Nonstop flight route between Piarco (near Port of Spain), Trinidad and Tobago and St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Piarco International Airport (POS), Piarco (near Port of Spain), Trinidad and Tobago and St. John's International Airport (YYT), St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,606 miles (or 4,195 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 St. John's International 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 St. John's International 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.
• 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.
• At Piarco International Airport there are two high-speed taxiways and three connector taxiways.
• 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.
• In World War II the original airfield was used to house the Royal Navy Observer School HMS Goshawk.
• The disused south terminal has been renovated into a VIP terminal for the Summit of The Americas.

Facts about St. John's International Airport (YYT):

• In 1981 the terminal building housed the offices of the airport manager and staff.
• Because of St. John's International Airport's relatively low elevation of 461 feet, planes can take off or land at St. John's 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.
• St. John's International Airport (YYT) has 3 runways.
• The airport was designated as one of five Canadian airports suitable as an emergency landing site for the Space Shuttle orbiter.
• The closest airport to St. John's International Airport (YYT) is Gander International Airport (YQX), which is located 124 miles (199 kilometers) NW of YYT.
• The furthest airport from St. John's International Airport (YYT) is Portland Airport (PTJ), which is located 11,475 miles (18,467 kilometers) away in Portland, Victoria, Australia.
• On April 1, 1946, the airport became a civilian operation under the jurisdiction of the Canadian Department of Transport.
• St. John's International Airport handled 1,318,713 passengers last year.