Nonstop flight route between Valparaiso, Indiana, United States and Tehran, Iran:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Porter County Regional Airport (VPZ), Valparaiso, Indiana, United States and Mehrabad Airport (THR), Tehran, Iran would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,490 miles (or 10,444 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 Porter County Regional Airport and Mehrabad 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 Porter County Regional Airport and Mehrabad Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | VPZ / KVPZ |
Airport Name: | Porter County Regional Airport |
Location: | Valparaiso, Indiana, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°27'14"N by 87°0'25"W |
Operator/Owner: | Porter County Municipal Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 770 feet (235 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from VPZ |
More Information: | VPZ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | THR / OIII |
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Location: | Tehran, Iran |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°41'21"N by 51°18'48"E |
Area Served: | Tehran, Karaj |
Airport Type: | Joint (Public/Military) |
Elevation: | 3962 feet (1,208 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from THR |
More Information: | THR Maps & Info |
Facts about Porter County Regional Airport (VPZ):
- The closest airport to Porter County Regional Airport (VPZ) is La Porte Municipal Airport (LPO), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) ENE of VPZ.
- The furthest airport from Porter County Regional Airport (VPZ) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,126 miles (17,905 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Porter County Regional Airport (VPZ) has 2 runways.
- Because of Porter County Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 770 feet, planes can take off or land at Porter County Regional 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.
Facts about Mehrabad Airport (THR):
- Mehrabad Airport (THR) has 3 runways.
- IKA Airport was scheduled to open in 2004 with international flights gradually changing from Mehrabad starting with flights to countries bordering the Persian Gulf.
- The closest airport to Mehrabad Airport (THR) is Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport (IKA), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) SSW of THR.
- Training, maintenance and engineering facilities of Iran Air and Iran Aseman Airlines are located at the airport.
- Mehrabad Airport handled 13,163,368 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Mehrabad Airport (THR) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,490 miles (18,491 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
- The airport has the head offices of Iran Air and the Iran Civil Aviation Organization.
- In addition to being known as "Mehrabad Airport", another name for THR is "فرودگاه مهرآباد".