Nonstop flight route between Miner's Bay, British Columbia, Canada and Brussels, Belgium:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Mayne Island Water Aerodrome (YAV), Miner's Bay, British Columbia, Canada and Brussels Airport (BRU), Brussels, Belgium would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,886 miles (or 7,863 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 Mayne Island Water Aerodrome and Brussels 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 Mayne Island Water Aerodrome and Brussels Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Mayne Island Water Aerodrome (YAV):

• The furthest airport from Mayne Island Water Aerodrome (YAV) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,708 miles (17,233 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• The closest airport to Mayne Island Water Aerodrome (YAV) is Bedwell Harbour Water Aerodrome (YBW), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) SSE of YAV.
• Because of Mayne Island Water Aerodrome's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Mayne Island Water Aerodrome 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 addition to being known as "Mayne Island Water Aerodrome", another name for YAV is "CAW7".

Facts about Brussels Airport (BRU):

• Brussels Airport (BRU) has 3 runways.
• Brussels Airport handled 19,133,222 passengers last year.
• Brussels Airport uses a one terminal concept, meaning that all the facilities are located under a single roof.
• The airport also features places of worship, as well as a place for mediation for humanists.
• In addition to being known as "Brussels Airport", another name for BRU is "Luchthaven Brussel-Nationaal (Dutch)Aéroport de Bruxelles-National (French)".
• Because of Brussels Airport's relatively low elevation of 184 feet, planes can take off or land at Brussels 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 Brussels Airport (BRU) is Antwerp International Airport (ANR), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) N of BRU.
• The furthest airport from Brussels Airport (BRU) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,945 miles (19,223 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• In March 2009, the old mechanical Flight information display system were replaced by electronic ones.
• After the liberation, the German infrastructure at Melsbroek fell into the hands of the British.
• Pier A is the newest pier on Brussels Airport and was opened on 15 May 2002.
• Pier B is the oldest pier that is still in use at Brussels Airport and is only used for flights outside the Schengen Area.