Nonstop flight route between Buttonville, Ontario, Canada and Grand Turk Island, Turks and Caicos Islands:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Buttonville Airport (YKZ), Buttonville, Ontario, Canada and JAGS McCartney International Airport (GDT), Grand Turk Island, Turks and Caicos Islands would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,619 miles (or 2,606 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 relatively short distance between Buttonville Airport and JAGS McCartney International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | GDT / MBGT |
| Airport Name: | JAGS McCartney International Airport |
| Location: | Grand Turk Island, Turks and Caicos Islands |
| GPS Coordinates: | 21°26'39"N by 71°8'31"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Department |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 13 feet (4 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GDT |
| More Information: | GDT Maps & Info |
Facts about Buttonville Airport (YKZ):
- 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.
- Airport users can park their vehicles for free at the airport parking area on the northside.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- In September 2009, the Sifton family, owners of the airport, announced plans to re-develop the airport from 2009 to 2016 into a mixed use of commercial, retail and residential development.
- 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 JAGS McCartney International Airport (GDT):
- JAGS McCartney International Airport (GDT) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from JAGS McCartney International Airport (GDT) is RAAF Learmonth (LEA), which is nearly antipodal to JAGS McCartney International Airport (meaning JAGS McCartney International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from RAAF Learmonth), and is located 12,097 miles (19,468 kilometers) away in Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to JAGS McCartney International Airport (GDT) is South Caicos Airport (XSC), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) WNW of GDT.
- Because of JAGS McCartney International Airport's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at JAGS McCartney 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.
