Nonstop flight route between Grosseto, Italy and Texada Island, British Columbia, Canada:
Departure Airport:
(42°45'34"N by 11°4'18"E)
Arrival Airport:
(49°41'39"N by 124°31'4"W)
Distance from GRS to YGB:
5,508.02 miles (8,864.28 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Grosseto Airport (GRS), Grosseto, Italy and Texada/Gillies Bay Airport (YGB), Texada Island, British Columbia, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,508 miles (or 8,864 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 Grosseto Airport and Texada/Gillies Bay 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 Grosseto Airport and Texada/Gillies Bay Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GRS / LIRS |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Grosseto, Italy |
| GPS Coordinates: | 42°45'34"N by 11°4'18"E |
| Area Served: | Grosseto, Italy |
| Operator/Owner: | Aeronautica Militare / Società di Esercizio dell'Aeroporto della Maremma S.p.A. (SEAM) |
| Airport Type: | Military / Public |
| Elevation: | 15 feet (5 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GRS |
| More Information: | GRS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YGB / CYGB |
| Airport Name: | Texada/Gillies Bay Airport |
| Location: | Texada Island, British Columbia, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 49°41'39"N by 124°31'4"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Regional District of Powell River |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 326 feet (99 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YGB |
| More Information: | YGB Maps & Info |
Facts about Grosseto Airport (GRS):
- The closest airport to Grosseto Airport (GRS) is Siena-Ampugnano Airport (SAY), which is located 36 miles (57 kilometers) NNE of GRS.
- In addition to being known as "Grosseto Airport", other names for GRS include "Aeroporto di Grosseto" and "Grosseto Airport".
- Because of Grosseto Airport's relatively low elevation of 15 feet, planes can take off or land at Grosseto 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.
- Although it is classified as a "joint use" facility, Grosseto Air Base is primarily an Italian Air Force Base, home of the 4th Stormo, equipped with the Eurofighter Typhoon.
- The furthest airport from Grosseto Airport (GRS) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Grosseto Airport (meaning Grosseto Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,051 miles (19,395 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The airport resides at an elevation of 15 feet above mean sea level.
- Grosseto Airport handled 4,382 passengers last year.
- Grosseto Airport is an airport in central Italy, located 3 km west of Grosseto in the Italian region of Tuscany.
- Grosseto Airport (GRS) has 2 runways.
Facts about Texada/Gillies Bay Airport (YGB):
- The furthest airport from Texada/Gillies Bay Airport (YGB) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,673 miles (17,176 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Because of Texada/Gillies Bay Airport's relatively low elevation of 326 feet, planes can take off or land at Texada/Gillies Bay 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 closest airport to Texada/Gillies Bay Airport (YGB) is Powell River Airport (YPW), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) N of YGB.
- Texada/Gillies Bay Airport (YGB) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 35.54 miles (57.20 km) NNE | Siena-Ampugnano Airport (SAY) | Siena, Italy |     |
| 2 | 42.22 miles (67.94 km) W | Marina di Campo Airport (EBA) | Elba, Italy | |
| 3 | 72.43 miles (116.57 km) NNW | Pisa International Airport (PSA) | Pisa, Italy | |
| 4 | 72.87 miles (117.27 km) N | Florence Airport, Peretola (FLR) | Florence, Italy | |
| 5 | 76.53 miles (123.16 km) ENE | Perugia San Francesco d'Assisi – Umbria International Airport (PEG) | Perugia, Italy | |
| 6 | 81.93 miles (131.85 km) W | Bastia – Poretta Airport (BIA) | Bastia, Corsica, France | |
| 7 | 89.19 miles (143.53 km) SE | Fiumicino – Leonardo da Vinci International Airport (FCO) | Fiumicino (near Rome), Italy | |
| 8 | 102.39 miles (164.78 km) SE | Ciampino–G. B. Pastine International Airport (CIA) | Rome, Italy | |
| 9 | 111.11 miles (178.81 km) NNE | Forlì Airport (FRL) | Forlì, Emilia-Romagna, Italy | |
| 10 | 116.35 miles (187.24 km) NE | Federico Fellini International Airport (RMI) | Rimini, Italy | |
| 11 | 117.09 miles (188.44 km) W | Calvi - Sainte-Catherine Airport (CLY) | Calvi, Corsica, France | |
| 12 | 123.17 miles (198.22 km) N | Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) | Bologna, Italy | |
| 13 | 126.22 miles (203.13 km) SE | Latina Airport (QLT) | Latina (near Rome), Italy | |
| 14 | 129.47 miles (208.36 km) WSW | Napoleon Bonaparte Airport (AJA) | Ajaccio, Corsica, France | |
