Nonstop flight route between Victoria, British Columbia, Canada and Emirau, Papua New Guinea:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Victoria International Airport (YYJ), Victoria, British Columbia, Canada and Emirau Airport (EMI), Emirau, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,148 miles (or 9,895 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 Victoria International Airport and Emirau 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 Victoria International Airport and Emirau Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YYJ / CYYJ |
Airport Name: | Victoria International Airport |
Location: | Victoria, British Columbia, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 48°38'49"N by 123°25'32"W |
Area Served: | Victoria, British Columbia |
Operator/Owner: | Transport Canada |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 64 feet (20 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from YYJ |
More Information: | YYJ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | EMI / AYEE |
Airport Name: | Emirau Airport |
Location: | Emirau, Papua New Guinea |
GPS Coordinates: | 1°38'30"S by 149°58'29"E |
Elevation: | 100 feet (30 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from EMI |
More Information: | EMI Maps & Info |
Facts about Victoria International Airport (YYJ):
- The airport started in 1939 as a grass strip, and was used as a military training base.
- Because of Victoria International Airport's relatively low elevation of 64 feet, planes can take off or land at Victoria 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 closest airport to Victoria International Airport (YYJ) is Bedwell Harbour Water Aerodrome (YBW), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) NE of YYJ.
- In 2011, YYJ served 1,499,792 passengers and had 141,465 aircraft movements making it one of Canada's busiest airports in terms of passengers.
- The furthest airport from Victoria International Airport (YYJ) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,724 miles (17,259 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Victoria International Airport (YYJ) has 3 runways.
Facts about Emirau Airport (EMI):
- The closest airport to Emirau Airport (EMI) is Kavieng Airport (KVG), which is located 87 miles (139 kilometers) SE of EMI.
- The furthest airport from Emirau Airport (EMI) is Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN), which is nearly antipodal to Emirau Airport (meaning Emirau Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Governador Carlos Wilson Airport), and is located 12,022 miles (19,348 kilometers) away in Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil.
- The runways remain usable.
- Emirau Airport (EMI) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Emirau Airport's relatively low elevation of 100 feet, planes can take off or land at Emirau 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.
- Emirau Airport is an airfield in Emirau Island, Papua New Guinea.