Nonstop flight route between Battle Mountain, Nevada, United States and Værøy, Nordland, Norway:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Battle Mountain Airport (BAM), Battle Mountain, Nevada, United States and Værøy Heliport (VRY), Værøy, Nordland, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,512 miles (or 7,261 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 Battle Mountain Airport and Værøy Heliport, 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 Battle Mountain Airport and Værøy Heliport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Battle Mountain Airport (BAM):

• BAM is home to the Battle Mountain Air Attack Base which is run by the Bureau of Land Management.
• Battle Mountain Airport (BAM) has 2 runways.
• Because of Battle Mountain Airport's high elevation of 4,532 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at BAM. Combined with a high temperature, this could make BAM a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• The airport was built by the United States Army Air Forces about 1942, and was known as Battle Mountain Flight Strip.
• The furthest airport from Battle Mountain Airport (BAM) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,030 miles (17,752 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
• The airstrip at Battle Mountain was used as a setting by novelist Dale Brown in his techno-thriller novel Battle Born.
• Battle Mountain Airport, also known as Lander County Airport, is a public-use airport located 3 miles southeast of the central business district of Battle Mountain, Nevada, United States.
• The closest airport to Battle Mountain Airport (BAM) is Winnemucca Municipal Airport (WMC), which is located 53 miles (85 kilometers) WNW of BAM.

Facts about Værøy Heliport (VRY):

• Because of Værøy Heliport's relatively low elevation of 15 feet, planes can take off or land at Værøy Heliport 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.
• Nordland County Municipality started a helicopter service from Værøy to Bodø on 1 January 1993, using the old heliport at Hanna Bakken-jordet.
• The closest airport to Værøy Heliport (VRY) is Røst Airport (RET), which is located only 19 miles (30 kilometers) WSW of VRY.
• The airport was closed immediately after the accident.
• The first aircraft to land in Værøy was a Noorduyn Norseman of the Royal Norwegian Air Force in 1948.
• The furthest airport from Værøy Heliport (VRY) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 10,759 miles (17,314 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
• In addition to being known as "Værøy Heliport", another name for VRY is "Værøy helikopterhavn".
• Værøy Heliport handled 10,210 passengers last year.
• Værøy Heliport is a heliport located at Tobbisodden on the island and municipality of Værøy, Norway, close to the municipal center of Sørland.