Nonstop flight route between St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada and Torrej贸n de Ardoz, Spain:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between St. Thomas Municipal Airport (YQS), St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada and Madrid鈥揟orrej贸n Airport (TOJ), Torrej贸n de Ardoz, Spain would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,864 miles (or 6,219 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 Madrid鈥揟orrej贸n Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
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Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YQS / CYQS |
Airport Name: | St. Thomas Municipal Airport |
Location: | St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 42掳46'12"N by 81掳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: | TOJ / LETO |
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Location: | Torrej贸n de Ardoz, Spain |
GPS Coordinates: | 40掳29'48"N by 3掳26'44"W |
Operator/Owner: | Civil: Aena Military: Spanish Air Force (Ej茅rcito del Aire) |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
Elevation: | 2026 feet (618 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TOJ |
More Information: | TOJ 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.
- The airport was purchased by the City of St.
- 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.
Facts about Madrid鈥揟orrej贸n Airport (TOJ):
- In accordance with the 1988 agreement, the USAF portion of the base was returned to the Spanish government on 21 May 1996, with the 401st Tactical Fighter Wing being transferred to Aviano Air Base, Italy without personnel or equipment.
- In addition to being known as "Madrid鈥揟orrej贸n Airport", other names for TOJ include "Aeropuerto de Madrid/Barajas", "Torrej贸n Air Base" and "Base A茅rea de Torrej贸n".
- Madrid鈥揟orrej贸n Airport is a commercial airport in Spain.
- The furthest airport from Madrid鈥揟orrej贸n Airport (TOJ) is Palmerston North Airport (PMR), which is nearly antipodal to Madrid鈥揟orrej贸n Airport (meaning Madrid鈥揟orrej贸n Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Palmerston North Airport), and is located 12,386 miles (19,933 kilometers) away in Palmerston North, New Zealand.
- Madrid鈥揟orrej贸n Airport (TOJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- In January 1988, Spain and the United States announced jointly that agreement had been reached in principle on a new base agreement with an initial term of eight years, essentially meeting the conditions demanded by Spain.
- After the 1991 cease-fire in Iraq, plans proceeded to close Torrejon Air Base.
- The closest airport to Madrid鈥揟orrej贸n Airport (TOJ) is Adolfo Su谩rez Madrid鈥揃arajas Airport[1] (MAD), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) WSW of TOJ.
- The outcome of the 1986 referendum on membership in NATO committed the Spanish government to negotiate the reduction of the United States military presence in Spain.