Nonstop flight route between Orlando, Florida, United States and Toronto, Ontario, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Orlando International Airport (MCO), Orlando, Florida, United States and Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport (YTZ), Toronto, Ontario, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,055 miles (or 1,699 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 relatively short distance between Orlando International Airport and Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MCO / KMCO |
| Airport Name: | Orlando International Airport |
| Location: | Orlando, Florida, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 28°25'45"N by 81°18'32"W |
| Area Served: | Orlando, Florida, US |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 96 feet (29 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 4 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MCO |
| More Information: | MCO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YTZ / CYTZ |
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| Location: | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 43°37'38"N by 79°23'45"W |
| Area Served: | Toronto, Ontario |
| Operator/Owner: | Toronto Port Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 252 feet (77 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YTZ |
| More Information: | YTZ Maps & Info |
Facts about Orlando International Airport (MCO):
- Orlando International Airport handled 34,877,899 passengers last year.
- Because of Orlando International Airport's relatively low elevation of 96 feet, planes can take off or land at Orlando 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.
- In October 2006, MCO opened a 100-space Cell Phone Parking Lot for drivers to use while waiting for passengers to arrive.
- The furthest airport from Orlando International Airport (MCO) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,506 miles (18,517 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
- Orlando International Airport (MCO) has 4 runways.
- Eastern Air Lines used Orlando as a hub during the 1970s and early 1980s, and became "the official airline of Walt Disney World." Following Eastern's demise, Delta Air Lines assumed this role, although it later pulled much of its large aircraft operations from Orlando, and focused its service there on regional jet flights, specifically with Atlantic Southeast Airlines, Comair and Chautauqua Airlines – all part of the Delta Connection system.
- The closest airport to Orlando International Airport (MCO) is Orlando Executive Airport (ORL), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) N of MCO.
- McCoy AFB was identified for closure in early 1973 as part of a post-Vietnam reduction in force.
- In 1978, MCO handled 5 million passengers.
- The Orlando International Airport has a hub-and-spoke layout with a large main terminal building and four airside concourses accessible via elevated tram systems or people movers.
Facts about Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport (YTZ):
- In 1967, the Harbour Commission initiated a study into converting the airport into one suitable for the passenger jets of the day, such as DC-8s.
- Because of Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport's relatively low elevation of 252 feet, planes can take off or land at Billy Bishop Toronto City 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.
- In addition to being known as "Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport", another name for YTZ is "Toronto Island Airport".
- In 1984, Air Atonabee, was re-organized into a new regional airline known as City Express.
- By the end of 1952, the accumulated cost of running the Island Airport, and paying the interest on the debt of construction, totalled $752,000.
- The closest airport to Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport (YTZ) is Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) WNW of YTZ.
- Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport (YTZ) has 3 runways.
- The furthest airport from Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport (YTZ) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,411 miles (18,364 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In 1973, de Havilland Aircraft of Canada, makers of the new DHC-7 STOL plane, proposed a network of STOL airports around Ontario, with the Island Airport as its hub, to the Government of Ontario cabinet ministers and the Government of Canada cabinet ministers.
- At its annual meeting on September 3, 2009, the TPA announced that it would rename the airport after William Avery "Billy" Bishop, a Canadian First World War flying ace.
- In 1972, the Harbor City project died when the governments of Canada and Ontario proposed to build a new major airport in Pickering, Ontario.
