Nonstop flight route between Toronto, Ontario, Canada and Shimojishima, Japan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport (YTZ), Toronto, Ontario, Canada and Shimojishima Airport (SHI), Shimojishima, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,457 miles (or 12,002 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 Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport and Shimojishima 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 Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport and Shimojishima Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YTZ / CYTZ |
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Location: | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°37'38"N by 79°23'45"W |
Area Served: | Toronto, Ontario |
Operator/Owner: | Toronto Port Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 252 feet (77 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from YTZ |
More Information: | YTZ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SHI / RORS |
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Location: | Shimojishima, Japan |
GPS Coordinates: | 24°49'36"N by 125°8'40"E |
Operator/Owner: | Okinawa Prefecture |
Airport Type: | Public / Dual-use |
Elevation: | 25 feet (8 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SHI |
More Information: | SHI Maps & Info |
Facts about Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport (YTZ):
- By 1974, the annual operating deficit of running the airport had reached $300,000 per year, $130,000 of it in operating the Maple City ferry.
- In 1999, the new Toronto Port Authority replaced the THC.
- The closest airport to Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport (YTZ) is Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) WNW of YTZ.
- In January 2009, it was announced that the TPA would purchase a second, larger ferry to support Porter's activities.
- Because of Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport's relatively low elevation of 252 feet, planes can take off or land at Billy Bishop Toronto City 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.
- In addition to being known as "Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport", another name for YTZ is "Toronto Island Airport".
- Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport, commonly known as the Toronto Island Airport, is a small airport located on the Toronto Islands in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- In April 1978, Transport Minister Otto Lang announced a plan to provide daily scheduled airline service between the airport, Ottawa and Montreal, using de Havilland Dash 7 STOL planes.
- The airport improvements, including a new hangar, the new 4,000 ft main runway, and night-time landing lights, were completed in 1962.
- Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport (YTZ) has 3 runways.
- In 1967, the Harbour Commission initiated a study into converting the airport into one suitable for the passenger jets of the day, such as DC-8s.
- The site of the airport had been home to a baseball stadium, numerous cottages, amusement park attractions and the regatta course.
- The furthest airport from Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport (YTZ) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,411 miles (18,364 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Shimojishima Airport (SHI):
- Shimojishima Airport ) is located on the island of Shimojishima in Miyakojima, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.
- Shimojishima Airport (SHI) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Shimojishima Airport (SHI) is Guaraní International Airport (AGT), which is nearly antipodal to Shimojishima Airport (meaning Shimojishima Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Guaraní International Airport), and is located 12,393 miles (19,945 kilometers) away in Ciudad del Este, Paraguay.
- In addition to being known as "Shimojishima Airport", other names for SHI include "下地島空港" and "Shimojishima Kūkō".
- In 2004, there were some protests over the use of the airport as a refueling stop by USMC helicopters returning from an exercise in the Philippines.
- As of 2005, the airport was in use as a training facility for Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways.
- Because of Shimojishima Airport's relatively low elevation of 25 feet, planes can take off or land at Shimojishima 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 Shimojishima Airport (SHI) is Miyako Airport (MMY), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) ESE of SHI.
- As of early 2013, serious consideration was being given to basing a detachment of JASDF F-15J fighters out of the Airport, in order to provide better air defense coverage over the Senkaku Islands.