Nonstop flight route between Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada and Dijon, France:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Trois-Rivières Airport (YRQ), Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada and Dijon Air Base (DIJ), Dijon, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,516 miles (or 5,659 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 Trois-Rivières Airport and Dijon Air Base, 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 Trois-Rivières Airport and Dijon Air Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YRQ / CYRQ |
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Location: | Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 46°21'6"N by 72°40'50"W |
Operator/Owner: | Town of Trois-Rivières |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 199 feet (61 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YRQ |
More Information: | YRQ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DIJ / LFSD |
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Location: | Dijon, France |
GPS Coordinates: | 47°16'26"N by 5°5'20"E |
Area Served: | Dijon, Bourgogne, France |
Operator/Owner: | Government of France |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 726 feet (221 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from DIJ |
More Information: | DIJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Trois-Rivières Airport (YRQ):
- The furthest airport from Trois-Rivières Airport (YRQ) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,486 miles (18,485 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Trois-Rivières Airport's relatively low elevation of 199 feet, planes can take off or land at Trois-Rivières 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 closest airport to Trois-Rivières Airport (YRQ) is Valcartier (W/C J.H.L. (Joe) Lecomte) Heliport (YOY), which is located 68 miles (109 kilometers) NE of YRQ.
- In addition to being known as "Trois-Rivières Airport", another name for YRQ is "Aéroport de Trois-Rivières".
- Trois-Rivières Airport (YRQ) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Dijon Air Base (DIJ):
- Dijon Air Base is a Front-line French Air Force NATO air base.
- Dijon Air Base (DIJ) has 2 runways.
- On 12 September the first American units arrived at the base.
- Because of Dijon Air Base's relatively low elevation of 726 feet, planes can take off or land at Dijon Air Base 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.
- Also in 1943, I/Luftlandgeschwader 2.
- The furthest airport from Dijon Air Base (DIJ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Dijon Air Base (meaning Dijon Air Base is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,186 miles (19,612 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Dijon Air Base (DIJ) is Dole - Jura Airport (DLE), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) SE of DIJ.
- The war had left the airbase that genuine ruins littered with rubble, debris, scrap metal and charred remains of airplanes.
- In addition to being known as "Dijon Air Base", another name for DIJ is "(Advanced Landing Ground Y-9)".
- With the Allied ground forces advancing into the Dijon area, the Germans evacuated the base on 10 September 1944.
- It was also the Headquarters of the 42d Bombardment Group between November 1944 and July 1945.