Nonstop flight route between Buttonville, Ontario, Canada and Pärnu, Estonia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Buttonville Airport (YKZ), Buttonville, Ontario, Canada and Pärnu Airport (EPU), Pärnu, Estonia would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,146 miles (or 6,672 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 Pärnu 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 Pärnu Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YKZ / CYKZ |
| Airport Name: | Buttonville Airport |
| Location: | Buttonville, Ontario, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 43°51'38"N by 79°22'6"W |
| Area Served: | Markham, Ontario |
| Operator/Owner: | Toronto Airways Limited |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 650 feet (198 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YKZ |
| More Information: | YKZ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | EPU / EEPU |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Pärnu, Estonia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 58°25'9"N by 24°28'22"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Tallinn Airport Ltd. |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 46 feet (14 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from EPU |
| More Information: | EPU Maps & Info |
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.
- The new tower provides expanded operational space, optimal visibility and the latest in air navigation equipment and technology for 10 air traffic controllers and one support staff who provide service to some 150,000 aircraft movements per year at Buttonville Airport.
- Buttonville Airport (YKZ) has 2 runways.
- The airport has a control tower using the frequencies 127.10 MHz for Automatic Terminal Information Service, 121.80 MHz for ground control, and 124.80 MHz for tower.
- 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.
- Buttonville Airport began as a grass airstrip in 1953 when Leggat Aviation moved its operations from Barker Field in Toronto.
- 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.
- On 8 October 2010, a small private plane of tail number C-GOYV registered to a Toronto resident made an emergency landing on Highway 407 close to Buttonville Municipal Airport.
Facts about Pärnu Airport (EPU):
- The airport is often visited by private aircraft from Scandinavia and other European countries.
- Pärnu Airport (EPU) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Pärnu Airport", another name for EPU is "Pärnu lennujaam".
- Because of Pärnu Airport's relatively low elevation of 46 feet, planes can take off or land at Pärnu 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 Pärnu Airport (EPU) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,091 miles (17,848 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Pärnu Airport (EPU) is Tallinn Airport (TLL), which is located 70 miles (112 kilometers) N of EPU.
- During the Soviet occupation, the airfield was operated by the Soviet Air Force.
