Nonstop flight route between Kaya, Burkina Faso and Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kaya Airport (XKY), Kaya, Burkina Faso and Abbotsford International Airport (YXX), Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,857 miles (or 11,035 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 Kaya Airport and Abbotsford 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 Kaya Airport and Abbotsford 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: | XKY / DFCA |
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| Location: | Kaya, Burkina Faso |
| GPS Coordinates: | 13°4'38"N by 1°6'1"W |
| Area Served: | Kaya |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 984 feet (300 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from XKY |
| More Information: | XKY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YXX / CYXX |
| Airport Name: | Abbotsford International Airport |
| Location: | Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 49°1'31"N by 122°21'35"W |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 194 feet (59 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YXX |
| More Information: | YXX Maps & Info |
Facts about Kaya Airport (XKY):
- Because of Kaya Airport's relatively low elevation of 984 feet, planes can take off or land at Kaya 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.
- Kaya Airport (XKY) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Kaya Airport (XKY) is Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT), which is nearly antipodal to Kaya Airport (meaning Kaya Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport), and is located 12,216 miles (19,660 kilometers) away in Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands.
- In addition to being known as "Kaya Airport", another name for XKY is "Kaya Airport (Kaya)".
- The closest airport to Kaya Airport (XKY) is Boulsa Airport (XBO), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) SE of XKY.
Facts about Abbotsford International Airport (YXX):
- Constructed as a British Commonwealth Air Training Plan airport.
- The furthest airport from Abbotsford International Airport (YXX) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,682 miles (17,191 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Abbotsford International Airport handled 475,223 passengers last year.
- Abbotsford International Airport (YXX) has 2 runways.
- In September 1984 Pope John Paul II held an open-air mass for over 200,000 people at the airport.
- The closest airport to Abbotsford International Airport (YXX) is Blaine Municipal Airport (BWS), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) W of YXX.
- Because of Abbotsford International Airport's relatively low elevation of 194 feet, planes can take off or land at Abbotsford 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.
