Nonstop flight route between Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada and Louisville, Kentucky, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Thunder Bay International Airport (YQT), Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada and Louisville International Airport (SDF), Louisville, Kentucky, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 727 miles (or 1,170 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 Thunder Bay International Airport and Louisville International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YQT / CYQT |
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| Location: | Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 48°22'18"N by 89°19'18"W |
| Area Served: | Thunder Bay, Ontario |
| Operator/Owner: | Transport Canada |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 654 feet (199 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YQT |
| More Information: | YQT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SDF / KSDF |
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| Location: | Louisville, Kentucky, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 38°10'27"N by 85°44'11"W |
| Area Served: | Louisville, Kentucky |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 501 feet (153 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SDF |
| More Information: | SDF Maps & Info |
Facts about Thunder Bay International Airport (YQT):
- The airport went under major renovations in 1994 with the construction of a new airport terminal building, including two jetways, a large food court, a gift shop and an arcade.
- In addition to being known as "Thunder Bay International Airport", another name for YQT is "Thunder Bay Airport".
- The parking lot contains 100 short-term spaces, 300 long-term spaces, curbside taxi service and courtesy cars.
- Thunder Bay International Airport handled 761,000 passengers last year.
- Thunder Bay International Airport (YQT) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Thunder Bay International Airport (YQT) is Grand Marais/Cook County Airport (GRM), which is located 61 miles (99 kilometers) SW of YQT.
- Because of Thunder Bay International Airport's relatively low elevation of 654 feet, planes can take off or land at Thunder Bay 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 furthest airport from Thunder Bay International Airport (YQT) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,833 miles (17,435 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Louisville International Airport (SDF):
- The closest airport to Louisville International Airport (SDF) is Bowman Field (LOU), which is located only 5 miles (9 kilometers) NE of SDF.
- Until around 1947 Bowman Field was Louisville's main airport.
- Because of Louisville International Airport's relatively low elevation of 501 feet, planes can take off or land at Louisville 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.
- Louisville International Airport handled 3,349,162 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Louisville International Airport (SDF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,239 miles (18,088 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Louisville International Airport", another name for SDF is "Standiford Field".
- Louisville International Airport is home to the Chautauqua Airlines maintenance complex, capable of holding nine planes, as well as the Compass Airlines main maintenance complex.
- Louisville International Airport (SDF) has 3 runways.
- The 1980s brought plans for a new terminal, the Louisville Airport Improvement plan.
