Nonstop flight route between Clarks Point, Alaska, United States and Vardø, Norway:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Clarks Point Airport (CLP), Clarks Point, Alaska, United States and Vardø Airport, Svartnes (VAW), Vardø, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,498 miles (or 5,630 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 Clarks Point 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 Clarks Point 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: | CLP / PFCL |
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Location: | Clarks Point, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 58°50'0"N by 158°31'45"W |
Area Served: | Clarks Point, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 80 feet (24 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CLP |
More Information: | CLP 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 Clarks Point Airport (CLP):
- Because of Clarks Point Airport's relatively low elevation of 80 feet, planes can take off or land at Clarks Point 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.
- In addition to being known as "Clarks Point Airport", another name for CLP is "Clarks Point".
- The closest airport to Clarks Point Airport (CLP) is Dillingham Airport (DLG), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) N of CLP.
- Clarks Point Airport (CLP) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Clarks Point Airport (CLP) is George Airport (GRJ), which is located 10,721 miles (17,254 kilometers) away in George, South Africa.
Facts about Vardø Airport, Svartnes (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.
- In addition to being known as "Vardø Airport, Svartnes", another name for VAW is "Vardø Lufthavn, Svartnes".
- 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.
- Vardø Airport, Svartnes handled 14,664 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Vardø Airport, Svartnes (VAW) is Vadsø Airport (VDS), which is located 34 miles (56 kilometers) SW of VAW.
- Svartnes was constructed by the Luftwaffe during the German occupation of Norway during World War II.
- Construction of a new terminal and upgrading the airport to regional standard started in 1984.
- The wooden runway was pillaged by locals to accumulate building materials for reconstruction.
- The airport has a single terminal building which has an integrated control tower.