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

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Piarco International Airport (POS), Piarco (near Port of Spain), Trinidad and Tobago and Tofino Harbour Water Aerodrome (YTP), Tofino, British Columbia, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,524 miles (or 7,280 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 Tofino Harbour Water Aerodrome, 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 Tofino Harbour Water Aerodrome. 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):

• A major expansion of the airport, which included the construction of a new terminal building, and high-speed taxiways, was completed in 2001.
• 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 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.
• Piarco International Airport (POS) currently has only 1 runway.
• 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.
• In addition to passenger airlines, the airport also handles cargo traffic, general aviation, military and helicopter flights to the many oil rigs present offshore.
• The control tower at the old terminal building is currently used for air traffic control.
• In addition to being known as "Piarco International Airport", another name for POS is "78970[1][2]".

Facts about Tofino Harbour Water Aerodrome (YTP):

• Because of Tofino Harbour Water Aerodrome's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Tofino Harbour Water Aerodrome 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 closest airport to Tofino Harbour Water Aerodrome (YTP) is Tofino/Long Beach Airport (YAZ), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) SE of YTP.
• In addition to being known as "Tofino Harbour Water Aerodrome", another name for YTP is "CAB4".
• The furthest airport from Tofino Harbour Water Aerodrome (YTP) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,727 miles (17,263 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.