Nonstop flight route between Victoria, British Columbia, Canada and Reno, Nevada, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Victoria International Airport (YYJ), Victoria, British Columbia, Canada and Reno–Tahoe International Airport (RNO), Reno, Nevada, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 657 miles (or 1,058 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 Reno–Tahoe International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | RNO / KRNO |
| Airport Name: | Reno–Tahoe International Airport |
| Location: | Reno, Nevada, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°29'57"N by 119°46'5"W |
| Area Served: | Reno, Nevada |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4415 feet (1,346 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from RNO |
| More Information: | RNO Maps & Info |
Facts about Victoria International Airport (YYJ):
- The main terminal has 9 gates, organized as gates 1–7 and 9–10.
- Victoria International Airport (YYJ) has 3 runways.
- 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 several organisations that offer flight training at the 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.
- Gates 1–5 are used to handle international passenger arrivals.
- In 1959, the airport was renamed to its present name of the Victoria International Airport.
- The Victoria Airport Authority's 2008 master plan laid out a timeline of proposed changes to the airport.
- The airport is classified as an airport of entry by NAV CANADA and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency.
- 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 Reno–Tahoe International Airport (RNO):
- Reno–Tahoe International Airport handled 3,431,986 passengers last year.
- The terminal was remodelled in 1996 and 2009.
- The furthest airport from Reno–Tahoe International Airport (RNO) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,175 miles (17,984 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Reno–Tahoe International Airport (RNO) has 3 runways.
- The passenger terminal is named after the late US Senator Howard Cannon.
- The airport is also host to Reno Air National Guard Base, an approximately 60-acre complex which was established on the west side of the airport in 1954 when Air National Guard units relocated from the former Stead AFB in Reno.
- Because of Reno–Tahoe International Airport's high elevation of 4,415 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at RNO. Combined with a high temperature, this could make RNO a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Reno–Tahoe International Airport (RNO) is Carson Airport (CSN), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) S of RNO.
