Nonstop flight route between Daugavpils, Latvia and Vadsø, Finnmark, Norway:
Departure Airport:
(55°56'30"N by 26°40'5"E)
Arrival Airport:
(70°3'55"N by 29°50'40"E)
Distance from DGP to VDS:
980.60 miles (1,578.11 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Daugavpils International Airport (DGP), Daugavpils, Latvia and Vadsø Airport (VDS), Vadsø, Finnmark, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 981 miles (or 1,578 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 relatively short distance between Daugavpils International Airport and Vadsø Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DGP / EVDA |
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| Location: | Daugavpils, Latvia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 55°56'30"N by 26°40'5"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Republic of Latvia |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DGP |
| More Information: | DGP Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | VDS / ENVD |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Vadsø, Finnmark, Norway |
| GPS Coordinates: | 70°3'55"N by 29°50'40"E |
| Area Served: | Vadsø |
| Operator/Owner: | Avinor |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 127 feet (39 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from VDS |
| More Information: | VDS Maps & Info |
Facts about Daugavpils International Airport (DGP):
- Daugavpils International Airport (DGP) currently has only 1 runway.
- In the past, the airport was home to 372 APIB flying MiG-23 and MiG-27 aircraft.
- In addition to being known as "Daugavpils International Airport", another name for DGP is "Daugavpils Starptautiskā Lidosta".
- The closest airport to Daugavpils International Airport (DGP) is Vilnius International Airport (VNO), which is located 105 miles (169 kilometers) SSW of DGP.
- The furthest airport from Daugavpils International Airport (DGP) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,120 miles (17,896 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
Facts about Vadsø Airport (VDS):
- Because of Vadsø Airport's relatively low elevation of 127 feet, planes can take off or land at Vadsø 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.
- Widerøe operated Twin Otters on the route until 1995, when the Dash 8 was introduced.
- In addition to being known as "Vadsø Airport", another name for VDS is "Vadsø lufthavn".
- The distance from Vardø Airport to Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen is 38 kilometers.
- Vadsø Airport handled 81,772 passengers last year.
- Vadsø was during the late 1930s and from the mid-1940s served with a seaplane route operated by Widerøe and Norwegian Air Lines.
- The first seaplane route to Vadsø was started by Widerøe in 1938, which flew along the coast south to Trondheim.
- The closest airport to Vadsø Airport (VDS) is Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen (KKN), which is located 24 miles (38 kilometers) S of VDS.
- The furthest airport from Vadsø Airport (VDS) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,407 miles (16,748 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- On 4 January 1984 a Cessna aircraft crashed into the sea after take-off from the airport.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 105.24 miles (169.37 km) SSW | Vilnius International Airport (VNO) | Vilnius, Lithuania |     |
| 2 | 121.69 miles (195.84 km) WSW | Kaunas International Airport (KUN) | Kaunas, Lithuania | |
| 3 | 123.36 miles (198.52 km) NW | Riga International Airport (RIX) | Riga, Latvia | |
| 4 | 126.78 miles (204.03 km) W | Šiauliai International Airport (SQQ) | Šiauliai, Lithuania | |
| 5 | 143.13 miles (230.35 km) NNE | Pskov Airport (PKV) | Pskov, Russia | |
| 6 | 147.64 miles (237.60 km) SSE | Minsk-1 Airport (MHP) | Minsk, Belarus | |
| 7 | 152.23 miles (245.00 km) SSE | Minsk National Airport (MSQ) | Minsk, Belarus | |
| 8 | 154.65 miles (248.88 km) ENE | Velikiye Luki Airport (VLU) | Velikiye Luki, Pskov Oblast, Russia | |
| 9 | 163.46 miles (263.07 km) N | Tartu Airport (TAY) | Tartu, Estonia | |
| 10 | 189.88 miles (305.58 km) NNW | Pärnu Airport (EPU) | Pärnu, Estonia | |
| 11 | 193.17 miles (310.87 km) SE | Mogilev Airport (MVQ) | Mogilev, Belarus | |
