Nonstop flight route between Devils Lake, North Dakota, United States and Vadsø, Finnmark, Norway:
Departure Airport:
(48°6'51"N by 98°54'29"W)
Arrival Airport:
(70°3'55"N by 29°50'40"E)
Distance from DVL to VDS:
3,877.87 miles (6,240.81 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Devils Lake Regional Airport (DVL), Devils Lake, North Dakota, United States and Vadsø Airport (VDS), Vadsø, Finnmark, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,878 miles (or 6,241 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 Devils Lake Regional Airport and Vadsø 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 Devils Lake Regional Airport and Vadsø Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DVL / KDVL |
| Airport Name: | Devils Lake Regional Airport |
| Location: | Devils Lake, North Dakota, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 48°6'51"N by 98°54'29"W |
| Area Served: | Devils Lake, North Dakota |
| Operator/Owner: | Devils Lake Airport Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1456 feet (444 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DVL |
| More Information: | DVL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | VDS / ENVD |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Vadsø, Finnmark, Norway |
| GPS Coordinates: | 70°3'55"N by 29°50'40"E |
| Area Served: | Vadsø |
| Operator/Owner: | Avinor |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 127 feet (39 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from VDS |
| More Information: | VDS Maps & Info |
Facts about Devils Lake Regional Airport (DVL):
- Devils Lake Regional Airport (DVL) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Devils Lake Regional Airport (DVL) is Grand Forks Air Force Base (RDR), which is located 70 miles (113 kilometers) E of DVL.
- As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 3,216 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 3,984 enplanements in 2009, and 5,242 in 2010.
- The furthest airport from Devils Lake Regional Airport (DVL) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,434 miles (16,792 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Vadsø Airport (VDS):
- The furthest airport from Vadsø Airport (VDS) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,407 miles (16,748 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of Vadsø Airport's relatively low elevation of 127 feet, planes can take off or land at Vadsø 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.
- On 4 January 1984 a Cessna aircraft crashed into the sea after take-off from the airport.
- The closest airport to Vadsø Airport (VDS) is Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen (KKN), which is located 24 miles (38 kilometers) S of VDS.
- Vadsø Airport handled 81,772 passengers last year.
- Both Widerøe and Norving applied to operate the Finnmark route, which would connect the airports together and to the primary airports in Finnmark and Tromsø Airport.
- The first seaplane route to Vadsø was started by Widerøe in 1938, which flew along the coast south to Trondheim.
- In addition to being known as "Vadsø Airport", another name for VDS is "Vadsø lufthavn".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 70.43 miles (113.35 km) E | Grand Forks Air Force Base (RDR) | Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States |     |
| 2 | 80.84 miles (130.11 km) E | Grand Forks International Airport (GFK) | Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States | |
| 3 | 82.56 miles (132.86 km) S | Jamestown Regional Airport (JMS) | Jamestown, North Dakota, United States | |
| 4 | 95.36 miles (153.47 km) NE | Pembina Municipal Airport (PMB) | Pembina, North Dakota, United States | |
| 5 | 107.44 miles (172.90 km) E | Crookston Municipal Airport (CKN) | Crookston, Minnesota, United States | |
| 6 | 109.61 miles (176.39 km) W | Minot International Airport (MOT) | Minot, North Dakota, United States | |
| 7 | 114.58 miles (184.39 km) WNW | Minot Air Force Base (MIB) | Minot, North Dakota, United States | |
| 8 | 125.73 miles (202.33 km) E | Thief River Falls Regional Airport (TVF) | Thief River Falls, Minnesota, United States | |
| 9 | 126.35 miles (203.34 km) SW | Bismarck Municipal Airport (BIS) | Bismarck, North Dakota, United States | |
| 10 | 126.88 miles (204.20 km) NNE | Portage la Prairie/Southport Airport (YPG) | Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada | |
