Nonstop flight route between Vodochody, Czech republic and Vieux-Fort, Saint Lucia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Vodochody Airport (VOD), Vodochody, Czech republic and Hewanorra International Airport (UVF), Vieux-Fort, Saint Lucia would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,846 miles (or 7,800 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 Vodochody Airport and Hewanorra International 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 Vodochody Airport and Hewanorra International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | VOD / LKVO |
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Location: | Vodochody, Czech republic |
GPS Coordinates: | 50°12'59"N by 14°23'41"E |
Area Served: | Prague |
Operator/Owner: | Aero Vodochody |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 919 feet (280 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from VOD |
More Information: | VOD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | UVF / TLPL |
Airport Name: | Hewanorra International Airport |
Location: | Vieux-Fort, Saint Lucia |
GPS Coordinates: | 13°43'59"N by 60°57'9"W |
Operator/Owner: | Saint Lucia Air and Seaports Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 14 feet (4 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from UVF |
More Information: | UVF Maps & Info |
Facts about Vodochody Airport (VOD):
- In addition to being known as "Vodochody Airport", another name for VOD is "Letiště Vodochody".
- The closest airport to Vodochody Airport (VOD) is Prague Vaclav Havel Airport (PRG), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) SW of VOD.
- Vodochody Airport (VOD) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Vodochody Airport's relatively low elevation of 919 feet, planes can take off or land at Vodochody 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.
- The furthest airport from Vodochody Airport (VOD) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,762 miles (18,929 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
Facts about Hewanorra International Airport (UVF):
- Hewanorra International Airport, near Vieux Fort Quarter, Saint Lucia, in the Caribbean, is the larger of the country's two airports, the smaller being George F.
- Hewanorra International Airport (UVF) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Hewanorra International Airport (UVF) is George F. L. Charles Airport (SLU), which is located 20 miles (32 kilometers) N of UVF.
- The airport houses the Hewanorra Outstation of the Eastern Caribbean Civil Aviation Authority.
- Quebecair flight 714, a Boeing 707 jetliner operating a charter flight from Toronto, caught a wind shear while on approach to Hewanorra international airport on 19 February 1979.
- Because of Hewanorra International Airport's relatively low elevation of 14 feet, planes can take off or land at Hewanorra 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.
- The furthest airport from Hewanorra International Airport (UVF) is Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport (WGP), which is nearly antipodal to Hewanorra International Airport (meaning Hewanorra International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport), and is located 12,143 miles (19,543 kilometers) away in Waingapu, Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.
- Hewanorra International Airport was originally named Beane Army Airfield and was used as a military airfield by the United States Army Air Forces Sixth Air Force and used in World War II.