Nonstop flight route between Frederick, Oklahoma, United States and Værøy, Nordland, Norway:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Frederick Regional Airport (FDR), Frederick, Oklahoma, United States and Værøy Heliport (VRY), Værøy, Nordland, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,564 miles (or 7,345 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 Frederick Regional 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 Frederick Regional 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 Frederick Regional Airport (FDR):

• The closest airport to Frederick Regional Airport (FDR) is Altus Air Force Base (LTS), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) NW of FDR.
• In addition to being known as "Frederick Regional Airport", another name for FDR is "former Frederick Army Airfield".
• Frederick Regional Airport is a city-owned, public-use airport located three nautical miles southeast of the central business district of Frederick, a city in Tillman County, Oklahoma, United States.
• Frederick Regional Airport (FDR) has 4 runways.
• The furthest airport from Frederick Regional Airport (FDR) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,959 miles (17,637 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.

Facts about Værøy Heliport (VRY):

• 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.
• The closest airport to Værøy Heliport (VRY) is Røst Airport (RET), which is located only 19 miles (30 kilometers) WSW of VRY.
• In addition to being known as "Værøy Heliport", another name for VRY is "Værøy helikopterhavn".
• On 19 January 1989, a Widerøe Twin Otter became uncontrollable due to turbulence during final approach to Værøy.
• With state-financed operations the service was made subject to public service obligations.
• 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.
• Proposals for an airport at Værøy and Røst were launched in the late 1960s.
• Helikopter Service flew between Bodø Airport to Værøy and Røst—the island community further out from Værøy—with three weekly services from 1973.
• One of the helicopters was bought by Widerøe in December 1976 and the operations were subcontracted to Offshore Helicopters.
• Værøy Heliport handled 10,210 passengers last year.