Nonstop flight route between Dorval, Quebec, Canada and El Prat de Llobregat (near Barcelona), Spain:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL), Dorval, Quebec, Canada and Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN), El Prat de Llobregat (near Barcelona), Spain would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,673 miles (or 5,911 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 Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport and Barcelona–El Prat 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 Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport and Barcelona–El Prat Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YUL / CYUL |
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| Location: | Dorval, Quebec, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 45°28'14"N by 73°44'26"W |
| Area Served: | Montreal, Quebec |
| Operator/Owner: | Transport Canada |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 118 feet (36 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YUL |
| More Information: | YUL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BCN / LEBL |
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| Location: | El Prat de Llobregat (near Barcelona), Spain |
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°17'48"N by 2°4'41"E |
| Area Served: | Barcelona, Spain |
| Operator/Owner: | Aena |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 14 feet (4 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BCN |
| More Information: | BCN Maps & Info |
Facts about Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL):
- On June 15, 2006, construction began on a new four-star Marriott hotel at the airport, above the transborder terminal.
- Because of Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport's relatively low elevation of 118 feet, planes can take off or land at Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau 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.
- Trudeau is the busiest airport in the province of Quebec, the fourth busiest airport in Canada by passenger traffic and by aircraft movements, with 14.09 million passengers in 2013 and 230,619 movements in 2012.
- The closest airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) is Cartierville Airport (YCV), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) NNE of YUL.
- On November 29, 1975, Montréal–Mirabel International Airport went into service.
- With all international scheduled flights going back to Montréal–Dorval in 1997, as well as charter flights in 2004, Montréal–Dorval International Airport was finally able to become a true hub, where passengers would not have to travel to different airports depending on the type of flight.
- Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) has 3 runways.
- The furthest airport from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,513 miles (18,528 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- As part of Operation Hestia, Canada's military response to the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the airport was the official gateway for repatriation flights from Haiti.
- Deux-Montagnes Commuter Rail Line Metro-Orange Line
- In addition to being known as "Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport", another name for YUL is "Aéroport international Pierre-Elliott-Trudeau de Montréal".
Facts about Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN):
- Due to the strong drop in air traffic after 1999 and the crisis in the aviation sector in 2001 many charter operations from Girona and Reus were diverted to El Prat, which helped the airport to survive the crisis.
- Because of Barcelona–El Prat Airport's relatively low elevation of 14 feet, planes can take off or land at Barcelona–El Prat 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 Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) is Sabadell Airport (QSA), which is located only 15 miles (25 kilometers) N of BCN.
- In addition to being known as "Barcelona–El Prat Airport", another name for BCN is "Aeroport de Barcelona–El Prat".
- Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) has 3 runways.
- BusPlana Official Transfer from Barcelona Airport to Costa Dorada, the bus stop is in Terminal 1.
- The furthest airport from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (meaning Barcelona–El Prat Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,248 miles (19,711 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Low-cost airline traffic grew significantly, especially after the creation of operating bases by Vueling and Clickair at the airport.
- On the 1st of February 2014, Barcelona-El Prat was the first Spanish airport to receive a daily flight with the Airbus A380, on the Emirates route to Dubai International Airport.
