmons Army Airfield 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.
 - Simmons Army Airfield (FBG) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The closest airport to Simmons Army Airfield (FBG) is Pope Field (POB), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) WNW of FBG.
 - As part of Exercise Test Drop in August 1952, the 406th Engineer Brigade constructed an airfield in the vicinity of Smith Lake on land acquired by Fort Bragg.
 - By 1976 Simmons had 176 aircraft assigned and 375 flights operations a day.
 - In the early 1960s Fort Bragg and Simmons played an important role in emerging air mobility.
 - The furthest airport from Simmons Army Airfield (FBG) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,634 miles (18,723 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
 