| 11 | 127.81 miles (205.70 km) SE | Hector International Airport (FAR) | Fargo, North Dakota, United States | |
| 12 | 132.77 miles (213.67 km) NNW | Brandon Municipal Airport (YBR) | Brandon, Manitoba, Canada | |
| 13 | 145.28 miles (233.80 km) NNE | Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport (YWG) | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | |
| 14 | 145.88 miles (234.78 km) S | Ashley Municipal Airport (ASY) | Ashley, North Dakota, United States | |
| 15 | 166.94 miles (268.67 km) ESE | Detroit Lakes Airport (DTL) | Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,434.24 miles (16,792.25 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 10,410.27 miles (16,753.66 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 10,402.72 miles (16,741.51 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,384.33 miles (16,711.92 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,356.77 miles (16,667.57 km) WSW | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,328.14 miles (16,621.48 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,317.42 miles (16,604.24 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,310.61 miles (16,593.28 km) WSW | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,306.44 miles (16,586.56 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,268.63 miles (16,525.71 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,241.63 miles (16,482.26 km) SSE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 12 | 10,209.45 miles (16,430.48 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,173.86 miles (16,373.20 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,172.40 miles (16,370.85 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,159.34 miles (16,349.83 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 23.53 miles (37.87 km) S | Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen (KKN) | Kirkenes, Finnmark, Norway | |
| 2 | 34.49 miles (55.51 km) NE | Vardø Airport, Svartnes (VAW) | Vardø, Norway | |
| 3 | 37.13 miles (59.76 km) N | Båtsfjord Airport (BJF) | Båtsfjord, Finnmark, Norway | |
| 4 | 58.76 miles (94.56 km) NNW | Berlevåg Airport (BVG) | Berlevåg, Norway | |
| 5 | 81.17 miles (130.63 km) NW | Mehamn Airport (MEH) | Mehamn, Norway | |
| 6 | 110.24 miles (177.41 km) NW | Honningsvåg Airport, Valan (HVG) | Nordkapp, Finnmark, Norway | |
| 7 | 113.28 miles (182.30 km) SE | Murmansk Airport (MMK) | Murmansk, Russia | |
| 8 | 114.71 miles (184.61 km) W | Lakselv Airport, Banak (LKL) | Lakselv, Norway | |
| 9 | 116.65 miles (187.72 km) SSW | Ivalo Airport (IVL) | Ivalo, Finland | |
| 10 | 149.42 miles (240.47 km) WNW | Hammerfest Airport (HFT) | Hammerfest, Finnmark, Norway | |
| 11 | 152.87 miles (246.01 km) W | Alta Airport (ALF) | Alta, Norway | |
| 12 | 181.88 miles (292.71 km) WNW | Hasvik Airport (HAA) | Hasvik, Norway | |
| 13 | 196.23 miles (315.79 km) WSW | Enontekiö Airport (ENF) | Enontekiö, Finland | |
| 14 | 202.65 miles (326.14 km) SSE | Kirovsk-Apatity Airport Аэропорт Кировск/Апатиты (KVK) | Kirovsk / Apatity, Murmansk Oblast, Russia | |
| 15 | 205.32 miles (330.43 km) SW | Kittilä Airport (KTT) | Kittilä, Finland | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,406.63 miles (16,747.81 km) SE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,318.58 miles (16,606.10 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 10,301.49 miles (16,578.61 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,292.78 miles (16,564.59 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,259.10 miles (16,510.39 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,239.78 miles (16,479.29 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,219.80 miles (16,447.13 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,214.84 miles (16,439.14 km) ESE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,206.47 miles (16,425.68 km) ESE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,205.72 miles (16,424.47 km) SE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,193.68 miles (16,405.09 km) SE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,176.21 miles (16,376.97 km) ESE | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,172.88 miles (16,371.62 km) ESE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,164.18 miles (16,357.62 km) ESE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,145.94 miles (16,328.26 km) SE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |