Nonstop flight route between Port McNeill, British Columbia, Canada and Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Port McNeill Airport (YMP), Port McNeill, British Columbia, Canada and Wagga Wagga Airport (WGA), Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,866 miles (or 12,659 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 Port McNeill Airport and Wagga Wagga 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 Port McNeill Airport and Wagga Wagga Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Port McNeill Airport (YMP):

• Port McNeill Airport (YMP) has 2 runways.
• Because of Port McNeill Airport's relatively low elevation of 225 feet, planes can take off or land at Port McNeill 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.
• In addition to being known as "Port McNeill Airport", another name for YMP is "CAT5".
• The closest airport to Port McNeill Airport (YMP) is Alert Bay Airport (YAL), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) E of YMP.
• The furthest airport from Port McNeill Airport (YMP) is East London Airport (ELS), which is located 10,679 miles (17,186 kilometers) away in East London, South Africa.

Facts about Wagga Wagga Airport (WGA):

• In the 2011-12 financial year, Wagga Wagga City Council will develop a commercial aviation precinct at a cost of A$6.8 million, to attract aviation industries to the airport.
• The closest airport to Wagga Wagga Airport (WGA) is Cootamundra Airport (CMD), which is located 49 miles (79 kilometers) NE of WGA.
• Because of Wagga Wagga Airport's relatively low elevation of 724 feet, planes can take off or land at Wagga Wagga 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.
• In addition to being known as "Wagga Wagga Airport", another name for WGA is "RAAF Base Wagga".
• Wagga Wagga Airport (WGA) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Wagga Wagga Airport (WGA) is Flores Airport (FLW), which is nearly antipodal to Wagga Wagga Airport (meaning Wagga Wagga Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Flores Airport), and is located 12,130 miles (19,522 kilometers) away in Flores Island, Azores, Portugal.
• Regional Express Engineering heavy maintenance facility is based at Wagga Wagga Airport which provides maintenance for Saab 340 and Fairchild Metro SA-277 aircraft.
• During 1939, the RAAF were looking to establish an inland training base.
• Wagga Wagga Airport handled 207,633 passengers last year.