Nonstop flight route between Panama City, Panama and Mirabel (near Montreal), Quebec, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tocumen International Airport (PTY), Panama City, Panama and Montréal–Mirabel International Airport (YMX), Mirabel (near Montreal), Quebec, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,549 miles (or 4,103 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 Tocumen International Airport and Montréal–Mirabel 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 Tocumen International Airport and Montréal–Mirabel International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PTY / MPTO |
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Location: | Panama City, Panama |
GPS Coordinates: | 9°4'17"N by 79°23'0"W |
Area Served: | Panama City |
Operator/Owner: | Tocumen S.A. |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 135 feet (41 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from PTY |
More Information: | PTY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YMX / CYMX |
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Location: | Mirabel (near Montreal), Quebec, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 45°40'46"N by 74°2'18"W |
Area Served: | Montreal, Quebec |
Operator/Owner: | Transport Canada |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 271 feet (83 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from YMX |
More Information: | YMX Maps & Info |
Facts about Tocumen International Airport (PTY):
- In addition to being known as "Tocumen International Airport", another name for PTY is "Aeropuerto Internacional de Tocumen".
- Tocumen International Airport (PTY) has 2 runways.
- The new facilities include platforms, taxiways and a new road which connect both the cargo terminal and the airport's administration building.
- The closest airport to Tocumen International Airport (PTY) is Albrook "Marcos A. Gelabert" International Airport (PAC), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) WSW of PTY.
- The furthest airport from Tocumen International Airport (PTY) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is nearly antipodal to Tocumen International Airport (meaning Tocumen International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport), and is located 12,101 miles (19,475 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- Tocumen International Airport handled 7,784,328 passengers last year.
- The name of the airport was changed in 1981 by the military government for Omar Torrijos International Airport, in honor to the Panamanian leader who died in July 31, 1981, at the age of 52 in a plane crash in Cerro Marta, Coclesito in very bad conditions.
- Because of Tocumen International Airport's relatively low elevation of 135 feet, planes can take off or land at Tocumen 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.
Facts about Montréal–Mirabel International Airport (YMX):
- It was intended to replace the existing Dorval Airport as the eastern air gateway to Canada.
- Montréal–Mirabel International Airport (YMX) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Montréal–Mirabel International Airport", another name for YMX is "Aéroport international Montréal–Mirabel".
- The closest airport to Montréal–Mirabel International Airport (YMX) is Cartierville Airport (YCV), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) SE of YMX.
- In December 2006, in a move he called "correcting a historical injustice," Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced the return of 4,450 hectares of farmland expropriated to build Mirabel airport.
- Because of Montréal–Mirabel International Airport's relatively low elevation of 271 feet, planes can take off or land at Montréal–Mirabel 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.
- Montréal–Mirabel International Airport opened for business on October 4, 1975, in time for the 1976 Summer Olympics.
- In July 2010, the ADM confirmed that I-Parks Creative Industries's long-delayed AeroDream project was dead, officially canceling it.
- The furthest airport from Montréal–Mirabel International Airport (YMX) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,493 miles (18,495 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The airport is classified as an airport of entry by NAV CANADA and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency.
- In the 1960s, Montreal experienced a tremendous economic boom.
- It is one of two airports in Canada with sufficient right-of-way that can be expanded to accommodate 50 million passengers per year, the other being Toronto Pearson International Airport, though a lack of traffic meant that Mirabel was never expanded beyond its first phase.