Nonstop flight route between St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada and Dubai, United Arab Emirates:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between St. Catharines/Niagara District Airport (YCM), St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada and Dubai International Airport (DXB), Dubai, United Arab Emirates would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,897 miles (or 11,099 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 St. Catharines/Niagara District Airport and Dubai 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 St. Catharines/Niagara District Airport and Dubai International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about St. Catharines/Niagara District Airport (YCM):

• Because of St. Catharines/Niagara District Airport's relatively low elevation of 321 feet, planes can take off or land at St. Catharines/Niagara District 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.
• With the outbreak of World War II many flying clubs, including the S.C.F.C, saw their resources being stretched to the limit.
• In 1929, the facilities were described by the S.C.F.C.
• St. Catharines/Niagara District Airport (YCM) has 3 runways.
• The furthest airport from St. Catharines/Niagara District Airport (YCM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,437 miles (18,406 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to St. Catharines/Niagara District Airport (YCM) is Niagara Falls International Airport (IAG), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) ESE of YCM.

Facts about Dubai International Airport (DXB):

• The new precision category 2 Approach and Runway Lighting System was commissioned.
• Also as part of the expansion, the airport is now able to handle at least 75 million passengers per annum with the opening of Concourse 3, which is part of Terminal 3.
• Construction of the airport was ordered by the ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum, in 1959.
• Because of Dubai International Airport's relatively low elevation of 62 feet, planes can take off or land at Dubai 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 furthest airport from Dubai International Airport (DXB) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,774 miles (18,948 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
• The closest airport to Dubai International Airport (DXB) is Sharjah International Airport (SHJ), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) ENE of DXB.
• With the arrival of the Airbus A380, the airport made modifications costing $230 million.
• Dubai International Airport (DXB) has 2 runways.
• The Government of Dubai provides short and long range search and rescue services, police support, medical evacuation and general purpose flights for the airport and all VIP flights to the airport.
• Dubai International Airport handled 66,431,533 passengers last year.
• In addition to being known as "Dubai International Airport", another name for DXB is "مطار دبي الدولي".
• The Cargo Mega Terminal, which will have the capacity to handle 3 million tonnes of cargo a year, is a major development.