Nonstop flight route between Prince George, British Columbia, Canada and Smyrna, Tennessee, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Prince George Airport (YXS), Prince George, British Columbia, Canada and Smyrna Airport (MQY), Smyrna, Tennessee, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,121 miles (or 3,413 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 Prince George Airport and Smyrna Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YXS / CYXS |
Airport Name: | Prince George Airport |
Location: | Prince George, British Columbia, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 53°53'3"N by 122°40'38"W |
Area Served: | Prince George, British Columbia |
Operator/Owner: | Transport Canada |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2267 feet (691 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from YXS |
More Information: | YXS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MQY / KMQY |
Airport Name: | Smyrna Airport |
Location: | Smyrna, Tennessee, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°0'32"N by 86°31'11"W |
Area Served: | Smyrna, Tennessee |
Operator/Owner: | Smyrna / Rutherford County Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 543 feet (166 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from MQY |
More Information: | MQY Maps & Info |
Facts about Prince George Airport (YXS):
- On July 13, 2012, the third largest operating cargo aircraft landed at YXS to pick up cargo.
- The Prince George Airport was commercialized in 1963 when Mrs.
- In 2013, 426,709 passengers used YXS which was a record breaking year for the airport passenger traffic wise.
- On December 19, 2009 a fire destroyed the Northern Thunderbird Air terminal with no loss of life The airline has stated that operations will continue as normal despite the setback
- The closest airport to Prince George Airport (YXS) is Quesnel Airport (YQZ), which is located 60 miles (96 kilometers) S of YXS.
- Prince George Airport (YXS) has 3 runways.
- The furthest airport from Prince George Airport (YXS) is East London Airport (ELS), which is located 10,399 miles (16,736 kilometers) away in East London, South Africa.
Facts about Smyrna Airport (MQY):
- Smyrna Airport (MQY) has 2 runways.
- Because of Smyrna Airport's relatively low elevation of 543 feet, planes can take off or land at Smyrna 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 furthest airport from Smyrna Airport (MQY) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,207 miles (18,036 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Smyrna Airport (MQY) is Nashville International Airport (BNA), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) NW of MQY.
- The airport has an operational control tower twelve hours a day, precision instrument landing system approaches to Runway 14 and Runway 32, and DoD Into-Plane Contract jet fuel for military and other US Government aircraft provided by the on-site civilian fixed base operator, Smyrna Air Center.
- This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a reliever airport for Nashville International Airport, which is located twelve nautical miles to the north.