| 12 | 211.11 miles (339.74 km) W | Klaipėda Airport (KLJ) | Klaipėda, Lithuania | |
| 13 | 215.57 miles (346.92 km) W | Palanga Airport (PLQ) | Palanga, Lithuania | |
| 14 | 217.58 miles (350.16 km) WNW | Liepāja International Airport (LPX) | Liepāja, Latvia | |
| 15 | 217.77 miles (350.47 km) WNW | Ventspils International Airport (VNT) | Ventspils, Latvia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,120.07 miles (17,895.97 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,729.95 miles (17,268.13 km) E | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 10,722.77 miles (17,256.59 km) E | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,711.01 miles (17,237.65 km) ESE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,702.39 miles (17,223.79 km) ESE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,702.38 miles (17,223.77 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,700.50 miles (17,220.75 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,698.82 miles (17,218.04 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,690.50 miles (17,204.64 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,688.98 miles (17,202.21 km) E | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,677.49 miles (17,183.72 km) E | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,675.90 miles (17,181.15 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,668.42 miles (17,169.12 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,668.10 miles (17,168.60 km) E | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,667.66 miles (17,167.90 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 23.53 miles (37.87 km) S | Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen (KKN) | Kirkenes, Finnmark, Norway | |
| 2 | 34.49 miles (55.51 km) NE | Vardø Airport, Svartnes (VAW) | Vardø, Norway | |
| 3 | 37.13 miles (59.76 km) N | Båtsfjord Airport (BJF) | Båtsfjord, Finnmark, Norway | |
| 4 | 58.76 miles (94.56 km) NNW | Berlevåg Airport (BVG) | Berlevåg, Norway | |
| 5 | 81.17 miles (130.63 km) NW | Mehamn Airport (MEH) | Mehamn, Norway | |
| 6 | 110.24 miles (177.41 km) NW | Honningsvåg Airport, Valan (HVG) | Nordkapp, Finnmark, Norway | |
| 7 | 113.28 miles (182.30 km) SE | Murmansk Airport (MMK) | Murmansk, Russia | |
| 8 | 114.71 miles (184.61 km) W | Lakselv Airport, Banak (LKL) | Lakselv, Norway | |
| 9 | 116.65 miles (187.72 km) SSW | Ivalo Airport (IVL) | Ivalo, Finland | |
| 10 | 149.42 miles (240.47 km) WNW | Hammerfest Airport (HFT) | Hammerfest, Finnmark, Norway | |
| 11 | 152.87 miles (246.01 km) W | Alta Airport (ALF) | Alta, Norway | |
| 12 | 181.88 miles (292.71 km) WNW | Hasvik Airport (HAA) | Hasvik, Norway | |
| 13 | 196.23 miles (315.79 km) WSW | Enontekiö Airport (ENF) | Enontekiö, Finland | |
| 14 | 202.65 miles (326.14 km) SSE | Kirovsk-Apatity Airport Аэропорт Кировск/Апатиты (KVK) | Kirovsk / Apatity, Murmansk Oblast, Russia | |
| 15 | 205.32 miles (330.43 km) SW | Kittilä Airport (KTT) | Kittilä, Finland | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,406.63 miles (16,747.81 km) SE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,318.58 miles (16,606.10 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 10,301.49 miles (16,578.61 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,292.78 miles (16,564.59 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,259.10 miles (16,510.39 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,239.78 miles (16,479.29 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,219.80 miles (16,447.13 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,214.84 miles (16,439.14 km) ESE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,206.47 miles (16,425.68 km) ESE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,205.72 miles (16,424.47 km) SE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,193.68 miles (16,405.09 km) SE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,176.21 miles (16,376.97 km) ESE | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,172.88 miles (16,371.62 km) ESE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,164.18 miles (16,357.62 km) ESE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,145.94 miles (16,328.26 km) SE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |