Nonstop flight route between Salt Lake City, Utah, United States and Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC), Salt Lake City, Utah, United States and Vancouver International Airport (YVR), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 797 miles (or 1,282 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 relatively short distance between Salt Lake City International Airport and Vancouver International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SLC / KSLC |
| Airport Name: | Salt Lake City International Airport |
| Location: | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°47'17"N by 111°58'40"W |
| Area Served: | Northern Utah area and beyond |
| Operator/Owner: | Salt Lake City |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4227 feet (1,288 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 4 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SLC |
| More Information: | SLC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YVR / CYVR |
| Airport Name: | Vancouver International Airport |
| Location: | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 49°11'40"N by 123°11'2"W |
| Area Served: | Metro Vancouver |
| Operator/Owner: | Transport Canada |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 14 feet (4 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YVR |
| More Information: | YVR Maps & Info |
Facts about Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC):
- During the 1980s the airport saw further expansion to both terminals as well as runway extension.
- Delta Air Lines and Frontier Airlines have scheduled flights to cities in Canada, Mexico, and France.
- Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) has 4 runways.
- In 1911 a site for an air field was chosen on Basque Flats, named for Spanish-French sheep herders who worked the fields in the then-desolate area of the Salt Lake Valley.
- The airport has free Wi-Fi internet access.
- Salt Lake City International Airport handled 20,102,078 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) is Skypark Airport (BTF), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) NNE of SLC.
- Because of Salt Lake City International Airport's high elevation of 4,227 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at SLC. Combined with a high temperature, this could make SLC a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The Utah Air National Guard operates Salt Lake City Air National Guard Base on the east side of the airport.
- The furthest airport from Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,958 miles (17,635 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
Facts about Vancouver International Airport (YVR):
- The furthest airport from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,685 miles (17,196 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Because of Vancouver International Airport's relatively low elevation of 14 feet, planes can take off or land at Vancouver 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.
- YVR is one of eight Canadian airports that has United States border preclearance facilities.
- The closest airport to Vancouver International Airport (YVR) is Vancouver Harbour Water Airport (CXH), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) NNE of YVR.
- Late at night and during Canada Line service interruptions, the N10 night bus connects the airport's international and domestic terminals to Richmond and downtown Vancouver.
- Its proximity to Asia in relation to the rest of Canada, as well as the large Asian population and Canadian-Asian business connections in the region, make Vancouver International Airport the major gateway between Canada and Asia.
- Vancouver International Airport is well regarded as one of the most accessible airports in the world.
- Vancouver Airport also has numerous features that have been implemented to assist visually impaired travellers.
- Vancouver International Airport (YVR) has 3 runways.
