Nonstop flight route between Victoria, British Columbia, Canada and Francisco Beltrao, Paraná, Brazil:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Victoria International Airport (YYJ), Victoria, British Columbia, Canada and Paulo Abdala Airport (FBE), Francisco Beltrao, Paraná, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,736 miles (or 10,840 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 Paulo Abdala 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 Paulo Abdala Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Victoria International Airport (YYJ):

• The airport is classified as an airport of entry by NAV CANADA and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency.
• Victoria International Airport (YYJ) has 3 runways.
• 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.
• Gates 1–5 are used to handle international passenger arrivals.
• The Victoria Airport Authority's 2008 master plan laid out a timeline of proposed changes to the airport.
• The main terminal has 9 gates, organized as gates 1–7 and 9–10.
• The airport started in 1939 as a grass strip, and was used as a military training base.
• A new interchange at Highway 17 and McTavish Road, the main highway access point to the airport, was completed in April 2011.
• In May 2005, the federal government, which owns the land, announced a reduction in the rent paid by the Victoria Airport Authority.
• 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.
• 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 Paulo Abdala Airport (FBE):

• In addition to being known as "Paulo Abdala Airport", another name for FBE is "Aeroporto Paulo Abdala".
• Paulo Abdala Airport handled 1,516 passengers last year.
• Paulo Abdala Airport (FBE) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Paulo Abdala Airport (FBE) is Hélio Wasum Airport (SQX), which is located 57 miles (91 kilometers) SSW of FBE.
• The new passenger terminal was inaugurated on November 9, 2010.
• The furthest airport from Paulo Abdala Airport (FBE) is Kerama Airport (KJP), which is nearly antipodal to Paulo Abdala Airport (meaning Paulo Abdala Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kerama Airport), and is located 12,413 miles (19,977 kilometers) away in Kerama Islands, Okinawa, Japan.