Nonstop flight route between Jerusalem, Israel and Ottawa, Ontario, Canada:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Atarot Airport (JRS), Jerusalem, Israel and Ottawa/Rockcliffe Airport (YRO), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,566 miles (or 8,957 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 Atarot Airport and Ottawa/Rockcliffe 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 Atarot Airport and Ottawa/Rockcliffe Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Atarot Airport (JRS):

• The furthest airport from Atarot Airport (JRS) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,670 miles (18,781 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
• The closest airport to Atarot Airport (JRS) is Ben Gurion Airport (TLV), which is located 22 miles (36 kilometers) WNW of JRS.
• In addition to being known as "Atarot Airport", other names for JRS include "Jerusalem International Airport (TEMPORARILY CLOSED)", "נמל התעופה ירושלים" and "LLJR, OJJR".
• Atarot Airport (JRS) currently has only 1 runway.
• From 1920 until 1930, the airfield in Kalandia was the only airport in the British Mandate for Palestine.
• In maps presented by Israel at the Camp David talks in the summer of 2000, Atarot was included in the Israeli built-up area of Jerusalem.
• The airport is sometimes shown with two different ICAO codes.
• During the Second Intifada in 2000, the airport became a target for stone-throwing and the runways were littered by thousands of stones.

Facts about Ottawa/Rockcliffe Airport (YRO):

• The furthest airport from Ottawa/Rockcliffe Airport (YRO) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,458 miles (18,440 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The military left the airport completely in 1994, but their aircraft collection remained to form the nucleus of the Canada Aviation Museum.
• The military importance of the airport declined after World War II, since the runways were too short for typical jet operations.
• Ottawa/Rockcliffe Airport (YRO) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Ottawa/Rockcliffe Airport (YRO) is Gatineau-Ottawa Executive Airport (YND), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) NE of YRO.
• Because of Ottawa/Rockcliffe Airport's relatively low elevation of 188 feet, planes can take off or land at Ottawa/Rockcliffe 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.