Nonstop flight route between Guiria, Venezuela and Ottawa, Ontario, Canada:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Güiria Airport (GUI), Guiria, Venezuela and Ottawa Macdonald–Cartier International Airport (YOW), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,528 miles (or 4,068 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 Güiria Airport and Ottawa Macdonald–Cartier International 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 Güiria Airport and Ottawa Macdonald–Cartier International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Güiria Airport (GUI):

• Güiria Airport (GUI) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Güiria Airport (GUI) is General José Francisco Bermúdez Airport (CUP), which is located 65 miles (104 kilometers) W of GUI.
• In addition to being known as "Güiria Airport", another name for GUI is "Aeropuerto de Güiria".
• Because of Güiria Airport's relatively low elevation of 42 feet, planes can take off or land at Güiria 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 Güiria Airport (GUI) is Sultan Muhammad Salahuddin Airport (BMU), which is nearly antipodal to Güiria Airport (meaning Güiria Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Sultan Muhammad Salahuddin Airport), and is located 12,281 miles (19,764 kilometers) away in Bima, Indonesia.

Facts about Ottawa Macdonald–Cartier International Airport (YOW):

• Because of Ottawa Macdonald–Cartier International Airport's relatively low elevation of 374 feet, planes can take off or land at Ottawa Macdonald–Cartier International 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 Ottawa Macdonald–Cartier International Airport (YOW) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,465 miles (18,451 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The north field is still popular for general aviation, although only one of its runways, 04/22, is still in use.
• Along with Air Canada, the airport was the joint winner of the 2010 Ottawa Tourism Award for Tourism Partnership of the Year in recognition of the co-operative work done in promoting Air Canada's non-stop flight between Frankfurt and Ottawa.
• At the turn of the millennium, the Ottawa Airport Authority announced plans to build a second, adjacent terminal to meet the demands of increased traffic.
• Ottawa Macdonald–Cartier International Airport (YOW) has 3 runways.
• The closest airport to Ottawa Macdonald–Cartier International Airport (YOW) is Ottawa/Rockcliffe Airport (YRO), which is located only 10 miles (15 kilometers) N of YOW.
• On September 15, 1988, a Bradley Air Services BAe 748 crashed on approach to runway 25, killing both crew members.