Nonstop flight route between British Columbia, Canada and Nadi, Fiji:
Departure Airport:
(50°34'55"N by 126°54'56"W)
Arrival Airport:
(17°45'19"S by 177°26'35"E)
Distance from YAL to NAN:
5,799.16 miles (9,332.81 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Alert Bay Airport (YAL), British Columbia, Canada and Nadi International Airport (NAN), Nadi, Fiji would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,799 miles (or 9,333 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 Alert Bay Airport and Nadi International 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 Alert Bay Airport and Nadi International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YAL / CYAL |
| Airport Name: | Alert Bay Airport |
| Location: | British Columbia, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 50°34'55"N by 126°54'56"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Corporation of Village of Alert Bay |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 240 feet (73 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YAL |
| More Information: | YAL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NAN / NFFN |
| Airport Name: | Nadi International Airport |
| Location: | Nadi, Fiji |
| GPS Coordinates: | 17°45'19"S by 177°26'35"E |
| Area Served: | Nadi |
| Operator/Owner: | Airports Fiji Limited (AFL) |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 59 feet (18 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from NAN |
| More Information: | NAN Maps & Info |
Facts about Alert Bay Airport (YAL):
- The closest airport to Alert Bay Airport (YAL) is Port McNeill Airport (YMP), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) W of YAL.
- Alert Bay Airport (YAL) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Alert Bay Airport's relatively low elevation of 240 feet, planes can take off or land at Alert Bay 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 furthest airport from Alert Bay Airport (YAL) is East London Airport (ELS), which is located 10,675 miles (17,179 kilometers) away in East London, South Africa.
Facts about Nadi International Airport (NAN):
- Today, the largest concentration of hotels in Fiji has grown up in and around Nadi.
- Because of Nadi International Airport's relatively low elevation of 59 feet, planes can take off or land at Nadi 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 Nadi International Airport (NAN) is Mana Island Airport (MNF), which is located 23 miles (38 kilometers) WNW of NAN.
- After the war ended, control of Nadi Airport was handed over to New Zealand on 20 December 1946, and the Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand began operations from Nadi in 1947.
- The furthest airport from Nadi International Airport (NAN) is Timbuktu Airport (TOM), which is nearly antipodal to Nadi International Airport (meaning Nadi International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Timbuktu Airport), and is located 12,360 miles (19,891 kilometers) away in Timbuktu, Mali.
- Then, as now, Fiji was the crossroads of the Pacific – and in those days was even more important as a refuelling stop.
- Nadi International Airport (NAN) has 2 runways.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 4.98 miles (8.02 km) W | Port McNeill Airport (YMP) | Port McNeill, British Columbia, Canada |     |
| 2 | 19.53 miles (31.43 km) WNW | Port Hardy Airport (YZT) | Port Hardy, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 3 | 46.96 miles (75.58 km) SSE | Tahsis Water Aerodrome (ZTS) | Tahsis, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 4 | 79.36 miles (127.72 km) E | Big Bay Water Aerodrome (YRR) | Stuart Island, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 5 | 82.17 miles (132.24 km) ESE | Campbell River Water Aerodrome (YHH) | Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 6 | 84.61 miles (136.16 km) ESE | Campbell River Airport (YBL) | Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 7 | 93.56 miles (150.58 km) ESE | Cortes Island Aerodrome (YCF) | Cortes Island, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 8 | 105.95 miles (170.52 km) SE | Courtenay Airpark (YCA) | Courtenay, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 9 | 108.14 miles (174.03 km) ESE | CFB Comox (YQQ) | Comox, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 10 | 108.28 miles (174.26 km) SSE | Tofino Harbour Water Aerodrome (YTP) | Tofino, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 11 | 115.48 miles (185.85 km) SSE | Tofino/Long Beach Airport (YAZ) | Tofino, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 12 | 118.64 miles (190.94 km) ESE | Powell River Airport (YPW) | Powell River, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 13 | 119.45 miles (192.24 km) NNW | Bella