Nonstop flight route between Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada and Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sherbrooke Airport (YSC), Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada and Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT), Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,515 miles (or 10,485 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 Sherbrooke Airport and Fa'a'ā International Airport, 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 Sherbrooke Airport and Fa'a'ā International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YSC / CYSC |
Airport Name: | Sherbrooke Airport |
Location: | Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 45°26'18"N by 71°41'29"W |
Operator/Owner: | OPSIS |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 792 feet (241 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YSC |
More Information: | YSC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PPT / NTAA |
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Location: | Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia |
GPS Coordinates: | 17°33'24"S by 149°36'41"W |
Area Served: | Tahiti, French Polynesia |
Operator/Owner: | SETIL - Aéroports |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 5 feet (2 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from PPT |
More Information: | PPT Maps & Info |
Facts about Sherbrooke Airport (YSC):
- The closest airport to Sherbrooke Airport (YSC) is Newport State Airport (EFK), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) SW of YSC.
- The furthest airport from Sherbrooke Airport (YSC) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,564 miles (18,611 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Sherbrooke Airport's relatively low elevation of 792 feet, planes can take off or land at Sherbrooke 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.
- Sherbrooke Airport (YSC) currently has only 1 runway.
- No commercial services as of March 2010.
Facts about Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT):
- Because of Fa'a'ā International Airport's relatively low elevation of 5 feet, planes can take off or land at Fa'a'ā 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.
- Fa'a'ā International Airport is relatively small.
- In addition to being known as "Fa'a'ā International Airport", another name for PPT is "Aéroport International Tahiti Fa'a'ā".
- The furthest airport from Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT) is El Debba Airport (EDB), which is nearly antipodal to Fa'a'ā International Airport (meaning Fa'a'ā International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from El Debba Airport), and is located 12,387 miles (19,935 kilometers) away in El Debba (Al Dabbah), Sudan.
- Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT) currently has only 1 runway.
- Many buses come into the airport from Pape'ete, the main bus being the Fa'a'ā airport shuttle which goes along Tahiti's west coast freeway, which passes in front of the main terminal.
- The closest airport to Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT) is Moorea Airport (MOZ), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) WNW of PPT.