Nonstop flight route between Victoria, British Columbia, Canada and Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany:
Departure Airport:
(48°38'49"N by 123°25'32"W)
Arrival Airport:
(52°27'38"N by 9°41'6"E)
Distance from YYJ to HAJ:
4,928.47 miles (7,931.58 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Victoria International Airport (YYJ), Victoria, British Columbia, Canada and Hannover Airport (HAJ), Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,928 miles (or 7,932 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 Hannover 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 Hannover 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: | HAJ / EDDV |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany |
| GPS Coordinates: | 52°27'38"N by 9°41'6"E |
| Area Served: | Hannover, Germany |
| Operator/Owner: | Flughafen Hannover-Langenhagen GmbH |
| Airport Type: | public |
| Elevation: | 183 feet (56 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HAJ |
| More Information: | HAJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Victoria International Airport (YYJ):
- Victoria International Airport (YYJ) has 3 runways.
- In 1959, the airport was renamed to its present name of the Victoria International Airport.
- In 2011, YYJ served 1,499,792 passengers and had 141,465 aircraft movements making it one of Canada's busiest airports in terms of passengers.
- 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.
- There are two popular locations for plane spotters.
- 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 closest airport to Victoria International Airport (YYJ) is Bedwell Harbour Water Aerodrome (YBW), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) NE of YYJ.
Facts about Hannover Airport (HAJ):
- Hannover Airport (HAJ) has 3 runways.
- Because of Hannover Airport's relatively low elevation of 183 feet, planes can take off or land at Hannover 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 1998 the larger terminal C was opened to handle more passengers, adding 8 more gates.
- The additional Terminal D to the east of the main terminal is a rebuilt hangar which is exclusively used by the Royal Air Force to supply British troops in the north of Germany.
- The furthest airport from Hannover Airport (HAJ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,776 miles (18,952 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Hannover Airport (HAJ) is Celle Air Base (ZCN), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) ENE of HAJ.
- In addition to being known as "Hannover Airport", another name for HAJ is "Flughafen Hannover-Langenhagen".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11.36 miles (18.28 km) NE | Bedwell Harbour Water Aerodrome (YBW) | Bedwell Harbour, British Columbia, Canada |     |
| 2 | 12.45 miles (20.04 km) ESE | Roche Harbor Seaplane Base (RCE) | San Juan Island, Washington, United States | |
| 3 | 14.41 miles (23.19 km) NNW | Ganges Water Aerodrome (YGG) | Ganges, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 4 | 14.85 miles (23.90 km) S | Esquimalt Airport (YPF) | Esquimalt, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 5 | 15.32 miles (24.66 km) WNW | Duncan Airport (DUQ) | Duncan, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 6 | 15.61 miles (25.12 km) S | Victoria Inner Harbour Airport (YWH) | Victoria, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 7 | 16.23 miles (26.12 km) NNE | Mayne Island Water Aerodrome (YAV) | Miner's Bay, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 8 | 20.29 miles (32.65 km) ESE | Friday Harbor Airport (FRD) | Friday Harbor, Washington, United States | |
| 9 | 20.48 miles (32.96 km) ESE | Friday Harbor Seaplane Base (FBS) | Friday Harbor, Washington, United States | |
| 10 | 21.52 miles (34.63 km) E | Westsound Seaplane Base (WSX) | Westsound, Orcas Island, Washington, United States | |
| 11 | 23.88 miles (38.43 km) E | Orcas Island Airport (ESD) | Eastsound, Washington, United States | |
| 12 | 24.91 miles (40.08 km) ESE | Fishermans Bay/LPS Seaplane Base (LPS) | Lopez Island, Washington, United States | |
| 13 | 25.46 miles (40.98 km) E | Rosario Seaplane Base (RSJ) | Orcas Island, Washington, United States | |
| 14 | 29.26 miles (47.08 km) ESE | Center Island Airport (CWS) | Center Island, Washington, United States | |
| 15 | 34.63 miles (55.74 km) NW | Nanaimo Airport (YCD) | Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,724.29 miles (17,259.03 km) SSE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 2 | 10,661.71 miles (17,158.31 km) SSE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 3 | 10,604.75 miles (17,066.65 km) ESE | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 4 | 10,595.68 miles (17,052.05 km) ESE | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 5 | 10,590.49 miles (17,043.70 km) ESE | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 6 | 10,565.54 miles (17,003.55 km) ESE | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 7 | 10,558.53 miles (16,992.26 km) SE | King Shaka International (DUR) | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 8 | 10,556.99 miles (16,989.79 km) ESE | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 9 | 10,547.72 miles (16,974.87 km) S | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 10 | 10,546.65 miles (16,973.15 km) SE | Richards Bay Airport (RCB) | Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 11 | 10,533.45 miles (16,951.90 km) SE | Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB) | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | |
| 12 | 10,518.07 miles (16,927.14 km) S | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 13 | 10,512.30 miles (16,917.86 km) SE | Hluhluwe Airport (HLW) | Hluhluwe, South Africa | |
| 14 | 10,486.90 miles (16,876.99 km) SSE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,486.21 miles (16,875.87 km) S | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 16.79 miles (27.02 km) ENE | Celle Air Base (ZCN) | Celle, Germany | |
| 2 | 55.26 miles (88.94 km) NW | Bremen Airport (BRE) | Bremen, Germany | |
| 3 | 69.12 miles (111.24 km) WSW | RAF Gütersloh (GUT) | Gütersloh, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | |
| 4 | 72.93 miles (117.37 km) S | Kassel Calden Airport (KSF) | Kassel, Hesse, Germany | |
| 5 | 73.98 miles (119.05 km) SW | Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD) | Paderborn, Germany | |
| 6 | 74.54 miles (119.97 km) N | Hamburg Finkenwerder Airport (XFW) | Hamburg, Germany | |
| 7 | 81.80 miles (131.64 km) N | Hamburg Airport (HAM) | Hamburg / Fuhlsbüttel, Germany | |
| 8 | 84.53 miles (136.03 km) ESE | Magdeburg–Cochstedt Airport (CSO) | Magdeburg, Germany | |
| 9 | 85.82 miles (138.11 km) NNW | Bremerhaven Airport (BRV) | Bremerhaven, Bremen, Germany | |
| 10 | 87.40 miles (140.65 km) WSW | Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO) | Greven, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | |
| 11 | 94.42 miles (151.95 km) S | Fritzlar Air Base (FRZ) | Fritzlar, Hessen, Germany | |
| 12 | 97.71 miles (157.24 km) W | Rheine-Bentlage Air Base (ZPQ) | Rhine, Germany | |
| 13 | 99.80 miles (160.62 km) NNW | Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN) | Nordholz, Germany | |
| 14 | 102.30 miles (164.64 km) NNE | Lübeck Airport (LBC) | Lübeck (near Hamburg), Schleswig-Holstein, Germany | |
| 15 | 109.62 miles (176.42 km) SW | Dortmund Airport (DTM) | Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,775.96 miles (18,951.52 km) SSE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,452.22 miles (18,430.51 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,447.59 miles (18,423.06 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,434.27 miles (18,401.62 km) ESE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,427.01 miles (18,389.95 km) ESE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,423.88 miles (18,384.90 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,418.46 miles (18,376.18 km) SE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,404.74 miles (18,354.10 km) SE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,403.10 miles (18,351.47 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,399.03 miles (18,344.92 km) SE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,394.58 miles (18,337.75 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,391.10 miles (18,332.16 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,381.27 miles (18,316.33 km) SE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,379.55 miles (18,313.57 km) SE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,366.92 miles (18,293.24 km) SE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |