Nonstop flight route between Mont-Joli, Quebec, Canada and Monterey, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Mont-Joli Airport (YYY), Mont-Joli, Quebec, Canada and Monterey Regional Airport (MRY), Monterey, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,789 miles (or 4,488 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 Mont-Joli Airport and Monterey Regional 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 Mont-Joli Airport and Monterey Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Mont-Joli Airport (YYY):

• Because of Mont-Joli Airport's relatively low elevation of 172 feet, planes can take off or land at Mont-Joli 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.
• In 2007 a second runway was opened and the 06/24 runway decreased in length from 6,000 ft to 5,000 ft.
• Mont-Joli Airport (YYY) has 2 runways.
• RCAF Station Mont-Joli was decommissioned by the air force in 1945 and became the property of the Department of Transport on December 15, 1945 for use as a civilian airport, and its ownership was transferred in 1995 to the "Régie intermunicipale de l’aéroport régional de Mont-Joli".
• The furthest airport from Mont-Joli Airport (YYY) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,444 miles (18,417 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Mont-Joli Airport (YYY) is Rimouski Airport (YXK), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) SW of YYY.

Facts about Monterey Regional Airport (MRY):

• On June 24, 1992 a Cessna 421B, the 40-year-old pilot and two passengers took off from Monterey.
• Because of Monterey Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 257 feet, planes can take off or land at Monterey Regional 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 airport is owned by the several municipalities that make up the Monterey Peninsula Airport District.
• The furthest airport from Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,400 miles (18,346 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) has 2 runways.
• On August 23, 1984 at about 8:51 pm a Cessna 320C departed from Monterey under Special Visual Flight Rules with a 58-year-old pilot and four passengers.
• On July 27, 1985 a Piper PA-28-235 took off from Monterey to practice holding patterns over Monterey Bay.
• The closest airport to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) is Salinas Municipal AirportSalinas Army Air Base (SNS), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) ENE of MRY.
• On October 12, 1997 at about 5:28 pm a Rutan Long-EZ being flown by John Denver crashed into Monterey Bay near Pacific Grove, California.
• On July 26, 1979 at about 9:43 pm a Cessna 320A crashed during its final approach to Monterey.