Nonstop flight route between Vardø, Norway and Louisa, Virginia, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Vardø Airport, Svartnes (VAW), Vardø, Norway and Louisa County Airport (LOW), Louisa, Virginia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,175 miles (or 6,718 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 Vardø Airport, Svartnes and Louisa County 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 Vardø Airport, Svartnes and Louisa County Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | VAW / ENSS |
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Location: | Vardø, Norway |
GPS Coordinates: | 70°21'19"N by 31°2'42"E |
Area Served: | Vardø, Norway |
Operator/Owner: | Avinor |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 42 feet (13 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from VAW |
More Information: | VAW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LOW / KLKU |
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Location: | Louisa, Virginia, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°0'34"N by 77°58'11"W |
Operator/Owner: | Industrial Development Authority of Louisa Co. |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 493 feet (150 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LOW |
More Information: | LOW Maps & Info |
Facts about Vardø Airport, Svartnes (VAW):
- Svartnes was built by the German Luftwaffe 1943, where it served fighter aircraft to protect German convoys.
- On 5 March 1978 the Partenavian P.68 LN-MAD operated by Norving crashed at Falkefjell during approach to Vadsø Airport.
- Because of Vardø Airport, Svartnes's relatively low elevation of 42 feet, planes can take off or land at Vardø Airport, Svartnes 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 furthest airport from Vardø Airport, Svartnes (VAW) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,373 miles (16,694 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Vardø Airport, Svartnes (VAW) is Vadsø Airport (VDS), which is located 34 miles (56 kilometers) SW of VAW.
- Vardø Airport, Svartnes handled 14,664 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Vardø Airport, Svartnes", another name for VAW is "Vardø Lufthavn, Svartnes".
- Svartnes was constructed by the Luftwaffe during the German occupation of Norway during World War II.
- Construction of a new terminal and upgrading the airport to regional standard started in 1984.
Facts about Louisa County Airport (LOW):
- In addition to being known as "Louisa County Airport", other names for LOW include "Freeman Field" and "LKU".
- The furthest airport from Louisa County Airport (LOW) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,654 miles (18,756 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Louisa County Airport (LOW) is Orange County Airport (OMH), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) NNW of LOW.
- Because of Louisa County Airport's relatively low elevation of 493 feet, planes can take off or land at Louisa County 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.
- Louisa County Airport (LOW) currently has only 1 runway.