Bella/Shearwater Water Aerodrome (YSX) | Bella Bella, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 14 | 122.63 miles (197.35 km) ESE | Texada/Gillies Bay Airport (YGB) | Texada Island, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 15 | 122.99 miles (197.93 km) NNW | Bella Bella (Campbell Island) Airport (ZEL) | Bella Bella, British Columbia, Canada | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,674.66 miles (17,179.15 km) SE | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 2 | 10,667.49 miles (17,167.61 km) ESE | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 3 | 10,641.92 miles (17,126.46 km) SSE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 4 | 10,641.89 miles (17,126.41 km) SE | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 5 | 10,641.82 miles (17,126.31 km) ESE | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 6 | 10,623.76 miles (17,097.25 km) SE | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 7 | 10,594.79 miles (17,050.61 km) SE | King Shaka International (DUR) | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 8 | 10,593.78 miles (17,048.99 km) SSE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,573.73 miles (17,016.73 km) SE | Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB) | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | |
| 10 | 10,573.53 miles (17,016.41 km) SE | Richards Bay Airport (RCB) | Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 11 | 10,535.06 miles (16,954.49 km) SE | Hluhluwe Airport (HLW) | Hluhluwe, South Africa | |
| 12 | 10,529.91 miles (16,946.20 km) SE | Lebakeng Airport (LEF) | Lebakeng, Lesotho | |
| 13 | 10,516.65 miles (16,924.87 km) ESE | George Airport (GRJ) | George, South Africa | |
| 14 | 10,512.05 miles (16,917.46 km) SE | Lesobeng Airport (LES) | Lesobeng, Lesotho | |
| 15 | 10,509.05 miles (16,912.63 km) SE | Mokhotlong Airport (MKH) | Mokhotlong, Lesotho | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 23.41 miles (37.67 km) WNW | Mana Island Airport (MNF) | Mana Island, Fiji | |
| 2 | 69.17 miles (111.32 km) N | Yasawa Island Airport (YAS) | Yasawa Island, Fiji | |
| 3 | 76.02 miles (122.34 km) ESE | Suva International Airport (SUV) | Suva / Nausori, Viti Levu, Fiji | |
| 4 | 86.61 miles (139.39 km) E | Levuka Airfield (LEV) | Bureta, Ovalau Island, Fiji | |
| 5 | 101.44 miles (163.26 km) SSE | Vunisea Airport (KDV) | Vunisea, Kadavu Island, Fiji | |
| 6 | 133.38 miles (214.65 km) ENE | Koro Airport (KXF) | Koro Island, Fiji | |
| 7 | 153.65 miles (247.27 km) NE | Labasa Airport (LBS) | Labasa, Fiji | |
| 8 | 173.93 miles (279.91 km) ESE | Moala Airport (MFJ) | Moala, Moala Islands, Fiji | |
| 9 | 211.54 miles (340.44 km) E | Cicia Airport (ICI) | Cicia, Fiji | |
| 10 | 381.45 miles (613.89 km) NE | Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT) | Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 11 | 482.58 miles (776.63 km) ENE | Mata'aho Airport (NFO) | Niuafo'ou, Tonga | |
| 12 | 487.51 miles (784.57 km) WSW | Futuna Airport (FTA) | Futuna Island, Taféa, Vanuatu | |
| 13 | 523.90 miles (843.14 km) WSW | Aniwa Airport (AWD) | Aniwa Island, Taféa, Vanuatu | |
| 14 | 524.54 miles (844.17 km) NE | Wallis Island (WLS) | Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 15 | 529.90 miles (852.79 km) WSW | Anatom Airport Aneityum Airport (AUY) | Anatom, Taféa, Vanuatu | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,360.00 miles (19,891.44 km) NNE | Timbuktu Airport (TOM) | Timbuktu, Mali | |
| 2 | 12,318.39 miles (19,824.47 km) NE | Goundam Airport (GUD) | Goundam, Mali | |
| 3 | 12,238.05 miles (19,695.19 km) WNW | Gao International Airport (GAQ) | Gao, Mali | |
| 4 | 12,191.03 miles (19,619.51 km) NNE | Mopti Airport Ambodedjo Airport (MZI) | Mopti, Mali | |
| 5 | 12,178.44 miles (19,599.26 km) NNW | Djibo Airport (XDJ) | Djibo, Burkina Faso | |
| 6 | 12,169.16 miles (19,584.31 km) NW | Tambao Airport (TMQ) | Tambao, Burkina Faso | |
| 7 | 12,168.48 miles (19,583.23 km) NNW | Aribinda Airport (XAR) | Aribinda, Burkina Faso | |
| 8 | 12,160.97 miles (19,571.13 km) NW | Gorom Gorom Airport (XGG) | Gorom Gorom, Burkina Faso | |
| 9 | 12,147.00 miles (19,548.65 km) N | Ouahigouya Airport (OUG) | Ouahigouya, Burkina Faso | |
| 10 | 12,130.46 miles (19,522.04 km) NNW | Dori Airport (DOR) | Dori, Burkina Faso | |
| 11 | 12,113.02 miles (19,493.97 km) ENE | Néma Airport (EMN) | Nema, Mauritania | |
| 12 | 12,110.47 miles (19,489.87 km) N | Tougan Airport (TUQ) | Tougan, Burkina Faso | |
| 13 | 12,099.35 miles (19,471.97 km) NNW | Kaya Airport (XKY) | Kaya, Burkina Faso | |
| 14 | 12,099.07 miles (19,471.52 km) NW | Bordj Mokhtar Airport (BMW) | Bordj Badji Mokhtar, Algeria | |
| 15 | 12,079.75 miles (19,440.42 km) NNE | Nouna Airport (XNU) | Nouna, Burkina Faso | |