Nonstop flight route between Tasu, British Columbia, Canada and Perth, Western Australia, Australia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Tasu Water Aerodrome (YTU), Tasu, British Columbia, Canada and Perth Airport (PER), Perth, Western Australia, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,833 miles (or 14,215 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 Tasu Water Aerodrome and Perth 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 Tasu Water Aerodrome and Perth Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Tasu Water Aerodrome (YTU):

• The closest airport to Tasu Water Aerodrome (YTU) is Sandspit Airport (YZP), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) NNE of YTU.
• Because of Tasu Water Aerodrome's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Tasu Water Aerodrome 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 Tasu Water Aerodrome (YTU) is Port Alfred Airport (AFD), which is located 10,750 miles (17,300 kilometers) away in Port Alfred, South Africa.

Facts about Perth Airport (PER):

• The Guildford Aerodrome as it was then known was at best only a basic airfield.
• Towards the mid-1950s, airline travel was still only being used by a small percentage of the population.
• Construction of the new International Terminal and control tower commenced in March 1984 on the south-eastern side of the airfield.
• Because of Perth Airport's relatively low elevation of 67 feet, planes can take off or land at Perth 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.
• Site selection and preparation of the original plans was undertaken by Mr N M Fricker of the Department of Civil Aviation.
• It is the fourth busiest airport in Australia and services Australian and Indian Ocean destinations, as well as Johannesburg, Auckland, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Guangzhou and Doha.
• The removal of the steel structure made way for the construction of an entirely new combined domestic and international passenger terminal, constructed on the northern side of the airfield.
• The furthest airport from Perth Airport (PER) is L.F. Wade International Airport (BDA), which is nearly antipodal to Perth Airport (meaning Perth Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from L.F. Wade International Airport), and is located 12,389 miles (19,938 kilometers) away in Ferry Reach (near Hamilton), Bermuda.
• The closest airport to Perth Airport (PER) is Jandakot Airport (JAD), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) SSW of PER.
• Perth Airport (PER) has 2 runways.
• Perth Airport handled 13,664,394 passengers last year.