Nonstop flight route between Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and Freetown, Sierra Leone:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Vancouver International Airport (YVR), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and Lungi International Airport (FNA), Freetown, Sierra Leone would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,645 miles (or 10,693 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 Vancouver International Airport and Lungi 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 Vancouver International Airport and Lungi 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: | YVR / CYVR | 
| Airport Name: | Vancouver International Airport | 
| Location: | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 49°11'40"N by 123°11'2"W | 
| Area Served: | Metro Vancouver | 
| Operator/Owner: | Transport Canada | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 14 feet (4 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 3 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from YVR | 
| More Information: | YVR Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FNA / GFLL | 
| Airport Name: | Lungi International Airport | 
| Location: | Freetown, Sierra Leone | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 8°36'59"N by 13°11'43"W | 
| Area Served: | Freetown; Lungi | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 84 feet (26 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from FNA | 
| More Information: | FNA Maps & Info | 
Facts about Vancouver International Airport (YVR):
- Passengers traveling through YVR are no longer required to pay a separate airport improvement fee.
 - Because of Vancouver International Airport's relatively low elevation of 14 feet, planes can take off or land at Vancouver 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.
 - Low resistance carpeting and other materials such as laminate flooring have been utilized throughout the airport to make it easier for people using wheelchairs and walkers to move throughout the airport.
 - Vancouver International Airport (YVR) has 3 runways.
 - The present main terminal was completed in 1968, and has since been expanded to include separate domestic and international terminals.
 - The closest airport to Vancouver International Airport (YVR) is Vancouver Harbour Water Airport (CXH), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) NNE of YVR.
 - The furthest airport from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,685 miles (17,196 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
 - YVR is one of eight Canadian airports that has United States border preclearance facilities.
 
Facts about Lungi International Airport (FNA):
- Because of Lungi International Airport's relatively low elevation of 84 feet, planes can take off or land at Lungi 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.
 - Lungi International Airport handled 167,911 passengers last year.
 - The terminal building of the airport has a General Waiting Hall, a Departures Wing, and an Arrivals Wing.
 - The furthest airport from Lungi International Airport (FNA) is Ulawa Airport (RNA), which is nearly antipodal to Lungi International Airport (meaning Lungi International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ulawa Airport), and is located 12,097 miles (19,468 kilometers) away in Arona, Ulawa Island, Solomon Islands.
 - Lungi International Airport (FNA) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The closest airport to Lungi International Airport (FNA) is Hastings Airport (HGS), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) SSE of FNA.
 
