Nonstop flight route between Ottawa, Ontario, Canada and Bodø, Norway:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Ottawa Macdonald–Cartier International Airport (YOW), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada and Bodø Airport (BOO), Bodø, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,387 miles (or 5,452 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 Ottawa Macdonald–Cartier International Airport and Bodø 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 Ottawa Macdonald–Cartier International Airport and Bodø Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Ottawa Macdonald–Cartier International Airport (YOW):

• The 2010 Airport Service Quality Award for Best Airport in the World for the 2–5 million passengers category went to Ottawa Airport.
• The furthest airport from Ottawa Macdonald–Cartier International Airport (YOW) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,465 miles (18,451 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Macdonald–Cartier Airport is part of Canada's busiest air corridor between Ottawa, Montreal, and Toronto, which is commonly referred to as the Eastern Triangle.
• On June 13, 1997, a North American Airlines Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner struck the runway with gear retracted during a botched approach, resulting in propellor strikes and a fire in one engine when it came to rest on runway 25.
• The north field is still popular for general aviation, although only one of its runways, 04/22, is still in use.
• The airport's board of directors approved a further expansion of the airport's passenger terminal on April 4, 2006.
• Because of Ottawa Macdonald–Cartier International Airport's relatively low elevation of 374 feet, planes can take off or land at Ottawa Macdonald–Cartier 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.
• The closest airport to Ottawa Macdonald–Cartier International Airport (YOW) is Ottawa/Rockcliffe Airport (YRO), which is located only 10 miles (15 kilometers) N of YOW.
• Ottawa Macdonald–Cartier International Airport (YOW) has 3 runways.

Facts about Bodø Airport (BOO):

• Bodø Airport (BOO) currently has only 1 runway.
• Bodø Airport handled 1,669,191 passengers last year.
• The museum exhibits several military aircraft including a Lockheed U-2, Gloster Gladiator and Supermarine Spitfire.
• The furthest airport from Bodø Airport (BOO) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,767 miles (17,328 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Because of Bodø Airport's relatively low elevation of 43 feet, planes can take off or land at Bodø 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 "Bodø Airport", another name for BOO is "Bodø lufthavn".
• Postal flights to Bodø started in 1921, and before 1940 Bodø was served with sea planes from Widerøe.
• The airport was used during the testing of Concorde in June 1975.
• The Bodø Main Air Station, situated adjacent to the airport, is the largest air station in Norway operated by the Royal Norwegian Air Force.
• The closest airport to Bodø Airport (BOO) is Værøy Heliport (VRY), which is located 51 miles (82 kilometers) WNW of BOO.