Nonstop flight route between Townsville, Queensland, Australia and Victoria, British Columbia, Canada:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Townsville Airport (TSV), Townsville, Queensland, Australia and Victoria International Airport (YYJ), Victoria, British Columbia, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,200 miles (or 11,587 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 Townsville Airport and Victoria 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 Townsville Airport and Victoria 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 Townsville Airport (TSV):

• Townsville Airport handled 1,644,089 passengers last year.
• The furthest airport from Townsville Airport (TSV) is Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO), which is located 11,884 miles (19,125 kilometers) away in Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde.
• Because of Townsville Airport's relatively low elevation of 18 feet, planes can take off or land at Townsville 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 airport is located 2 nautical miles west of the Townsville CBD.
• The airport was expanded again in 1987 when a redevelopment of the international terminal opened to cater for domestic traffic.
• In addition to being known as "Townsville Airport", other names for TSV include "Garbutt Airport" and "Townsville International Airport".
• The PNG PM wants a Townsville to Port Moresby route re-established by the end of 2013.
• With the new demand for international services, Townsville became the first regional Australian airport to offer direct long-distance international flights.
• The closest airport to Townsville Airport (TSV) is Charters Towers Airport (CXT), which is located 63 miles (102 kilometers) SSW of TSV.
• In 2008 another upgrade project was completed, with an improvement of the check-in desks of the current airlines and an extra two desks built for Virgin Australia.
• Townsville Airport (TSV) has 2 runways.

Facts about Victoria International Airport (YYJ):

• The last Royal Canadian Air Force unit left the airport in 1952.
• The furthest airport from Victoria International Airport (YYJ) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,724 miles (17,259 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• Because of Victoria International Airport's relatively low elevation of 64 feet, planes can take off or land at Victoria 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 main terminal has 9 gates, organized as gates 1–7 and 9–10.
• The Victoria Airport Authority's 2008 master plan laid out a timeline of proposed changes to the airport.
• The closest airport to Victoria International Airport (YYJ) is Bedwell Harbour Water Aerodrome (YBW), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) NE of YYJ.
• Victoria International Airport (YYJ) has 3 runways.
• In May 2005, the federal government, which owns the land, announced a reduction in the rent paid by the Victoria Airport Authority.