Nonstop flight route between Toronto, Ontario, Canada and Horta, Azores, Portugal:
Departure Airport:
(43°37'38"N by 79°23'45"W)
Arrival Airport:
(38°31'12"N by 28°42'59"W)
Distance from YTZ to HOR:
2,622.02 miles (4,219.73 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport (YTZ), Toronto, Ontario, Canada and Horta International Airport (HOR), Horta, Azores, Portugal would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,622 miles (or 4,220 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 Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport and Horta 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 Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport and Horta International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YTZ / CYTZ |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 43°37'38"N by 79°23'45"W |
| Area Served: | Toronto, Ontario |
| Operator/Owner: | Toronto Port Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 252 feet (77 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YTZ |
| More Information: | YTZ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HOR / LPHR |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Horta, Azores, Portugal |
| GPS Coordinates: | 38°31'12"N by 28°42'59"W |
| Area Served: | Horta |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Portugal |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 118 feet (36 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HOR |
| More Information: | HOR Maps & Info |
Facts about Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport (YTZ):
- Airport passenger traffic declined in the 1990s.
- The furthest airport from Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport (YTZ) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,411 miles (18,364 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In April 1978, Transport Minister Otto Lang announced a plan to provide daily scheduled airline service between the airport, Ottawa and Montreal, using de Havilland Dash 7 STOL planes.
- In addition to being known as "Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport", another name for YTZ is "Toronto Island Airport".
- The airport improvements, including a new hangar, the new 4,000 ft main runway, and night-time landing lights, were completed in 1962.
- In January 2010, the TPA announced that it would spend $8 million CAD on upgrades to the airport.
- Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport (YTZ) has 3 runways.
- Because of Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport's relatively low elevation of 252 feet, planes can take off or land at Billy Bishop Toronto City 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.
- In 1990, Air Ontario started operating regional airline service to Ottawa and Montreal.
- The closest airport to Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport (YTZ) is Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) WNW of YTZ.
Facts about Horta International Airport (HOR):
- Because of Horta International Airport's relatively low elevation of 118 feet, planes can take off or land at Horta 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.
- The closest airport to Horta International Airport (HOR) is Pico Airport (PIX), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) E of HOR.
- The furthest airport from Horta International Airport (HOR) is Merimbula Airport (MIM), which is nearly antipodal to Horta International Airport (meaning Horta International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Merimbula Airport), and is located 12,302 miles (19,799 kilometers) away in Merimbula, New South Wales, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Horta International Airport", another name for HOR is "Aeroporto Internacional da Horta".
- Horta International Airport handled 191,969 passengers last year.
- Along with the airports in Lisbon, Porto, Faro, Flores, Santa Maria, Ponta Delgada and Beja, the airport's concessions to provide support to civil aviation was conceded to ANA Aeroportos de Portugal on 18 December 1998, under provisions of decree 404/98.
- Horta International Airport (HOR) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12.20 miles (19.64 km) WNW | Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) | Mississauga, Ontario, Canada |     |
| 2 | 16.18 miles (26.04 km) N | Buttonville Airport (YKZ) | Buttonville, Ontario, Canada | |
| 3 | 32.16 miles (51.76 km) SSE | St. Catharines/Niagara District Airport (YCM) | St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada | |
| 4 | 32.20 miles (51.83 km) NE | Oshawa Municipal Airport (YOO) | Oshawa, Ontario, Canada | |
| 5 | 41.42 miles (66.65 km) SW | John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport (YHM) | Hamilton, Ontario, Canada | |
| 6 | 42.46 miles (68.34 km) SSE | Niagara Falls International Airport (IAG) | Niagara Falls, New York, United States | |
| 7 | 50.53 miles (81.33 km) WSW | Region of Waterloo International Airport (YKF) | Waterloo Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada | |
| 8 | 51.39 miles (82.70 km) NNW | Canadian Forces Base Borden (YBN) | Borden, Ontario, Canada | |
| 9 | 58.03 miles (93.39 km) SE | Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) | Buffalo, New York, United States | |
| 10 | 66.16 miles (106.47 km) NE | Peterborough Airport (YPQ) | Peterborough, Ontario, Canada | |
