Nonstop flight route between Shelbyville, Tennessee, United States and Sørvágur, Faroe Islands:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Shelbyville Municipal Airport (SYI), Shelbyville, Tennessee, United States and Vágar Airport (FAE), Sørvágur, Faroe Islands would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,743 miles (or 6,023 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 Shelbyville Municipal 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 Shelbyville Municipal 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: | SYI / KSYI |
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Location: | Shelbyville, Tennessee, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°33'33"N by 86°26'32"W |
Area Served: | Shelbyville, Tennessee |
Operator/Owner: | City of Shelbyville |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 801 feet (244 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SYI |
More Information: | SYI 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 Shelbyville Municipal Airport (SYI):
- Because of Shelbyville Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 801 feet, planes can take off or land at Shelbyville Municipal 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.
- Shelbyville Municipal Airport (SYI) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Shelbyville Municipal Airport (SYI) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,211 miles (18,042 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Shelbyville Municipal Airport", another name for SYI is "Bomar Field".
- The closest airport to Shelbyville Municipal Airport (SYI) is Tullahoma Regional Airport (THA), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) SE of SYI.
Facts about Vágar Airport (FAE):
- 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 (FAE) currently has only 1 runway.
- The runway was extended from 1,250 metres to 1,799 metres in 2011, allowing more plane types to be used.
- A Boeing 737 aircraft lands
- The closest airport to Vágar Airport (FAE) is Scatsta Airport (SCS), which is located 228 miles (368 kilometers) ESE of FAE.
- Vágar Airport handled 23,618 passengers last year.
- There are bus services about 10 times each direction per day between the airport and Tórshavn.
- The airport is currently managed by the Danish Transport Authority although the ownership of the airport was handed over to the Faroese government in May 2007.
- An arrival from Billund
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Vágar Airport", another name for FAE is "Vága FloghavnVágar Lufthavn".