Nonstop flight route between Bora Bora, French Polynesia and Ottawa, Ontario, Canada:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Bora Bora Airport (BOB), Bora Bora, French Polynesia and Ottawa Macdonald–Cartier International Airport (YOW), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,373 miles (or 10,257 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 Bora Bora 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 Bora Bora 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 Bora Bora Airport (BOB):

• Bora Bora Airport (BOB) has 2 runways.
• Because of Bora Bora Airport's relatively low elevation of 11 feet, planes can take off or land at Bora Bora 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 Bora Bora Airport (BOB) is El Debba Airport (EDB), which is nearly antipodal to Bora Bora Airport (meaning Bora Bora Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from El Debba Airport), and is located 12,227 miles (19,678 kilometers) away in El Debba (Al Dabbah), Sudan.
• The closest airport to Bora Bora Airport (BOB) is Maupiti Airport (MAU), which is located 33 miles (52 kilometers) W of BOB.
• Bora Bora Airport handled 254,967 passengers last year.
• In addition to being known as "Bora Bora Airport", another name for BOB is "Aéroport de Bora Bora".

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

• Ottawa/Macdonald–Cartier International Airport or Macdonald–Cartier International Airport, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada is named after Sir John A.
• The airport was originally opened at Uplands on a high plateau south of Ottawa by the Ottawa Flying Club, which still operates from the field.
• 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.
• On July 2, 1927, twelve P-1 airplanes under command of Major Thomas G.
• 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, 2000, a Miami Air International Boeing 727 arriving to pick up the Florida Panthers hockey team ran off the end of the runway.
• Also in 2010, the airport was presented with three Airport Revenue News Best Airport Concessions Awards.
• The north field is still popular for general aviation, although only one of its runways, 04/22, is still in use.
• Ottawa Macdonald–Cartier International Airport (YOW) has 3 runways.
• 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.