Nonstop flight route between Buttonville, Ontario, Canada and Faya-Largeau, Chad:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Buttonville Airport (YKZ), Buttonville, Ontario, Canada and Faya-Largeau Airport (FYT), Faya-Largeau, Chad would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,774 miles (or 9,292 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 Faya-Largeau 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 Faya-Largeau 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: | FYT / FTTY |
| Airport Name: | Faya-Largeau Airport |
| Location: | Faya-Largeau, Chad |
| GPS Coordinates: | 17°55'0"N by 19°6'38"E |
| Area Served: | Faya-Largeau, Chad |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 771 feet (235 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from FYT |
| More Information: | FYT 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 closest airport to Buttonville Airport (YKZ) is Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport (YTZ), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) S of YKZ.
- 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.
- The new tower, representing an investment of over $2 million, replaced the existing facility which was built in 1967 and had reached the end of its useful life.
- Buttonville Airport (YKZ) has 2 runways.
- 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 Faya-Largeau Airport (FYT):
- The closest airport to Faya-Largeau Airport (FYT) is Abéché Airport (AEH), which is located 304 miles (489 kilometers) SSE of FYT.
- On 16 February 1976, Douglas C-47A TT-LAG of the Force Aérienne Tchadienne was damaged beyond economic repair in an accident at Faya-Largeau Airport.
- The furthest airport from Faya-Largeau Airport (FYT) is Rarotonga International Airport (RAR), which is nearly antipodal to Faya-Largeau Airport (meaning Faya-Largeau Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Rarotonga International Airport), and is located 12,199 miles (19,632 kilometers) away in Avarua, Cook Islands.
- Faya-Largeau Airport (FYT) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Faya-Largeau Airport's relatively low elevation of 771 feet, planes can take off or land at Faya-Largeau 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.
