Nonstop flight route between Esquimalt, British Columbia, Canada and Cairo, Egypt:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Esquimalt Airport (YPF), Esquimalt, British Columbia, Canada and Cairo International Airport (CAI), Cairo, Egypt would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,790 miles (or 10,927 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 Esquimalt Airport and Cairo International 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 Esquimalt Airport and Cairo International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Esquimalt Airport (YPF):

• In addition to being known as "Esquimalt Airport", another name for YPF is "CYPF".
• The closest airport to Esquimalt Airport (YPF) is Victoria Inner Harbour Airport (YWH), which is located only 1 mile (1 kilometers) SE of YPF.
• The furthest airport from Esquimalt Airport (YPF) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,738 miles (17,281 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.

Facts about Cairo International Airport (CAI):

• During World War II, the United States Army Air Forces built Payne Airfield to serve the Allied Forces, rather than take over the existing Almaza Airport located 5 kilometres away.
• There are several ways to leave Cairo airport upon arrival.
• Cairo International Airport handled 14,711,500 passengers last year.
• In August 2011, Turkey's Limak Holding won the tender for modernizing the terminal.
• In addition to being known as "Cairo International Airport", another name for CAI is "مطار القاهرة الدولي".
• Cairo International Airport (CAI) has 3 runways.
• The furthest airport from Cairo International Airport (CAI) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,878 miles (19,117 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
• The CAC has also inaugurated the "Airport City Concept," to provide an array of services and entertainment facilities to travellers, airport visitors, as well as the general public.
• Because of Cairo International Airport's relatively low elevation of 382 feet, planes can take off or land at Cairo 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.
• Other locations which transport routes were flown were RAF Habbaniya, Iraq on the Cairo – Karachi, India route.
• The closest airport to Cairo International Airport (CAI) is Alexandria International Airport (ALY), which is located 113 miles (183 kilometers) NW of CAI.