Nonstop flight route between Tête-à-la-Baleine, Quebec, Canada and Fairford, England, United Kingdom:
Departure Airport:
(50°40'27"N by 59°23'0"W)
Arrival Airport:
(51°40'55"N by 1°47'24"W)
Distance from ZTB to FFD:
2,429.66 miles (3,910.15 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tête-à-la-Baleine Airport (ZTB), Tête-à-la-Baleine, Quebec, Canada and RAF Fairford (FFD), Fairford, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,430 miles (or 3,910 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 Tête-à-la-Baleine Airport and RAF Fairford, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ZTB / |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Tête-à-la-Baleine, Quebec, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 50°40'27"N by 59°23'0"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Municipalité de la Côte Nord du Golfe St Laurent |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 107 feet (33 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ZTB |
| More Information: | ZTB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FFD / EGVA |
| Airport Name: | RAF Fairford |
| Location: | Fairford, England, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 51°40'55"N by 1°47'24"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
| View all routes: | Routes from FFD |
| More Information: | FFD Maps & Info |
Facts about Tête-à-la-Baleine Airport (ZTB):
- Because of Tête-à-la-Baleine Airport's relatively low elevation of 107 feet, planes can take off or land at Tête-à-la-Baleine 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 addition to being known as "Tête-à-la-Baleine Airport", another name for ZTB is "CTB6".
- The closest airport to Tête-à-la-Baleine Airport (ZTB) is Chevery Airport (YHR), which is located only 18 miles (29 kilometers) SW of ZTB.
- The furthest airport from Tête-à-la-Baleine Airport (ZTB) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,341 miles (18,251 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- Tête-à-la-Baleine Airport (ZTB) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about RAF Fairford (FFD):
- On 14 January 2004, the 420th Air Base Group was established at RAF Fairford to improve the control of its geographically separated units that had been aligned beneath the 100th Air Refueling Wing at RAF Mildenhall.
- The furthest airport from RAF Fairford (FFD) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,898 miles (19,148 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to RAF Fairford (FFD) is RAF Brize Norton (BZZ), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) ENE of FFD.
- RAF Lyneham's position as the primary tactical transport base for the RAF was emphasised in February 1971 when Nos.
- KC-135 and KC-10 tankers deployed to Fairford supported Operation El Dorado Canyon against Libya in 1986.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 18.03 miles (29.01 km) SW | Chevery Airport (YHR) | Chevery, Quebec, Canada |     |
| 2 | 20.85 miles (33.56 km) ENE | La Tabatière Airport (ZLT) | La Tabatière, Quebec, Canada | |
| 3 | 48.65 miles (78.30 km) NE | Saint-Augustin Airport (YIF) | Saint-Augustin, Quebec, Canada | |
| 4 | 89.19 miles (143.53 km) WSW | Kégashka Airport (ZKG) | Kegaska, Quebec, Canada | |
| 5 | 109.17 miles (175.69 km) ENE | Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon Airport (YBX) | Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon, Quebec, Canada | |
| 6 | 111.02 miles (178.67 km) WSW | Natashquan Airport (YNA) | Natashquan, Quebec, Canada | |
| 7 | 134.43 miles (216.34 km) SE | Deer Lake Regional Airport (YDF) | Deer Lake, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada | |
| 8 | 151.72 miles (244.17 km) ENE | St. Anthony Airport (YAY) | St. Anthony, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada | |
| 9 | 152.03 miles (244.67 km) SSE | Stephenville Airport (YJT) | Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada | |
| 10 | 153.05 miles (246.31 km) W | Baie-Johan-Beetz Seaplane Base (SPB) (YBJ) | Baie-Johan-Beetz, Quebec, Canada | |
| 11 | 184.58 miles (297.06 km) NE | Port Hope Simpson Airport (YHA) | Port Hope Simpson, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada | |
| 12 | 187.82 miles (302.27 km) W | Havre-Saint-Pierre Airport (YGV) | Havre-Saint-Pierre, Quebec, Canada | |
| 13 | 188.03 miles (302.60 km) NNW | CFB Goose Bay (YYR) | Goose Bay, Labrador, Canada | |
| 14 | 189.17 miles (304.44 km) NE | Mary's Harbour Airport (YMH) | Mary's Harbour, Labrador, Canada | |
