Nonstop flight route between Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia and North Bay, Ontario, Canada:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Rottnest Airport (RTS), Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia and North Bay Airport (YYB), North Bay, Ontario, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 11,166 miles (or 17,970 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 Rottnest Airport and North Bay 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 Rottnest Airport and North Bay Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Rottnest Airport (RTS):

• At one stage, the 32 km Perth to Rottnest flight was the world's shortest scheduled air route.
• Because of Rottnest Airport's relatively low elevation of 12 feet, planes can take off or land at Rottnest 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.
• On 12 November 2006 a light twin engine charter aircraft carrying the pilot and five passengers crashed on the edge of the salt lake adjoining the airport.
• The furthest airport from Rottnest Airport (RTS) is L.F. Wade International Airport (BDA), which is nearly antipodal to Rottnest Airport (meaning Rottnest Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from L.F. Wade International Airport), and is located 12,409 miles (19,970 kilometers) away in Ferry Reach (near Hamilton), Bermuda.
• Rottnest Airport (RTS) currently has only 1 runway.
• Rottnest Airlines operated the service until 1999 when it was taken over by Frank Stynman who operates a four and six-seater daily service from Jandakot called Rottnest Air-Taxi.
• The closest airport to Rottnest Airport (RTS) is Jandakot Airport (JAD), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) ESE of RTS.

Facts about North Bay Airport (YYB):

• The first terminal was constructed in 1938 to house a small waiting area on the ground floor and control tower on the second.
• North Bay Airport or North Bay/Jack Garland Airport in North Bay, Ontario, Canada is located at Hornell Heights, 4 nautical miles north-northeast of the city.
• The furthest airport from North Bay Airport (YYB) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,289 miles (18,168 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.
• North Bay Airport (YYB) has 3 runways.
• The closest airport to North Bay Airport (YYB) is Sudbury Airport (YSB), which is located 68 miles (109 kilometers) WNW of YYB.
• There is a glider/ski area of 2,000 ft × 75 ft.
• In addition to being known as "North Bay Airport", another name for YYB is "North Bay/Jack Garland Airport".
• Besides travel by car, the airport is serviced by local taxis and North Bay Transit.