Nonstop flight route between Toronto, Ontario, Canada and Leo, Burkina Faso:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport (YTZ), Toronto, Ontario, Canada and Leo Airport (XLU), Leo, Burkina Faso would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,057 miles (or 8,139 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 Leo 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 Leo 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 |
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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: | XLU / DFCL |
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Location: | Leo, Burkina Faso |
GPS Coordinates: | 11°6'19"N by 2°6'5"W |
Area Served: | Leo |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1181 feet (360 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from XLU |
More Information: | XLU 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 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- In 1990, Air Ontario started operating regional airline service to Ottawa and Montreal.
- Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport (YTZ) has 3 runways.
- In 2011, Air Canada Express began flying again out of the island airport.
- 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.
- 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 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.
Facts about Leo Airport (XLU):
- The closest airport to Leo Airport (XLU) is Pô Airport (PUP), which is located 65 miles (104 kilometers) E of XLU.
- Leo Airport (XLU) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Leo Airport (XLU) is Funafuti International Airport (FUN), which is nearly antipodal to Leo Airport (meaning Leo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Funafuti International Airport), and is located 12,238 miles (19,695 kilometers) away in Funafuti, Tuvalu.
- In addition to being known as "Leo Airport", another name for XLU is "Leo Airport (Leo)".