Nonstop flight route between Victoria, British Columbia, Canada and Phoenix, Arizona, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Victoria International Airport (YYJ), Victoria, British Columbia, Canada and Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX), Phoenix, Arizona, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,205 miles (or 1,939 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 relatively short distance between Victoria International Airport and Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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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.
• The main terminal has 9 gates, organized as gates 1–7 and 9–10.
• 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.
• As of December 1, 2010, time limited, ad supported Wi-Fi internet service provided by BOLDStreet Wireless is available terminal wide.
• The airport started in 1939 as a grass strip, and was used as a military training base.
• The last Royal Canadian Air Force unit left the airport in 1952.
• 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 Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX):

• The $835,000 Terminal 1 which also had the first control tower, opened in October 1952.
• The airport's current 326-foot tall air traffic control tower began operations on January 14, 2007.
• Phoenix has consistent winds, and Sky Harbor is one of the largest airports in the world to have all runways parallel.
• Terminal 4, also designed by DWL Architects + Planners, Inc., opened in 1990 and has more than 90 gates, divided into seven satellite concourses connected behind security.
• Bonanza Airlines moved its headquarters from Las Vegas to Phoenix in 1966.
• The closest airport to Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) is Scottsdale Airport (SCF), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) NNE of PHX.
• Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport is a civil-military public airport 3 miles southeast of downtown Phoenix, in Maricopa County, Arizona.
• Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) has 3 runways.
• The furthest airport from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,450 miles (18,427 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Terminal 2 is expected to close after the completion of the Terminal 3 South Concourse expansion.