Nonstop flight route between Melfi, Chad and Buttonville, Ontario, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Melfi Airport (MEF), Melfi, Chad and Buttonville Airport (YKZ), Buttonville, Ontario, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,049 miles (or 9,736 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 Melfi Airport and Buttonville 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 Melfi Airport and Buttonville Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MEF / |
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Location: | Melfi, Chad |
GPS Coordinates: | 11°3'0"N by 17°56'59"E |
Area Served: | Melfi |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1293 feet (394 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MEF |
More Information: | MEF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YKZ / CYKZ |
Airport Name: | Buttonville Airport |
Location: | Buttonville, Ontario, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°51'38"N by 79°22'6"W |
Area Served: | Markham, Ontario |
Operator/Owner: | Toronto Airways Limited |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 650 feet (198 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from YKZ |
More Information: | YKZ Maps & Info |
Facts about Melfi Airport (MEF):
- In addition to being known as "Melfi Airport", another name for MEF is "Melfi Airport (Melfi)".
- The furthest airport from Melfi Airport (MEF) is Manihiki Island Airport (MHX), which is nearly antipodal to Melfi Airport (meaning Melfi Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Manihiki Island Airport), and is located 12,352 miles (19,878 kilometers) away in Manihiki Island, Cook Islands.
- The closest airport to Melfi Airport (MEF) is Mongo Airport (MVO), which is located 92 miles (148 kilometers) NNE of MEF.
- Melfi Airport (MEF) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Buttonville Airport (YKZ):
- Buttonville Airport is privately owned, and is threatened with closure due to lack of funds.
- The airport had one Aircraft rescue and firefighting unit, a Walter RIV 2000, parked against the fence along Renfrew Drive, but it was retired and no longer visible at the airport.
- In September 2009, the Sifton family, owners of the airport, announced plans to re-develop the airport from 2009 to 2016 into a mixed use of commercial, retail and residential development.
- Because of Buttonville Airport's relatively low elevation of 650 feet, planes can take off or land at Buttonville 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.
- Buttonville Airport (YKZ) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Buttonville Airport (YKZ) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,402 miles (18,350 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Buttonville Airport (YKZ) is Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport (YTZ), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) S of YKZ.
- The airport is accessible to public transit via York Region Transit Route 16 which runs along the northside of the airport.