Nonstop flight route between El Paso, Texas, United States and Vaasa, Finland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between El Paso International Airport (ELP), El Paso, Texas, United States and Vaasa Airport (VAA), Vaasa, Finland would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,292 miles (or 8,517 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 El Paso International Airport and Vaasa Airport, 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 El Paso International Airport and Vaasa Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ELP / KELP |
Airport Name: | El Paso International Airport |
Location: | El Paso, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 31°48'25"N by 106°22'38"W |
Area Served: | El Paso, Texas; Las Cruces, New Mexico |
Operator/Owner: | City of El Paso |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3958 feet (1,206 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from ELP |
More Information: | ELP Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | VAA / EFVA |
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Location: | Vaasa, Finland |
GPS Coordinates: | 63°2'43"N by 21°45'51"E |
Operator/Owner: | Finavia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 19 feet (6 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from VAA |
More Information: | VAA Maps & Info |
Facts about El Paso International Airport (ELP):
- During World War II, the airport was a United States Army Air Forces training base.
- The closest airport to El Paso International Airport (ELP) is Biggs Army Airfield (BIF), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) N of ELP.
- El Paso was the last stop of the first hijacking of a jetliner, a Boeing 707 owned by Continental Airlines.
- El Paso International Airport handled 3,065,393 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from El Paso International Airport (ELP) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,389 miles (18,329 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The terminal is a pier-satellite layout.
- El Paso International Airport (ELP) has 3 runways.
Facts about Vaasa Airport (VAA):
- Vaasa Airport (VAA) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Vaasa Airport's relatively low elevation of 19 feet, planes can take off or land at Vaasa 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.
- Vaasa Airport handled 288,142 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Vaasa Airport (VAA) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,923 miles (17,579 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Vaasa Airport", another name for VAA is "Vaasan lentoasemaVasa flygplats".
- The closest airport to Vaasa Airport (VAA) is Kauhava Airport (KAU), which is located 41 miles (65 kilometers) E of VAA.