Nonstop flight route between Toronto, Ontario, Canada and Kaltag, Alaska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport (YTZ), Toronto, Ontario, Canada and Kaltag Airport (KAL), Kaltag, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,259 miles (or 5,245 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 Kaltag 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 Kaltag Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport (YTZ):

• At its annual meeting on September 3, 2009, the TPA announced that it would rename the airport after William Avery "Billy" Bishop, a Canadian First World War flying ace.
• In January 1975, Otonabee Airways launched the first scheduled passenger service at the airport.
• In 1972, the Harbor City project died when the governments of Canada and Ontario proposed to build a new major airport in Pickering, Ontario.
• Airport passenger traffic declined in the 1990s.
• 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.
• The airport improvements, including a new hangar, the new 4,000 ft main runway, and night-time landing lights, were completed in 1962.
• 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.
• 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.
• During World War II, the island airport became a military training base.
• In addition to being known as "Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport", another name for YTZ is "Toronto Island Airport".

Facts about Kaltag Airport (KAL):

• Kaltag Airport (KAL) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Kaltag Airport (KAL) is George Airport (GRJ), which is located 10,342 miles (16,644 kilometers) away in George, South Africa.
• Because of Kaltag Airport's relatively low elevation of 181 feet, planes can take off or land at Kaltag 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 Kaltag Airport (KAL) is Nulato Airport (NUL), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) NE of KAL.