Nonstop flight route between Rimouski, Quebec, Canada and Homestead, Florida, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Rimouski Airport (YXK), Rimouski, Quebec, Canada and Homestead Air Reserve Base (HST), Homestead, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,714 miles (or 2,758 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 relatively short distance between Rimouski Airport and Homestead Air Reserve Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

Departure Airport Information:

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Facts about Rimouski Airport (YXK):

• Because of Rimouski Airport's relatively low elevation of 82 feet, planes can take off or land at Rimouski 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.
• Rimouski Airport (YXK) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Rimouski Airport (YXK) is Mont-Joli Airport (YYY), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) NE of YXK.
• The furthest airport from Rimouski Airport (YXK) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,448 miles (18,423 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.

Facts about Homestead Air Reserve Base (HST):

• The host unit at Homestead is the 482d Fighter Wing assigned to the Air Force Reserve Command's Tenth Air Force.
• In addition to being known as "Homestead Air Reserve Base", another name for HST is "Homestead ARB".
• Homestead Airfield began as a United States Army Air Forces facility on 16 September 1942 when the Army Air Forces assumed control of an isolated airstrip located about a mile inland from the shore of Biscayne Bay.
• For its first six months of existence, Homestead Army Airfield served as a scheduled stop on a well traveled air route from northeast U.S.
• The closest airport to Homestead Air Reserve Base (HST) is Kendall-Tamiami Executive Airport (TMB), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) NNW of HST.
• The 379th Bomb Wing was activated at Homestead on 1 November 1955.
• With the activation of the 19th BW, the 823d Air Division was activated to command the two bomb wings at Homestead.
• Homestead ARB was established in 1942 as Homestead Army Airfield.
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• The furthest airport from Homestead Air Reserve Base (HST) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,568 miles (18,616 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.