Nonstop flight route between Blue River (Co-op Point), British Columbia, Canada and Bissau, Guinea-Bissau:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Blue River Airport (YCP), Blue River (Co-op Point), British Columbia, Canada and Osvaldo Vieira International Airport (OXB), Bissau, Guinea-Bissau would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,135 miles (or 9,873 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 Blue River Airport and Osvaldo Vieira 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 Blue River Airport and Osvaldo Vieira 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: | YCP / CYCP |
Airport Name: | Blue River Airport |
Location: | Blue River (Co-op Point), British Columbia, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 52°7'28"N by 119°17'34"W |
Operator/Owner: | Cariboo Helicopter Skiing (Mike Wiegele Helicopter Skiing) |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 2265 feet (690 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YCP |
More Information: | YCP Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | OXB / GGOV |
Airport Name: | Osvaldo Vieira International Airport |
Location: | Bissau, Guinea-Bissau |
GPS Coordinates: | 11°53'41"N by 15°39'12"W |
Area Served: | Bissau |
Operator/Owner: | N/A |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 129 feet (39 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from OXB |
More Information: | OXB Maps & Info |
Facts about Blue River Airport (YCP):
- The closest airport to Blue River Airport (YCP) is Jasper Airport (YJA), which is located 79 miles (128 kilometers) NE of YCP.
- The furthest airport from Blue River Airport (YCP) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,431 miles (16,787 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Blue River Airport (YCP) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Osvaldo Vieira International Airport (OXB):
- Osvaldo Vieira International Airport (OXB) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Osvaldo Vieira International Airport's relatively low elevation of 129 feet, planes can take off or land at Osvaldo Vieira 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 Osvaldo Vieira International Airport (OXB) is Kirakira Airport (IRA), which is nearly antipodal to Osvaldo Vieira International Airport (meaning Osvaldo Vieira International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kirakira Airport), and is located 12,243 miles (19,703 kilometers) away in Kirakira, Makira Island, Solomon Islands.
- The airport had to be closed on June 7, 1998 due to intense fighting in and around Bissau.
- The closest airport to Osvaldo Vieira International Airport (OXB) is Bubaque Airport (BQE), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) SSW of OXB.
- Previously known as Bissalanca, during the Guinea-Bissau War of Independence it was used as a base by the Portuguese Air Force.
- On December 10, 2013, TAP Portugal suspended operations to Osvaldo Vieira International Airport after the local police forces under threatened the crew of Flight TP202 destined for Lisbon and forced the crew to board 74 Syrian refugees, who have arrived in Bissau via Morocco and Turkey and who were holding falsified Turkish passports.