Nonstop flight route between Christmas Island, Australia and Mississauga, Ontario, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Christmas Island Airport (XCH), Christmas Island, Australia and Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ), Mississauga, Ontario, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,119 miles (or 16,285 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 Christmas Island Airport and Toronto Pearson 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 Christmas Island Airport and Toronto Pearson 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: | XCH / YPXM |
Airport Name: | Christmas Island Airport |
Location: | Christmas Island, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 10°27'2"S by 105°41'25"E |
Operator/Owner: | Toll Remote Logistics |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 916 feet (279 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from XCH |
More Information: | XCH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YYZ / CYYZ |
Airport Name: | Toronto Pearson International Airport |
Location: | Mississauga, Ontario, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°40'36"N by 79°37'50"W |
Area Served: | Greater Toronto Area |
Operator/Owner: | Transport Canada |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 569 feet (173 meters) |
# of Runways: | 5 |
View all routes: | Routes from YYZ |
More Information: | YYZ Maps & Info |
Facts about Christmas Island Airport (XCH):
- The airport's location at the top of a hill, with a 2% mid-runway gradient, makes it a challenging landing for pilots.
- The furthest airport from Christmas Island Airport (XCH) is Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ), which is nearly antipodal to Christmas Island Airport (meaning Christmas Island Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport), and is located 12,393 miles (19,944 kilometers) away in Barranquilla, Colombia.
- Christmas Island Airport handled 27,286 passengers last year.
- Christmas Island Airport is a quiet airport and served 27,286 revenue passengers during financial year 2010-2011.
- The closest airport to Christmas Island Airport (XCH) is Cibeureum Airfield (TSY), which is located 276 miles (445 kilometers) NE of XCH.
- Christmas Island Airport (XCH) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Christmas Island Airport's relatively low elevation of 916 feet, planes can take off or land at Christmas Island 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.
- Christmas Island Airport is an airport located on Christmas Island, a territory of Australia in the Indian Ocean.
- Although located on Australian territory, the airport is classified as a Category 4 international airport for all arrivals, including those from Australia.
Facts about Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ):
- Pearson is the largest and busiest airport in Canada.
- Terminal 2 saw its last day in operation as a passenger terminal January 29, 2007.
- Considered state-of-the-art in the 1960s, Terminal 1 became overloaded by the early 1970s.
- Terminal 1 is designed to handle domestic, international, and trans-border flights in one facility.
- The 1939 and 1949 addition were torn down in 1964 with the area developed for Air Canada's hangar with the terminal site now occupied by the Vista Cargo Centres.
- The furthest airport from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,399 miles (18,345 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) has 5 runways.
- In February 1935, the Government of Canada announced its intention to build an airport in Toronto.
- Because of Toronto Pearson International Airport's relatively low elevation of 569 feet, planes can take off or land at Toronto Pearson 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 closest airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) is Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport (YTZ), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) ESE of YYZ.