Nonstop flight route between Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada and Vardø, Norway:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lethbridge Airport (YQL), Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada and Vardø Airport, Svartnes (VAW), Vardø, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,952 miles (or 6,360 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 Lethbridge Airport and Vardø Airport, Svartnes, 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 Lethbridge Airport and Vardø Airport, Svartnes. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YQL / CYQL |
Airport Name: | Lethbridge Airport |
Location: | Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 49°37'49"N by 112°47'58"W |
Area Served: | Lethbridge |
Operator/Owner: | Lethbridge County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3048 feet (929 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from YQL |
More Information: | YQL Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Lethbridge Airport (YQL):
- On 23 July 2010, a Canadian Air Force McDonnell Douglas CF-18 Hornet crashed during a practice run for the upcoming Alberta International Airshow.
- The furthest airport from Lethbridge Airport (YQL) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,420 miles (16,770 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Lethbridge Airport (YQL) has 2 runways.
- Time Air was a regional airline that was initially based in Lethbridge.
- The airport is a Canadian Air Transport Security Authority Designated Aerodrome, thus providing full passenger screening.
- The closest airport to Lethbridge Airport (YQL) is Pincher Creek Airport (WPC), which is located 54 miles (87 kilometers) W of YQL.
Facts about Vardø Airport, Svartnes (VAW):
- The closest airport to Vardø Airport, Svartnes (VAW) is Vadsø Airport (VDS), which is located 34 miles (56 kilometers) SW of VAW.
- 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.
- Norving started operating irregular air taxi flights to Vardø after they took delivery of an eight-seat Britten-Norman Islander in April 1970.
- The airport is served by Widerøe with 39-seat Dash 8-100 aircraft connecting the community to Tromsø, Kirkenes and other communities in Finnmark.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Vardø Airport, Svartnes", another name for VAW is "Vardø Lufthavn, Svartnes".
- Vardø Airport, Svartnes handled 14,664 passengers last year.