Nonstop flight route between Abingdon, Virginia, United States and Düne, Helgoland, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany:
Departure Airport:
(36°41'13"N by 82°1'59"W)
Arrival Airport:
(54°11'8"N by 7°54'51"E)
Distance from VJI to HGL:
4,214.24 miles (6,782.14 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Virginia Highlands Airport (VJI), Abingdon, Virginia, United States and Heligoland Airport (HGL), Düne, Helgoland, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,214 miles (or 6,782 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 Virginia Highlands Airport and Heligoland 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 Virginia Highlands Airport and Heligoland Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | VJI / KVJI |
| Airport Name: | Virginia Highlands Airport |
| Location: | Abingdon, Virginia, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°41'13"N by 82°1'59"W |
| Area Served: | Abingdon, Virginia |
| Operator/Owner: | Virginia Highlands Airport Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2087 feet (636 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from VJI |
| More Information: | VJI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HGL / EDXH |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Düne, Helgoland, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany |
| GPS Coordinates: | 54°11'8"N by 7°54'51"E |
| Area Served: | Heligoland, Germany |
| Operator/Owner: | Helgoland AirService GmbH |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 7 feet (2 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HGL |
| More Information: | HGL Maps & Info |
Facts about Virginia Highlands Airport (VJI):
- Virginia Highlands Airport (VJI) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Virginia Highlands Airport (VJI) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,454 miles (18,433 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Virginia Highlands Airport (VJI) is Tri-Cities Regional Airport (TRI), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) SW of VJI.
Facts about Heligoland Airport (HGL):
- The closest airport to Heligoland Airport (HGL) is Wangerooge Airport (AGE), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) S of HGL.
- In addition to being known as "Heligoland Airport", another name for HGL is "Flughafen Helgoland-Düne".
- The first military airfield on Düne existed during World War II when Heligoland had been fortified.
- The airport is licensed for aeroplanes up to 5,700 kilograms maximum takeoff weight and helicopters up to 10,000 kilograms.
- The furthest airport from Heligoland Airport (HGL) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,693 miles (18,819 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Heligoland Airport (HGL) has 3 runways.
- Because of Heligoland Airport's relatively low elevation of 7 feet, planes can take off or land at Heligoland 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 25.42 miles (40.90 km) SW | Tri-Cities Regional Airport (TRI) | Blountville, Tennessee (Tri-Cities area), United States |     |
| 2 | 34.43 miles (55.41 km) NW | Lonesome Pine Airport (LNP) | Wise, Virginia, United States | |
| 3 | 55.27 miles (88.95 km) SW | Greeneville-Greene County Municipal Airport (GCY) | Greeneville, Tennessee, United States | |
| 4 | 61.06 miles (98.26 km) ESE | Wilkes County Airport (IKB) | North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States | |
| 5 | 61.99 miles (99.76 km) NE | Mercer County Airport (BLF) | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | |
| 6 | 64.34 miles (103.55 km) SSE | Foothills Regional Airport (MRN) | Morganton, North Carolina, United States | |
| 7 | 74.57 miles (120.01 km) SSE | Hickory Regional Airport (HKY) | Hickory, North Carolina, United States | |
| 8 | 81.03 miles (130.40 km) ENE | New River Valley Airport (PSK) | Dublin, Virginia, United States | |
| 9 | 82.46 miles (132.71 km) WSW | Morristown Regional Airport (MOR) | Morristown, Tennessee, United States | |
| 10 | 90.97 miles (146.40 km) NNE | Raleigh County Memorial Airport (BKW) | Beckley, West Virginia, United States | |
| 11 | 90.99 miles (146.44 km) SSW | Asheville Regional Airport (AVL) | Fletcher, North Carolina, United States | |
| 12 | 96.68 miles (155.60 km) ENE | Virginia Tech Montgomery Executive Airport (BCB) | Blacksburg, Virginia, United States | |
| 13 | 101.11 miles (162.73 km) SW | Gatlinburg–Pigeon Forge Airport (GKT) | Sevierville, Tennessee, United States | |
| 14 | 107.73 miles (173.37 km) ESE | Smith Reynolds Airport (INT) | Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States | |
| 15 | 110.89 miles (178.46 km) SE | Rowan County Airport (SRW) | Salisbury, North Carolina, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,453.58 miles (18,432.71 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,432.30 miles (18,398.46 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,410.72 miles (18,363.73 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,402.27 miles (18,350.13 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,385.31 miles (18,322.83 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,369.23 miles (18,296.95 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,360.44 miles (18,282.80 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,360.01 miles (18,282.12 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,323.95 miles (18,224.08 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,320.59 miles (18,218.68 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,308.24 miles (18,198.80 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,301.85 miles (18,188.51 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,271.79 miles (18,140.13 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,270.70 miles (18,138.39 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,254.05 miles (18,111.59 km) SW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 27.81 miles (44.76 km) S | Wangerooge Airport (AGE) | Wangerooge, Lower Saxony, Germany | |
| 2 | 39.87 miles (64.16 km) E | Heide-Büsum Airport (HEI) | Heide, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany | |
| 3 | 41.86 miles (67.36 km) SE | Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN) | Nordholz, Germany | |
| 4 | 53.09 miles (85.43 km) NNE | Sylt Airport (GWT) | Westerland, Germany | |
| 5 | 54.04 miles (86.97 km) SSE | Bremerhaven Airport (BRV) | Bremerhaven, Bremen, Germany | |
| 6 | 61.65 miles (99.22 km) SSW | Emden Airport (EME) | Emden, Lower Saxony, Germany | |
| 7 | 63.81 miles (102.69 km) SW | Borkum Airfield (BMK) | Borkum, Lower Saxony, Germany | |
| 8 | 86.39 miles (139.03 km) SSE | Bremen Airport (BRE) | Bremen, Germany | |
| 9 | 90.28 miles (145.30 km) NE | Vojens Airport (SKS) | Vojens, Denmark | |
| 10 | 90.29 miles (145.31 km) ESE | Hamburg Finkenwerder Airport (XFW) | Hamburg, Germany | |
| 11 | 90.97 miles (146.40 km) E | Kiel Holtenau Airport (KEL) | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany | |
| 12 | 91.34 miles (146.99 km) SW | Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) | Groningen / Eelde, Netherlands | |
| 13 | 92.44 miles (148.77 km) NE | Sønderborg Airport (SGD) | Sønderborg, Denmark | |
| 14 | 92.83 miles (149.39 km) ESE | Hamburg Airport (HAM) | Hamburg / Fuhlsbüttel, Germany | |
| 15 | 96.01 miles (154.51 km) NNE | Esbjerg Airport (EBJ) | Esbjerg, Denmark | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,693.38 miles (18,818.62 km) SSE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,470.05 miles (18,459.21 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,454.21 miles (18,433.71 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,436.69 miles (18,405.52 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,425.07 miles (18,386.82 km) SE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,423.65 miles (18,384.54 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,423.45 miles (18,384.22 km) SE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,422.68 miles (18,382.98 km) SE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,407.09 miles (18,357.89 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,395.44 miles (18,339.14 km) SE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,379.04 miles (18,312.75 km) ESE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,375.61 miles (18,307.23 km) ESE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,368.36 miles (18,295.55 km) SE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,363.49 miles (18,287.72 km) SE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,362.82 miles (18,286.64 km) SE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |