Nonstop flight route between Ottawa, Ontario, Canada and Búzios, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Ottawa Macdonald–Cartier International Airport (YOW), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada and Umberto Modiano Airport (BZC), Búzios, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,160 miles (or 8,304 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 Umberto Modiano 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 Umberto Modiano 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):

• In 2003, the Ottawa Macdonald–Cartier International Airport Authority unveiled its new passenger terminal building.
• 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.
• On June 16, 2010, United Express Flight 8050, an Embraer ERJ-145 operated by Trans States Airlines, overran the runway and was substantially damaged when the nose gear collapsed.
• 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.
• The airport was originally opened at Uplands on a high plateau south of Ottawa by the Ottawa Flying Club, which still operates from the field.
• OC Transpo bus route 97 provides frequent express service to downtown along a dedicated transitway with connections to the O-Train and other bus stations.
• Ottawa/Macdonald–Cartier International Airport or Macdonald–Cartier International Airport, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada is named after Sir John A.
• On July 2, 1927, twelve P-1 airplanes under command of Major Thomas G.
• 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.
• The 2010 Airport Service Quality Award for Best Airport in the World for the 2–5 million passengers category went to Ottawa Airport.
• The airport actually consists of two distinct airfields connected by a taxiway.
• Along with Air Canada, the airport was the joint winner of the 2010 Ottawa Tourism Award for Tourism Partnership of the Year in recognition of the co-operative work done in promoting Air Canada's non-stop flight between Frankfurt and Ottawa.
• Ottawa Macdonald–Cartier International Airport (YOW) has 3 runways.
• On May 19, 1967, an Air Canada Douglas DC-8 on a training flight from Montreal crashed on approach to the Ottawa airport, killing all three crew members.

Facts about Umberto Modiano Airport (BZC):

• In addition to being known as "Umberto Modiano Airport", another name for BZC is "Aeroporto Umberto Modiano".
• Umberto Modiano Airport is the airport serving Armação dos Búzios, Brazil.
• Umberto Modiano Airport (BZC) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Umberto Modiano Airport (BZC) is Cabo Frio International Airport (CFB), which is located only 13 miles (20 kilometers) SSW of BZC.
• The airport was inaugurated in 2003 and it is presently dedicated to general aviation.
• The furthest airport from Umberto Modiano Airport (BZC) is Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2 (IWO), which is nearly antipodal to Umberto Modiano Airport (meaning Umberto Modiano Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2), and is located 12,186 miles (19,612 kilometers) away in Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands, Japan.
• Currently no scheduled flights operate at this airport.
• Because of Umberto Modiano Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Umberto Modiano 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.