Nonstop flight route between Mont-Tremblant (La Macaza), Quebec, Canada and Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Mont-Tremblant International Airport (YTM), Mont-Tremblant (La Macaza), Quebec, Canada and RAF Ascension (ASI), Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,271 miles (or 8,483 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 Mont-Tremblant International Airport and RAF Ascension, 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 Mont-Tremblant International Airport and RAF Ascension. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Mont-Tremblant International Airport (YTM):

• In addition to being known as "Mont-Tremblant International Airport", other names for YTM include "Aéroport International de Mont-Tremblant" and "La Macaza/Mont Tremblant Intl Inc Airport".
• The airport operator is planning to expand the airport services by extending the runway to 2,500 m, building a larger terminal and adding a water aerodrome on the south end of Lac Chaud.
• The furthest airport from Mont-Tremblant International Airport (YTM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,431 miles (18,396 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Because of Mont-Tremblant International Airport's relatively low elevation of 825 feet, planes can take off or land at Mont-Tremblant 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 airport was originally built for the RCAF by Boeing to military specifications, as an RCAF emergency landing field, with a runway of 6,000 ft.
• Mont-Tremblant International Airport (YTM) currently has only 1 runway.
• The airport consists of a small chalet style terminal building along the east side of the runway and south of the prison facility.
• The airport is served during the ski season and summer months by Porter Airlines.
• The closest airport to Mont-Tremblant International Airport (YTM) is Maniwaki Airport (YMW), which is located 59 miles (94 kilometers) W of YTM.

Facts about RAF Ascension (ASI):

• RAF Ascension Island was re-garrisoned by the RAF in 1982 and used extensively as a staging base during the Falklands War.
• The closest airport to RAF Ascension (ASI) is Sasstown Airport (SAZ), which is located 965 miles (1,553 kilometers) NNE of ASI.
• RAF Ascension, more commonly known as RAF Ascension Island, and sometimes known as Wideawake Airfield or Ascension Island Base, is a British Royal Air Force station on Ascension Island in the Atlantic Ocean, near the Equator.
• The furthest airport from RAF Ascension (ASI) is Ujae Airport (UJE), which is nearly antipodal to RAF Ascension (meaning RAF Ascension is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ujae Airport), and is located 12,370 miles (19,907 kilometers) away in Ujae Atoll, Marshall Islands.
• In addition to being known as "RAF Ascension", another name for ASI is "Wideawake Airbase/Field".