Nonstop flight route between Victoria, British Columbia, Canada and Conakry, Guinea:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Victoria International Airport (YYJ), Victoria, British Columbia, Canada and Conakry International Airport (CKY), Conakry, Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,599 miles (or 10,620 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 Victoria International Airport and Conakry 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 Victoria International Airport and Conakry 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: | YYJ / CYYJ |
Airport Name: | Victoria International Airport |
Location: | Victoria, British Columbia, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 48°38'49"N by 123°25'32"W |
Area Served: | Victoria, British Columbia |
Operator/Owner: | Transport Canada |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 64 feet (20 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from YYJ |
More Information: | YYJ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CKY / GUCY |
Airport Name: | Conakry International Airport |
Location: | Conakry, Guinea |
GPS Coordinates: | 9°34'36"N by 13°36'43"W |
Area Served: | Conakry |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 72 feet (22 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CKY |
More Information: | CKY Maps & Info |
Facts about Victoria International Airport (YYJ):
- Because of Victoria International Airport's relatively low elevation of 64 feet, planes can take off or land at Victoria 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.
- There are two popular locations for plane spotters.
- Gates 1–5 are used to handle international passenger arrivals.
- A new interchange at Highway 17 and McTavish Road, the main highway access point to the airport, was completed in April 2011.
- The closest airport to Victoria International Airport (YYJ) is Bedwell Harbour Water Aerodrome (YBW), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) NE of YYJ.
- Victoria International Airport is 22 km from downtown Victoria.
- Victoria International Airport (YYJ) has 3 runways.
- The furthest airport from Victoria International Airport (YYJ) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,724 miles (17,259 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
Facts about Conakry International Airport (CKY):
- It was reported in 1975 that most of the Guinean air force's aircraft were based at Conakry-Gbessia airport.
- With a goal to increase annual passenger capacity to 1 million passengers, in 2009 renovations began on the main terminal.
- Conakry International Airport (CKY) currently has only 1 runway.
- Conakry International Airport handled 248,248 passengers last year.
- Because of Conakry International Airport's relatively low elevation of 72 feet, planes can take off or land at Conakry 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 furthest airport from Conakry International Airport (CKY) is Mota Lava Airport (MTV), which is nearly antipodal to Conakry International Airport (meaning Conakry International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mota Lava Airport), and is located 12,140 miles (19,538 kilometers) away in Mota Lava, Vanuatu.
- The closest airport to Conakry International Airport (CKY) is Fria Airport (FIG), which is located 54 miles (86 kilometers) N of CKY.