| 15 | 197.96 miles (318.58 km) NE | St. Lewis (Fox Harbour) Airport (YFX) | St. Lewis, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,340.82 miles (18,251.23 km) S | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,280.86 miles (18,154.74 km) SSE | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,261.32 miles (18,123.29 km) S | Esperance Airport (EPR) | Esperance, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,254.43 miles (18,112.20 km) S | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,246.86 miles (18,100.03 km) SSE | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,233.86 miles (18,079.10 km) SSE | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,215.84 miles (18,050.10 km) SSE | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,130.68 miles (17,913.04 km) SSE | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,121.16 miles (17,897.72 km) SSE | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,120.75 miles (17,897.08 km) SSE | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,108.82 miles (17,877.87 km) WSW | Portland Airport (PTJ) | Portland, Victoria, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,104.73 miles (17,871.29 km) SW | Mount Gambier Airport (MGB) | Mount Gambier, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,104.11 miles (17,870.28 km) SW | Kingscote Airport (KGC) | Kingscote, South Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,090.92 miles (17,849.06 km) WSW | King Island Airport (KNS) | Currie, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,089.61 miles (17,846.95 km) S | Kambalda Airport (KDB) | Kambalda, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10.00 miles (16.09 km) ENE | RAF Brize Norton (BZZ) | Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 2 | 15.02 miles (24.17 km) SW | RAF Lyneham (LYE) | Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 3 | 22.77 miles (36.64 km) ENE | Oxford Airport (OXF) | Oxford, England, United Kingdom | |
| 4 | 30.10 miles (48.45 km) E | RAF Benson (BEX) | Benson, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 5 | 36.28 miles (58.38 km) WSW | Bristol Filton Airport (FZO) | Filton, Bristol, United Kingdom | |
| 6 | 42.33 miles (68.12 km) E | RAF High Wycombe (HYC) | High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 7 | 44.98 miles (72.38 km) WSW | Bristol Airport (BRS) | Bristol, England, United Kingdom | |
| 8 | 47.23 miles (76.02 km) SE | Lasham Airfield (QLA) | Lasham, England, United Kingdom | |
| 9 | 47.50 miles (76.44 km) ESE | Blackbushe Airport (BBS) | Yateley, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 10 | 47.84 miles (76.99 km) SE | RAF Odiham (ODH) | Odiham, United Kingdom | |
| 11 | 49.48 miles (79.64 km) NNE | Coventry Airport (CVT) | Coventry, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom | |
| 12 | 50.42 miles (81.15 km) ENE | Milton Keynes Airport (KYN) | Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom | |
| 13 | 51.85 miles (83.45 km) ESE | Farnborough Airport (FAB) | Farnborough, United Kingdom | |
| 14 | 53.35 miles (85.85 km) N | Birmingham Airport (BHX) | Birmingham, England, United Kingdom | |
| 15 | 53.92 miles (86.78 km) SSE | Southampton Airport (SOU) | Eastleigh (near Southampton), England, United Kingdom | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,897.99 miles (19,147.91 km) SE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,874.86 miles (19,110.69 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,869.65 miles (19,102.31 km) SE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,860.18 miles (19,087.07 km) SE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,839.51 miles (19,053.79 km) SSW | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,834.41 miles (19,045.60 km) SE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,833.87 miles (19,044.72 km) SE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,822.95 miles (19,027.15 km) SSE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,812.41 miles (19,010.18 km) SSE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,804.61 miles (18,997.63 km) SE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,803.98 miles (18,996.62 km) SE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,782.42 miles (18,961.92 km) SE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,774.40 miles (18,949.02 km) SE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,761.76 miles (18,928.67 km) SSE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,760.44 miles (18,926.54 km) SE | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |