Nonstop flight route between Brookings, Oregon, United States and Værøy, Nordland, Norway:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Brookings Airport (BOK), Brookings, Oregon, United States and Værøy Heliport (VRY), Værøy, Nordland, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,532 miles (or 7,293 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 Brookings 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 Brookings 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 Brookings Airport (BOK):

• Because of Brookings Airport's relatively low elevation of 459 feet, planes can take off or land at Brookings 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 Brookings Airport (BOK) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,158 miles (17,957 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• The closest airport to Brookings Airport (BOK) is Del Norte County Regional Airport (CEC), which is located 21 miles (33 kilometers) S of BOK.
• Brookings Airport covers an area of 90 acres at an elevation of 459 feet above mean sea level.
• Brookings Airport (BOK) currently has only 1 runway.
• Brookings Airport is a county owned, public use airport located one nautical mile northeast of the central business district of Brookings, a city in Curry County, Oregon, United States.

Facts about Værøy Heliport (VRY):

• Lufttransport won the tender valid from 1 August 2005, winning ahead of CHC with a bid of NOK 56 million.
• Widerøe commenced seaplane operates to Værøy from 1965.
• Værøy Heliport handled 10,210 passengers last year.
• On 19 January 1989, a Widerøe Twin Otter became uncontrollable due to turbulence during final approach to Værøy.
• 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.
• 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".
• The closest airport to Værøy Heliport (VRY) is Røst Airport (RET), which is located only 19 miles (30 kilometers) WSW of VRY.