Nonstop flight route between Toronto, Ontario, Canada and Tacoma, Washington, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport (YTZ), Toronto, Ontario, Canada and Tacoma Narrows Airport (TIW), Tacoma, Washington, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,081 miles (or 3,349 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 relatively short distance between Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport and Tacoma Narrows Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | TIW / KTIW | 
| Airport Name: | Tacoma Narrows Airport | 
| Location: | Tacoma, Washington, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 47°16'5"N by 122°34'41"W | 
| Area Served: | Tacoma, Washington | 
| Operator/Owner: | Pierce County Public Works & Utilities | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 294 feet (90 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from TIW | 
| More Information: | TIW Maps & Info | 
Facts about Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport (YTZ):
- In addition to being known as "Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport", another name for YTZ is "Toronto Island Airport".
- In 1990, Air Ontario started operating regional airline service to Ottawa and Montreal.
- In 1999, the operation of the airport was turned over to the new Toronto Port Authority, which took over the responsibilities of the Harbour Commission, including the airport and port functions.
- 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 1999, the new Toronto Port Authority replaced the THC.
- By the end of 1952, the accumulated cost of running the Island Airport, and paying the interest on the debt of construction, totalled $752,000.
- By 2005, the airport recorded about 68,000 flights, down from a historic high of 240,000 in 1967.
- In 1967, the Harbour Commission initiated a study into converting the airport into one suitable for the passenger jets of the day, such as DC-8s.
- Airport passenger traffic declined in the 1990s.
- In January 2014, the Toronto Port Authority announced that it would seek $100 million from the federal government to expand infrastructure around the airport if the expansion plans and jets are approved for use at the airport.
- Art Eggleton was elected Toronto mayor and a compromise was reached in 1981, when the City of Toronto agreed to a limited level of commercial STOL passenger service, and the exclusion of jet airplanes.
- 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.
- 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.
- Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport (YTZ) has 3 runways.
Facts about Tacoma Narrows Airport (TIW):
- The furthest airport from Tacoma Narrows Airport (TIW) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,797 miles (17,376 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Tacoma Narrows Airport (TIW) currently has only 1 runway.
- Tacoma Narrows Airport covers an area of 644 acres at an elevation of 294 feet above mean sea level.
- Because of Tacoma Narrows Airport's relatively low elevation of 294 feet, planes can take off or land at Tacoma Narrows 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 Tacoma Narrows Airport (TIW) is McChord Field/McChord AFB (TCM), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) SSE of TIW.




