Nonstop flight route between Revelstoke, British Columbia, Canada and Canton Island, Kiribati:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Revelstoke Airport (YRV), Revelstoke, British Columbia, Canada and Canton Island Airport (CIS), Canton Island, Kiribati would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,860 miles (or 7,821 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 Revelstoke Airport and Canton Island 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 Revelstoke Airport and Canton Island Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YRV / CYRV |
Airport Name: | Revelstoke Airport |
Location: | Revelstoke, British Columbia, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 50°58'1"N by 118°10'58"W |
Operator/Owner: | Columbia-Shuswap Regional District |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1459 feet (445 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YRV |
More Information: | YRV Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CIS / PCIS |
Airport Name: | Canton Island Airport |
Location: | Canton Island, Kiribati |
GPS Coordinates: | 2°46'9"S by 171°42'19"W |
Elevation: | 9 feet (3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CIS |
More Information: | CIS Maps & Info |
Facts about Revelstoke Airport (YRV):
- The closest airport to Revelstoke Airport (YRV) is Salmon Arm Airport (YSN), which is located 50 miles (80 kilometers) WSW of YRV.
- The plan is to attract regular charters to bring tourists to Revelstoke and eventually develop the airport to implement regular commercial flights from other cities.
- Revelstoke Airport (YRV) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Revelstoke Airport (YRV) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,480 miles (16,865 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- On December 7, 2011, the Columbia-Shuswap Regional District announced an expansion plan for the airport.
Facts about Canton Island Airport (CIS):
- Canton Island Airport is an airport located on Kanton Island, in the Phoenix Islands, in the Republic of Kiribati.
- The political status of the island was uncertain at first, with American and British settlers occupying two separate camps on the island.
- Because of Canton Island Airport's relatively low elevation of 9 feet, planes can take off or land at Canton Island 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 furthest airport from Canton Island Airport (CIS) is Malabo International Airport (SSG), which is nearly antipodal to Canton Island Airport (meaning Canton Island Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Malabo International Airport), and is located 12,363 miles (19,896 kilometers) away in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea.
- The closest airport to Canton Island Airport (CIS) is Funafuti International Airport (FUN), which is located 741 miles (1,193 kilometers) WSW of CIS.
- Canton Island Airport (CIS) currently has only 1 runway.