Nonstop flight route between Val-d'Or, Quebec, Canada and Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Val-d'Or Airport (YVO), Val-d'Or, Quebec, Canada and Swansea Airport (SWS), Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,152 miles (or 5,073 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 Val-d'Or Airport and Swansea 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 Val-d'Or Airport and Swansea Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Val-d'Or Airport (YVO):

• The closest airport to Val-d'Or Airport (YVO) is Amos/Magny Airport (YEY), which is located 41 miles (67 kilometers) NNW of YVO.
• The furthest airport from Val-d'Or Airport (YVO) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,256 miles (18,114 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Canadian North Boeing 737-200 in Val-d'Or
• Air Inuit Boeing 737-200
• Val-d'Or Airport (YVO) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Swansea Airport (SWS):

• The airport is mainly used to handle light helicopters and small private aircraft.
• Because of Swansea Airport's relatively low elevation of 299 feet, planes can take off or land at Swansea 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.
• Swansea Airport (SWS) has 2 runways.
• De Havilland Aviation were based at the airport from 1996 to 2002 restoring former de Havilland military and naval aircraft to flying condition, including Vampires, Venom, Sea Devon and Sea Vixen.
• The aerodrome fulfilled a variety of military roles during World War II, with the addition of an Armament Practice Camp in October 1943 which expanded into an Armament Practice Station in July 1945 following which it went into 'care and maintenance' in October 1946.
• The closest airport to Swansea Airport (SWS) is MoD St Athan (DGX), which is located 31 miles (49 kilometers) ESE of SWS.
• The furthest airport from Swansea Airport (SWS) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,966 miles (19,257 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
• There has been widespread local opposition against the idea of further development of the airport.