Nonstop flight route between Victoria, British Columbia, Canada and Warsaw, Poland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Victoria International Airport (YYJ), Victoria, British Columbia, Canada and Warsaw–Modlin Mazovia Airport (WMI), Warsaw, Poland would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,140 miles (or 8,272 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 Victoria International Airport and Warsaw–Modlin Mazovia 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 Victoria International Airport and Warsaw–Modlin Mazovia Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
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: | WMI / EPMO |
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Location: | Warsaw, Poland |
GPS Coordinates: | 52°27'3"N by 20°39'6"E |
Area Served: | Warsaw, Poland |
Operator/Owner: | Mazowiecki Port Lotniczy Warszawa-Modlin Sp. z o.o. |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 341 feet (104 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from WMI |
More Information: | WMI Maps & Info |
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 furthest airport from Victoria International Airport (YYJ) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,724 miles (17,259 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- 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.
- Victoria International Airport (YYJ) has 3 runways.
- In 1959, the airport was renamed to its present name of the Victoria International Airport.
- In 1997, as part of a broad scale restructuring of airports across Canada, Transport Canada, gave operational control of the airport to the Victoria Airport Authority.
- A new interchange at Highway 17 and McTavish Road, the main highway access point to the airport, was completed in April 2011.
- There are several organisations that offer flight training at the airport
- Gates 1–5 are used to handle international passenger arrivals.
- The last Royal Canadian Air Force unit left the airport in 1952.
- There are two popular locations for plane spotters.
Facts about Warsaw–Modlin Mazovia Airport (WMI):
- Subsequently, much of its original area was made available as capital in a joint management limited liability company created to run the future airport, Port Lotniczy Mazowsze Warszawa-Modlin Sp.
- Warsaw–Modlin Mazovia Airport (WMI) currently has only 1 runway.
- Although the first aircraft was meant to depart Modlin on 16 July 2012, the airport was officially inaugurated the day before, and the first passenger flight from Budapest arrived at the airport around 17:30.
- Warsaw–Modlin Mazovia Airport handled 344,476 passengers last year.
- The official re-opening took place over six months later on 4 July 2013 after construction works to fix the runway had been completed.
- The closest airport to Warsaw–Modlin Mazovia Airport (WMI) is Historic Centre of Warsaw (WRW), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) SE of WMI.
- In addition to being known as "Warsaw–Modlin Mazovia Airport", another name for WMI is "Mazowiecki Port Lotniczy Warszawa–Modlin".
- Because of Warsaw–Modlin Mazovia Airport's relatively low elevation of 341 feet, planes can take off or land at Warsaw–Modlin Mazovia 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 Warsaw–Modlin Mazovia Airport (WMI) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,452 miles (18,429 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- On 19 September 2013 the Category I Instrument Landing System was officially ready for use.