Nonstop flight route between Fagernes, Norway and Toronto, Ontario, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Fagernes Airport, Leirin (VDB), Fagernes, Norway and Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport (YTZ), Toronto, Ontario, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,613 miles (or 5,815 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 Fagernes Airport, Leirin and Billy Bishop Toronto City 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 Fagernes Airport, Leirin and Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | VDB / ENFG |
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| Location: | Fagernes, Norway |
| GPS Coordinates: | 61°0'56"N by 9°17'17"E |
| Area Served: | Fagernes, Norway |
| Operator/Owner: | Avinor |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2697 feet (822 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from VDB |
| More Information: | VDB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YTZ / CYTZ |
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| Location: | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 43°37'38"N by 79°23'45"W |
| Area Served: | Toronto, Ontario |
| Operator/Owner: | Toronto Port Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 252 feet (77 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YTZ |
| More Information: | YTZ Maps & Info |
Facts about Fagernes Airport, Leirin (VDB):
- The closest airport to Fagernes Airport, Leirin (VDB) is Gol Airport, Klanten (GLL), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) SSW of VDB.
- Fagernes Airport, Leirin handled 7,661 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Fagernes Airport, Leirin", another name for VDB is "Fagernes lufthavn, Leirin".
- The Danish company Dot Lt provides a scheduled service from Fagernes to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen throughout the year.
- Norsk Air started a route from Fagernes to Oslo Airport, Fornebu, and Bergen Airport, Flesland, on 4 November 1987, using Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia aircraft.
- The furthest airport from Fagernes Airport, Leirin (VDB) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,225 miles (18,064 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
Facts about Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport (YTZ):
- Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport (YTZ) has 3 runways.
- In the September 17, 2009, La Presse newspaper, Air Canada president and CEO Calin Rovinescu was quoted as saying that the term of exclusivity for Porter at the airport ends in 2010 and that Air Canada is considering a return to the airport in 2010, if acceptable terms can be arranged.
- During World War II, the island airport became a military training base.
- The closest airport to Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport (YTZ) is Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) WNW of YTZ.
- Conceived in the 1930s as the main airport for Toronto, the construction of the airport was completed in 1939 by the Toronto Harbour Commission.
- In addition to being known as "Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport", another name for YTZ is "Toronto Island Airport".
- Because of Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport's relatively low elevation of 252 feet, planes can take off or land at Billy Bishop Toronto City 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 April 1978, Transport Minister Otto Lang announced a plan to provide daily scheduled airline service between the airport, Ottawa and Montreal, using de Havilland Dash 7 STOL planes.
- In 1973, de Havilland Aircraft of Canada, makers of the new DHC-7 STOL plane, proposed a network of STOL airports around Ontario, with the Island Airport as its hub, to the Government of Ontario cabinet ministers and the Government of Canada cabinet ministers.
- In 1999, the new Toronto Port Authority replaced the THC.
- In 1990, Air Ontario started operating regional airline service to Ottawa and Montreal.
- The furthest airport from Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport (YTZ) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,411 miles (18,364 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
