Nonstop flight route between Victoria, British Columbia, Canada and Mayagüez, Puerto Rico:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Victoria International Airport (YYJ), Victoria, British Columbia, Canada and Eugenio María de Hostos Airport (MAZ), Mayagüez, Puerto Rico would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,752 miles (or 6,038 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 Eugenio María de Hostos 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 Eugenio María de Hostos 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: | MAZ / TJMZ | 
| Airport Name: | Eugenio María de Hostos Airport | 
| Location: | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 18°15'20"N by 67°8'53"W | 
| Area Served: | Mayaguez, Puerto Rico | 
| Operator/Owner: | Puerto Rico Ports Authority | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 28 feet (9 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from MAZ | 
| More Information: | MAZ Maps & Info | 
Facts about Victoria International Airport (YYJ):
- Gates 1–5 are used to handle international passenger arrivals.
- The airport is classified as an airport of entry by NAV CANADA and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency.
- 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 Victoria Airport Authority's 2008 master plan laid out a timeline of proposed changes to the airport.
- In 1959, the airport was renamed to its present name of the Victoria International Airport.
- 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.
- A new interchange at Highway 17 and McTavish Road, the main highway access point to the airport, was completed in April 2011.
- 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.
Facts about Eugenio María de Hostos Airport (MAZ):
- Because of Eugenio María de Hostos Airport's relatively low elevation of 28 feet, planes can take off or land at Eugenio María de Hostos 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 airport was served heavily by the Puerto Rican national air carrier, Prinair, during the 1970s and early 1980s.
- Eugenio María de Hostos Airport handled 12,568 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Eugenio María de Hostos Airport (MAZ) is Rafael Hernández Airport (BQN), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) N of MAZ.
- The furthest airport from Eugenio María de Hostos Airport (MAZ) is Barrow Island Airport (BWB), which is nearly antipodal to Eugenio María de Hostos Airport (meaning Eugenio María de Hostos Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Barrow Island Airport), and is located 12,192 miles (19,620 kilometers) away in Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia.
- Eugenio María de Hostos Airport (MAZ) currently has only 1 runway.




