Nonstop flight route between Powell River, British Columbia, Canada and Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Powell River Airport (YPW), Powell River, British Columbia, Canada and Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT), Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,902 miles (or 7,890 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 Powell River Airport and Fa'a'ā 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 Powell River Airport and Fa'a'ā 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 Powell River Airport (YPW):

• The furthest airport from Powell River Airport (YPW) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,663 miles (17,161 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• Powell River Airport (YPW) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Powell River Airport's relatively low elevation of 425 feet, planes can take off or land at Powell River 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 Powell River Airport (YPW) is Texada/Gillies Bay Airport (YGB), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) S of YPW.

Facts about Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT):

• The furthest airport from Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT) is El Debba Airport (EDB), which is nearly antipodal to Fa'a'ā International Airport (meaning Fa'a'ā International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from El Debba Airport), and is located 12,387 miles (19,935 kilometers) away in El Debba (Al Dabbah), Sudan.
• The closest airport to Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT) is Moorea Airport (MOZ), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) WNW of PPT.
• In addition to being known as "Fa'a'ā International Airport", another name for PPT is "Aéroport International Tahiti Fa'a'ā".
• Because of limited level terrain, rather than leveling large stretches of sloping agricultural land, the airport is built primarily on reclaimed land on the coral reef just off-shore.
• Because of Fa'a'ā International Airport's relatively low elevation of 5 feet, planes can take off or land at Fa'a'ā 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.
• McDonald's is at terminal 2 and is close to the conveyor belts.
• The Mahina Lounge is a small airside lounge, after the security area.
• Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT) currently has only 1 runway.