| 15 | 129.68 miles (208.70 km) ENE | Falconara Airport (AOI) | Ancona, Italy | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,051.37 miles (19,394.76 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,695.97 miles (18,822.79 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,664.53 miles (18,772.19 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,634.10 miles (18,723.22 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,621.22 miles (18,702.49 km) E | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,621.04 miles (18,702.20 km) ESE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,605.99 miles (18,677.99 km) ESE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,600.31 miles (18,668.84 km) E | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,598.42 miles (18,665.80 km) ESE | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,597.63 miles (18,664.53 km) E | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,583.93 miles (18,642.48 km) E | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,578.50 miles (18,633.75 km) ESE | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,558.54 miles (18,601.62 km) ESE | Matamata Airport (MTA) | Matamata, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,552.89 miles (18,592.52 km) E | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,549.49 miles (18,587.06 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 9.70 miles (15.62 km) N | Powell River Airport (YPW) | Powell River, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 2 | 16.52 miles (26.59 km) W | CFB Comox (YQQ) | Comox, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 3 | 20.76 miles (33.41 km) W | Courtenay Airpark (YCA) | Courtenay, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 4 | 23.03 miles (37.06 km) ESE | Pender Harbour Water Aerodrome (YPT) | Pender Harbour, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 5 | 25.28 miles (40.69 km) SSE | Qualicum Beach Airport (XQU) | Qualicum Beach, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 6 | 30.82 miles (49.59 km) NW | Cortes Island Aerodrome (YCF) | Cortes Island, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 7 | 31.71 miles (51.03 km) SW | Alberni Valley Regional Airport (YPB) | Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 8 | 38.09 miles (61.30 km) WNW | Campbell River Airport (YBL) | Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 9 | 39.27 miles (63.21 km) ESE | Sechelt Aerodrome (YHS) | Sechelt, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 10 | 40.84 miles (65.72 km) NW | Campbell River Water Aerodrome (YHH) | Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 11 | 44.73 miles (71.99 km) SE | Nanaimo Harbour Water Airport (ZNA) | Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 12 | 52.94 miles (85.20 km) SSE | Nanaimo Airport (YCD) | Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 13 | 55.89 miles (89.94 km) NNW | Big Bay Water Aerodrome (YRR) | Stuart Island, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 14 | 60.84 miles (97.92 km) E | Squamish Airport (YSE) | Squamish, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 15 | 65.65 miles (105.66 km) SSW | Bamfield Water Aerodrome (YBF) | Bamfield, British Columbia, Canada | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,672.76 miles (17,176.10 km) SSE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 2 | 10,615.74 miles (17,084.33 km) ESE | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 3 | 10,615.62 miles (17,084.14 km) SSE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 4 | 10,604.61 miles (17,066.43 km) ESE | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 5 | 10,596.28 miles (17,053.02 km) SE | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 6 | 10,574.58 miles (17,018.10 km) ESE | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 7 | 10,571.33 miles (17,012.86 km) ESE | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 8 | 10,554.79 miles (16,986.24 km) SE | King Shaka International (DUR) | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 9 | 10,538.89 miles (16,960.66 km) SE | Richards Bay Airport (RCB) | Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 10 | 10,531.40 miles (16,948.60 km) SE | Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB) | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | |
| 11 | 10,502.74 miles (16,902.48 km) SE | Hluhluwe Airport (HLW) | Hluhluwe, South Africa | |
| 12 | 10,481.67 miles (16,868.58 km) SE | Lebakeng Airport (LEF) | Lebakeng, Lesotho | |
| 13 | 10,476.45 miles (16,860.16 km) S | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 14 | 10,463.55 miles (16,839.41 km) SE | Mokhotlong Airport (MKH) | Mokhotlong, Lesotho | |
| 15 | 10,463.28 miles (16,838.98 km) SE | Lesobeng Airport (LES) | Lesobeng, Lesotho | |