Nonstop flight route between Kuujjuaq, Quebec, Canada and Reno, Nevada, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kuujjuaq Airport (YVP), Kuujjuaq, Quebec, Canada and Reno–Tahoe International Airport (RNO), Reno, Nevada, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,582 miles (or 4,156 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 Kuujjuaq Airport and Reno–Tahoe 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 Kuujjuaq Airport and Reno–Tahoe International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Kuujjuaq Airport (YVP):

• Kuujjuaq Airport (YVP) has 2 runways.
• Because of Kuujjuaq Airport's relatively low elevation of 131 feet, planes can take off or land at Kuujjuaq 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.
• See also station reports at AFHRA, Maxwell AFB, Alabama.
• The furthest airport from Kuujjuaq Airport (YVP) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 10,812 miles (17,400 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
• Nav Canada opened a $7-million air traffic control facility near the airport.
• The closest airport to Kuujjuaq Airport (YVP) is Tasiujaq Airport (YTQ), which is located 68 miles (110 kilometers) NW of YVP.
• The airport site at Fort Chimo was located and surveyed on 12 July 1941 by a USAAF team under Captain Elliott Roosevelt, operating by amphibious aircraft out of Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador.
• Fort Chimo was one of three "Crystal" sites in the Canadian Arctic Region, Frobisher Bay Air Base, Northwest Territories being "Crystal II", and a station on Padloping Island being "Crystal III".

Facts about Reno–Tahoe International Airport (RNO):

• Reno–Tahoe Airport Authority officials announced in early 2011 that a $5 million remodel of the baggage claim area will begin in late 2011 and be completed in mid to late 2012, the project will bring the new look and feel of the renovated ticket lobby to the baggage claim.
• Reno–Tahoe International Airport handled 3,431,986 passengers last year.
• These airlines have around 140 flights daily to and from the airport, providing service to 15 cities non-stop and about 31 cities with a same plane one stop flight.
• Because of Reno–Tahoe International Airport's high elevation of 4,415 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at RNO. Combined with a high temperature, this could make RNO a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• The closest airport to Reno–Tahoe International Airport (RNO) is Carson Airport (CSN), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) S of RNO.
• The passenger waiting area for taxis and limousines is located outside of the D Doors located North of Baggage Claim.
• The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems categorized it as a primary commercial service airport.
• Reno–Tahoe International was the hub of Reno Air, a now-defunct medium sized airline that had MD-80 and MD-90s to many cities until it was bought by American Airlines and later disposed of in 2001.
• Reno–Tahoe International Airport (RNO) has 3 runways.
• The furthest airport from Reno–Tahoe International Airport (RNO) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,175 miles (17,984 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.