Nonstop flight route between Courtenay, British Columbia, Canada and Strezhevoy, Tomsk Oblast, Russia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Courtenay Airpark (YCA), Courtenay, British Columbia, Canada and Strezhevoy (SWT), Strezhevoy, Tomsk Oblast, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,706 miles (or 7,574 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 Courtenay Airpark and Strezhevoy, 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 Courtenay Airpark and Strezhevoy. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Courtenay Airpark (YCA):

• The closest airport to Courtenay Airpark (YCA) is CFB Comox (YQQ), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) ENE of YCA.
• In addition to being known as "Courtenay Airpark", another name for YCA is "CAH3".
• Courtenay Airpark (YCA) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Courtenay Airpark's relatively low elevation of 9 feet, planes can take off or land at Courtenay Airpark 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 furthest airport from Courtenay Airpark (YCA) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,680 miles (17,188 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.

Facts about Strezhevoy (SWT):

• Because of Strezhevoy's relatively low elevation of 164 feet, planes can take off or land at Strezhevoy 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.
• Strezhevoy (SWT) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Strezhevoy (SWT) is Presidente Carlos Ibáñez International Airport (PUQ), which is located 11,150 miles (17,944 kilometers) away in Punta Arenas, Chile.
• The closest airport to Strezhevoy (SWT) is Nizhnevartovsk Airport (NJC), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) WNW of SWT.