- Great circle
- 3,346 km
- 2,079 mi
- Estimated in the air
- 4h 39m
- block time
- Furthest from equator
- 49.5°N
- at 82% along
- One lap of Earth
- 8.3%
- of 40,075 km
Of the 292 routes catalogued here, this is the 163rd longest.
What the aircraft actually flies over
From Toronto the path crosses Canada, then the United States, then Canada.
The furthest the great circle gets from the equator is 49.5°N, 82% of the way along.
Flying the line that looks straight on a Mercator map — one constant compass bearing — would cover 3,390 km. That is 44 km further, about 1% more, and roughly 3m of extra flying.
Leaving Toronto the aircraft points north-west (296°); it arrives into Vancouver heading west (264°). That is 32° of drift without a single turn — the compass moves because the path is a curve on a sphere, not because the aircraft does.
Toronto to Vancouver, asked and answered
- How far is Toronto to Vancouver?
- Toronto to Vancouver (YYZ to YVR) is 3,346 km, or 2,079 mi, measured as great circle distance between the two airports.
- How long is the flight from Toronto to Vancouver?
- About 4h 39m in the air. That is an estimate from the distance at a typical airliner block speed, plus half an hour for taxi, climb and descent; published schedules vary with winds and routing.
- What route does a Toronto to Vancouver flight take?
- The great circle passes over Canada, then the United States, then Canada. It reaches 49.5°N at its furthest from the equator.
Where these numbers come from
Distances are computed from the two airports’ own coordinates, not looked up from published routes. Times are estimates, not schedules.
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