| 11 | 78.61 miles (126.52 km) S | Chautauqua County/Dunkirk Airport (DKK) | Dunkirk, New York, United States | |
| 12 | 93.21 miles (150.01 km) N | Muskoka Airport (YQA) | Muskoka, Ontario, Canada | |
| 13 | 93.42 miles (150.35 km) ESE | Greater Rochester International Airport (ROC) | Rochester, New York, United States | |
| 14 | 97.30 miles (156.58 km) WSW | London international Airport (YXU) | London, Ontario, Canada | |
| 15 | 97.71 miles (157.24 km) NW | Owen Sound/Billy Bishop Regional Airport (YOS) | Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,410.62 miles (18,363.57 km) SW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,386.57 miles (18,324.86 km) SW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,383.64 miles (18,320.14 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,360.18 miles (18,282.39 km) SW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,341.74 miles (18,252.72 km) WSW | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,295.99 miles (18,179.09 km) SW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,293.06 miles (18,174.38 km) WSW | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,287.48 miles (18,165.39 km) SW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,276.02 miles (18,146.95 km) SW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,222.31 miles (18,060.51 km) SW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,149.11 miles (17,942.71 km) SW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,126.61 miles (17,906.49 km) SW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,107.43 miles (17,875.64 km) WSW | Esperance Airport (EPR) | Esperance, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,103.22 miles (17,868.86 km) SW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,099.11 miles (17,862.24 km) SW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 15.05 miles (24.22 km) E | Pico Airport (PIX) | Pico Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 2 | 54.18 miles (87.20 km) NE | Graciosa Airport (GRW) | Graciosa Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 3 | 89.30 miles (143.72 km) ENE | Lajes Air Base (TER) | Lajes, Azores, Portugal | |
| 4 | 145.02 miles (233.39 km) WNW | Flores Airport (FLW) | Flores Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 5 | 151.10 miles (243.18 km) WNW | Corvo Airport (CVU) | Corvo Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 6 | 172.63 miles (277.82 km) ESE | João Paulo II Airport (PDL) | Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal | |
| 7 | 221.17 miles (355.94 km) ESE | Santa Maria Airport (SMA) | Santa Maria, Portugal | |
| 8 | 781.18 miles (1,257.18 km) ESE | Madeira Airport (FNC) | Funchal, Madeira, Portugal | |
| 9 | 787.73 miles (1,267.72 km) ESE | Porto Santo Airport (PXO) | Porto Santo, Madeira, Portugal | |
| 10 | 928.84 miles (1,494.83 km) SE | La Palma Airport (SPC) | La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 11 | 981.58 miles (1,579.69 km) SE | La Gomera Airport (GMZ) | Alajeró / San Sebastián, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 12 | 992.80 miles (1,597.76 km) SE | Tenerife North Airport (TFN) | Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 13 | 1,006.07 miles (1,619.11 km) SE | Tenerife-South Airport (TFS) | Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 14 | 1,054.83 miles (1,697.58 km) E | Lisbon Portela Airport (LIS) | Lisbon, Portugal | |
| 15 | 1,060.22 miles (1,706.25 km) SE | Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) | Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,302.25 miles (19,798.51 km) SE | Merimbula Airport (MIM) | Merimbula, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 2 | 12,245.09 miles (19,706.51 km) SSE | Moruya Airport (MYA) | Moruya, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 3 | 12,230.39 miles (19,682.85 km) E | Bairnsdale Aerodrome (BSJ) | Bairnsdale, Victoria, Australia | |
| 4 | 12,230.08 miles (19,682.36 km) ESE | Flinders Island Airport (FLS) | Flinders Island, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 5 | 12,198.37 miles (19,631.32 km) ESE | Mount Hotham Airport (MHU) | Mount Hotham, Victoria, Australia | |
| 6 | 12,190.12 miles (19,618.05 km) SE | Corryong Airport (CYG) | Corryong, Victoria, Australia | |
| 7 | 12,186.62 miles (19,612.42 km) SSE | Canberra Airport (CBR) | Canberra, Australia | |
| 8 | 12,185.49 miles (19,610.60 km) SE | St Helens Airport (HLS) | St. Helens, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 9 | 12,165.65 miles (19,578.66 km) SSE | Goulburn Airport (GUL) | Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 10 | 12,161.89 miles (19,572.62 km) S | Illawarra Regional Airport (WOL) | Shellharbour, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 11 | 12,144.94 miles (19,545.33 km) SE | Albury Airport (ABX) | Albury, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 12 | 12,142.03 miles (19,540.66 km) SE | George Town Aerodrome (GEE) | George Town, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 13 | 12,136.84 miles (19,532.31 km) SE | Launceston Airport (LST) | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 14 | 12,125.48 miles (19,514.02 km) S | Camden Aerodrome (CDU) | Camden, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 15 | 12,123.37 miles (19,510.63 km) SE | Wagga Wagga Airport (WGA) | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia | |