Nonstop flight route between St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada and Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between St. Thomas Municipal Airport (YQS), St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada and Vancouver International Airport (YVR), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,040 miles (or 3,284 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 Vancouver International Airport, 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: | YVR / CYVR | 
| Airport Name: | Vancouver International Airport | 
| Location: | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 49°11'40"N by 123°11'2"W | 
| Area Served: | Metro Vancouver | 
| Operator/Owner: | Transport Canada | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 14 feet (4 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 3 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from YVR | 
| More Information: | YVR Maps & Info | 
Facts about St. Thomas Municipal Airport (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 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 Vancouver International Airport (YVR):
- Vancouver International Airport is located on Sea Island in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, about 12 km from Downtown Vancouver.
- Because of Vancouver International Airport's relatively low elevation of 14 feet, planes can take off or land at Vancouver International 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 International and Domestic terminals are one very large building divided into two sections, while the South terminal is located in a remote part of the airport.
- Since 1992, the Vancouver Airport Authority has been working with an independent accessibility consultant to eliminate the physical barriers in the built environment, and is "committed to providing fully accessible terminal facilities for people of all backgrounds and capabilities".
- Vancouver International Airport (YVR) has 3 runways.
- The furthest airport from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,685 miles (17,196 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Passengers traveling through YVR are no longer required to pay a separate airport improvement fee.
- In May 2005, the federal government, which owns the airport land, announced it was cutting rent costs by 54%.
- Vancouver International Airport is owned by Transport Canada and is managed by Vancouver Airport Authority, which also manages other airports around the world through its Vancouver Airport Services subsidiary.
- The closest airport to Vancouver International Airport (YVR) is Vancouver Harbour Water Airport (CXH), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) NNE of YVR.




