Nonstop flight route between Burlington, Vermont, United States and Sørvágur, Faroe Islands:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Burlington International Airport (BTV), Burlington, Vermont, United States and Vágar Airport (FAE), Sørvágur, Faroe Islands would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,828 miles (or 4,551 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 Burlington International Airport and Vágar 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 Burlington International Airport and Vágar Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BTV / KBTV |
Airport Name: | Burlington International Airport |
Location: | Burlington, Vermont, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 44°28'18"N by 73°9'11"W |
Area Served: | Burlington, Vermont |
Operator/Owner: | City of Burlington |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 335 feet (102 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BTV |
More Information: | BTV Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FAE / EKVG |
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Location: | Sørvágur, Faroe Islands |
GPS Coordinates: | 62°3'48"N by 7°16'37"W |
Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Administration |
Airport Type: | Civil |
Elevation: | 280 feet (85 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FAE |
More Information: | FAE Maps & Info |
Facts about Burlington International Airport (BTV):
- The airport was in the process of expanding the parking garage by adding two more levels on the north end.
- The closest airport to Burlington International Airport (BTV) is Plattsburgh International Airport (PBG), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) NW of BTV.
- In 2010, a city-owned cable provider was unable to pay the city of Burlington $17 million it owed.
- The furthest airport from Burlington International Airport (BTV) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,586 miles (18,646 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- On May 11, 1971 Burlington voters approved a $1.25 Million bond for a new 40,000-sq/ft terminal.
- Burlington International Airport (BTV) has 2 runways.
- There are two fixed base operators at the airport.
- The airport set a local record in July 2008 when 79,154 passengers flew from Burlington, the first time the figure has crossed 70,000.
- Because of Burlington International Airport's relatively low elevation of 335 feet, planes can take off or land at Burlington 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.
Facts about Vágar Airport (FAE):
- Until 2002 travel from the airport to most locations in the Faroe Islands including the capital Tórshavn required a car ferry, but in 2002 a road tunnel was opened giving direct road access.
- An arrival from Billund
- Because of Vágar Airport's relatively low elevation of 280 feet, planes can take off or land at Vágar 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.
- Vágar Airport handled 23,618 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Vágar Airport (FAE) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,373 miles (18,304 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- Vágar Airport (FAE) currently has only 1 runway.
- A Boeing 737 aircraft lands
- The runway was extended from 1,250 metres to 1,799 metres in 2011, allowing more plane types to be used.
- After the war the airfield was abandoned and left unused until 1963 when it was reopened as a civilian airport at the initiative of two Sørvágur residents, Hugo Fjørðoy and Lars Larsen.
- In addition to being known as "Vágar Airport", another name for FAE is "Vága FloghavnVágar Lufthavn".
- The closest airport to Vágar Airport (FAE) is Scatsta Airport (SCS), which is located 228 miles (368 kilometers) ESE of FAE.
- There are bus services about 10 times each direction per day between the airport and Tórshavn.