Nonstop flight route between Johor, Malaysia and Penticton, British Columbia, Canada:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Mersing Airport (MEP), Johor, Malaysia and Penticton Regional Airport (YYF), Penticton, British Columbia, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,021 miles (or 12,908 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 Mersing Airport and Penticton Regional 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 Mersing Airport and Penticton Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Mersing Airport (MEP):

• In addition to being known as "Mersing Airport", another name for MEP is "Lapangan Terbang Mersing".
• Because of Mersing Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Mersing 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.
• Mersing Airport (MEP) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Mersing Airport (MEP) is Col. Edmundo Carvajal Airport (XMS), which is nearly antipodal to Mersing Airport (meaning Mersing Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Col. Edmundo Carvajal Airport), and is located 12,300 miles (19,795 kilometers) away in Macas, Ecuador.
• The closest airport to Mersing Airport (MEP) is Tioman Airport (TOD), which is located 37 miles (59 kilometers) NE of MEP.

Facts about Penticton Regional Airport (YYF):

• Penticton Regional Airport (YYF) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Penticton Regional Airport", another name for YYF is "Penticton Airport".
• The facility has been recognized as a certified airport by the British Columbia Ministry of Transportation.
• Penticton Regional Airport has historically provided flights to several destinations, including Boeing Field—an international airport located in King County, Washington, that serves the Seattle and Tacoma areas—and the Kelowna International Airport.
• The closest airport to Penticton Regional Airport (YYF) is Kelowna International Airport (YLW), which is located 36 miles (57 kilometers) NNE of YYF.
• The Penticton Flying Club operates at the airport, which is a club where children receive a flight in an airplane with the pilot, and learn about the airplanes themselves.
• The furthest airport from Penticton Regional Airport (YYF) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,601 miles (17,060 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• An aviation centre was constructed at the airport in 1976, which included a 12-unit motel, flight training school, and aircraft overhaul shop.
• On December 22, 1950, a Douglas C-47 aircraft operated by Canadian Pacific Air Lines from Vancouver crashed into Okanagan Mountain, some 26 kilometres north of Penticton.
• Penticton Regional Airport handled 80,000 passengers last year.