Nonstop flight route between Buttonville, Ontario, Canada and Almaty, Kazakhstan:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Buttonville Airport (YKZ), Buttonville, Ontario, Canada and Almaty International Airport (ALA), Almaty, Kazakhstan would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,237 miles (or 10,038 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 Buttonville Airport and Almaty 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 Buttonville Airport and Almaty 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 Buttonville Airport (YKZ):

• Because of Buttonville Airport's relatively low elevation of 650 feet, planes can take off or land at Buttonville 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.
• Buttonville Airport began as a grass airstrip in 1953 when Leggat Aviation moved its operations from Barker Field in Toronto.
• The closest airport to Buttonville Airport (YKZ) is Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport (YTZ), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) S of YKZ.
• On 25 May 2010, a small Cirrus SR22 4-seater plane crashed on the roof of a nearby building to the airport, which was just 500 m away.
• On 18 November 2010, a Beech 33 with a Seneca College flight instructor and two students crashed in field in Pickering, Ontario.
• It has been agreed with the Airport and the City of Markham that no circuit practice will occur between the hours of 1600h and 2000h during all long weekend holidays.
• Flightline is available on 123.50 MHz.
• Buttonville Airport (YKZ) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Buttonville Airport (YKZ) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,402 miles (18,350 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.

Facts about Almaty International Airport (ALA):

• On 9 July 1999 a fire started in the shashlik kitchen of the airport restaurant.
• Almaty International Airport (ALA) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Almaty International Airport (ALA) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,261 miles (18,123 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
• In addition to being known as "Almaty International Airport", other names for ALA include "Халықаралық Алматы Әуежайы" and "Международный Аэропорт Алматы".
• Almaty International Airport is the largest international airport in Kazakhstan.
• The closest airport to Almaty International Airport (ALA) is Manas International Airport (FRU), which is located 131 miles (211 kilometers) W of ALA.