Nonstop flight route between Atka, Alaska, United States and Værøy, Nordland, Norway:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Atka Airport (AKB), Atka, Alaska, United States and Værøy Heliport (VRY), Værøy, Nordland, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,146 miles (or 6,673 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 Atka Airport and Værøy Heliport, 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 Atka Airport and Værøy Heliport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AKB / PAAK |
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Location: | Atka, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 52°13'14"N by 174°12'21"W |
Area Served: | Atka, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 57 feet (17 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from AKB |
More Information: | AKB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | VRY / ENVR |
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Location: | Værøy, Nordland, Norway |
GPS Coordinates: | 67°39'15"N by 12°43'36"E |
Area Served: | Værøy, Norway |
Operator/Owner: | Avinor |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 15 feet (5 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from VRY |
More Information: | VRY Maps & Info |
Facts about Atka Airport (AKB):
- Atka Airport covers an area of 226 acres at an elevation of 57 feet above mean sea level.
- The furthest airport from Atka Airport (AKB) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 11,025 miles (17,743 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
- Because of Atka Airport's relatively low elevation of 57 feet, planes can take off or land at Atka 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 Atka Airport (AKB) is Adak Airport (ADK), which is located 106 miles (171 kilometers) WSW of AKB.
- Atka Airport (AKB) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Atka Airport", another name for AKB is "AKA".
Facts about Værøy Heliport (VRY):
- Værøy Heliport handled 10,210 passengers last year.
- With state-financed operations the service was made subject to public service obligations.
- Services to Værøy are provided to Bodø twice per day by Lufttransport using a fifteen-seat AgustaWestland AW139 helicopter.
- The closest airport to Værøy Heliport (VRY) is Røst Airport (RET), which is located only 19 miles (30 kilometers) WSW of VRY.
- Because of Værøy Heliport's relatively low elevation of 15 feet, planes can take off or land at Værøy Heliport 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.
- Widerøe commenced seaplane operates to Værøy from 1965.
- The furthest airport from Værøy Heliport (VRY) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 10,759 miles (17,314 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- One of the helicopters was bought by Widerøe in December 1976 and the operations were subcontracted to Offshore Helicopters.
- In addition to being known as "Værøy Heliport", another name for VRY is "Værøy helikopterhavn".