Nonstop flight route between Masset, British Columbia, Canada and Kraków / Balice, Poland:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Masset Airport (ZMT), Masset, British Columbia, Canada and John Paul II International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK), Kraków / Balice, Poland would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,061 miles (or 8,146 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 Masset Airport and John Paul II International Airport Kraków–Balice, 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 Masset Airport and John Paul II International Airport Kraków–Balice. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Masset Airport (ZMT):

• Masset Airport (ZMT) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Masset Airport (ZMT) is Sandspit Airport (YZP), which is located 55 miles (88 kilometers) SSE of ZMT.
• The furthest airport from Masset Airport (ZMT) is Port Alfred Airport (AFD), which is located 10,691 miles (17,206 kilometers) away in Port Alfred, South Africa.
• Because of Masset Airport's relatively low elevation of 19 feet, planes can take off or land at Masset 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.

Facts about John Paul II International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK):

• John Paul II International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) has 2 runways.
• On 12 December 2012, Irish low cost carrier Ryanair announced they would be opening their second Polish base in Kraków basing two Boeing 737–800 aircraft at the airport from 31 March 2013, which allows the carrier to increase the number of the routes from Kraków to 31.
• The furthest airport from John Paul II International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,559 miles (18,603 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• On 1 March 2007, a separate domestic terminal was opened.
• In addition to being known as "John Paul II International Airport Kraków–Balice", another name for KRK is "Międzynarodowy Port Lotniczy im. Jana Pawła II Kraków–Balice".
• The "Balice Ekspres" operates between Kraków Główny and the Kraków–Balice Airport railway station.
• Because of John Paul II International Airport Kraków–Balice's relatively low elevation of 791 feet, planes can take off or land at John Paul II International Airport Kraków–Balice 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 John Paul II International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) is Katowice International Airport (KTW), which is located 41 miles (67 kilometers) NW of KRK.
• Kraków Airport is the second busiest airport in the country after Warsaw Frederic Chopin Airport.