Nonstop flight route between Piarco (near Port of Spain), Trinidad and Tobago and Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Piarco International Airport (POS), Piarco (near Port of Spain), Trinidad and Tobago and Nanaimo Airport (YCD), Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,432 miles (or 7,133 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 Piarco International Airport and Nanaimo 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 Piarco International Airport and Nanaimo Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Piarco International Airport (POS):

• In addition to being known as "Piarco International Airport", another name for POS is "78970[1][2]".
• The closest airport to Piarco International Airport (POS) is A.N.R. Robinson International Airport (TAB), which is located 51 miles (83 kilometers) NE of POS.
• Because of Piarco International Airport's relatively low elevation of 58 feet, planes can take off or land at Piarco 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.
• The terminal is a fully air-conditioned, smoke free building, equipped to handle peak-hour passenger traffic of 1,500 processing passengers through a fully computerised immigration system.
• Piarco International Airport has two terminals.
• Piarco International Airport, the busiest of many airports serving Trinidad and Tobago, is located in Piarco, a town in the Port of Spain Metro Area in the southern area of the Tunapuna-Piarco region, about 25 km east of Port of Spain's central business district.
• In 2006 the Airports Authority of Trinidad And Tobago commissioned a study for land use planning and urban development planning.
• The furthest airport from Piarco International Airport (POS) is Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport (WGP), which is nearly antipodal to Piarco International Airport (meaning Piarco International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport), and is located 12,308 miles (19,808 kilometers) away in Waingapu, Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.
• Piarco International Airport (POS) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Nanaimo Airport (YCD):

• The closest airport to Nanaimo Airport (YCD) is Nanaimo Harbour Water Airport (ZNA), which is located only 8 miles (14 kilometers) NNW of YCD.
• Nanaimo Airport (YCD) currently has only 1 runway.
• In 1999, the air terminal was named in honour of World War I ace Raymond Collishaw who was born in Nanaimo.
• There is large parking area offering long and short term vehicle parking as well as designated parking for persons with disabilities.
• Because of Nanaimo Airport's relatively low elevation of 92 feet, planes can take off or land at Nanaimo 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.
• Nanaimo Airport, is located 7 nautical miles south southeast of Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada at 3350 Spitfire Road,Cassidy.
• The furthest airport from Nanaimo Airport (YCD) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,705 miles (17,228 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• Nanaimo Airport provides service to Vancouver and the lower mainland with 12 daily flights as well as non-stop daily service to Calgary and 2 flights daily to Seattle.