Nonstop flight route between Henderson, United States and Vadsø, Finnmark, Norway:
Departure Airport:
(35°58'22"N by 115°8'3"W)
Arrival Airport:
(70°3'55"N by 29°50'40"E)
Distance from HSH to VDS:
4,902.84 miles (7,890.33 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Henderson Executive Airport (HSH), Henderson, United States and Vadsø Airport (VDS), Vadsø, Finnmark, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,903 miles (or 7,890 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 Henderson Executive Airport and Vadsø 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 Henderson Executive Airport and Vadsø Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HSH / KHND |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Henderson, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°58'22"N by 115°8'3"W |
| Area Served: | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Operator/Owner: | Clark County, Nevada |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2492 feet (760 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HSH |
| More Information: | HSH 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 Henderson Executive Airport (HSH):
- The closest airport to Henderson Executive Airport (HSH) is McCarran International Airport (LAS), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) N of HSH.
- Henderson Executive Airport (HSH) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Henderson Executive Airport (HSH) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,313 miles (18,206 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- In addition to being known as "Henderson Executive Airport", another name for HSH is "HND".
- Henderson Executive Airport covers an area of 760 acres at an elevation of 2,492 feet above mean sea level.
Facts about Vadsø Airport (VDS):
- In addition to being known as "Vadsø Airport", another name for VDS is "Vadsø lufthavn".
- 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.
- On 4 January 1984 a Cessna aircraft crashed into the sea after take-off from the airport.
- Vadsø Airport handled 81,772 passengers last year.
- Vadsø is served by Widerøe, which operates 39-seat Dash 8-100 aircraft to other communities in Finnmark.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Vadsø Airport (VDS) is Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen (KKN), which is located 24 miles (38 kilometers) S of VDS.
- Varangfly proposed Vadsø as a possible site of a small airfield in 1964, suitable for landing air taxis and air ambulances.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 7.47 miles (12.03 km) N | McCarran International Airport (LAS) | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |     |
| 2 | 15.43 miles (24.84 km) E | Boulder City Municipal Airport (BLD) | Boulder City, Nevada, United States | |
| 3 | 16.77 miles (26.98 km) NNW | North Las Vegas Airport (VGT) | North Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| 4 | 20.60 miles (33.15 km) NNE | Nellis Air Force BaseLas Vegas Air Force Base (1948) Las Vegas Army Airfield (1941)[1] McCarren Field (c. 1935)[2] (LSV) | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| 5 | 52.32 miles (84.21 km) NW | Creech Air Force Base Indian Springs Auxiliary Army Airfield (1961) Indian Springs Air Force Base (1951) Indian Springs Army Airfield Indian Springs Airport eponyms: Indian Springs, Nevada &Wilbur L. Creech[1] (INS) | Indian Springs, Nevada, United States | |
| 6 | 65.03 miles (104.65 km) SSE | Laughlin/Bullhead International Airport (IFP) | Bullhead City, Arizona, United States | |
| 7 | 67.07 miles (107.94 km) NW | Desert Rock Airport (DRA) | Mercury, Nevada, United States | |
| 8 | 83.33 miles (134.11 km) SE | Kingman Airport (IGM) | Kingman, Arizona, United States | |
| 9 | 83.90 miles (135.03 km) NW | Yucca Airstrip (UCC) | Mercury, Nevada, United States | |
| 10 | 84.44 miles (135.90 km) NE | Mesquite Airport (MFH) | Mesquite, Nevada, United States | |
| 11 | 88.19 miles (141.92 km) SSE | Needles AirportNeedles Army Airfield (EED) | Needles, California, United States | |
| 12 | 96.66 miles (155.55 km) WSW | Bicycle Lake Army Airfield (BYS) | Barstow, California, United States | |
| 13 | 106.28 miles (171.04 km) SSE | Lake Havasu City Airport (HII) | Lake Havasu City, Arizona, United States | |
| 14 | 110.20 miles (177.35 km) ESE | Grand Canyon Caverns Airport (PGS) | Peach Springs, Arizona, United States | |
| 15 | 110.49 miles (177.82 km) NW | Beatty Airport (BTY) | Beatty, Nevada, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,312.71 miles (18,206.00 km) S | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 11,278.23 miles (18,150.50 km) SSE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 11,275.41 miles (18,145.98 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 11,251.46 miles (18,107.43 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 11,133.71 miles (17,917.93 km) ESE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 11,011.17 miles (17,720.71 km) SE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 11,010.36 miles (17,719.41 km) ESE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,969.97 miles (17,654.41 km) SE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,882.54 miles (17,513.70 km) SE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,846.57 miles (17,455.82 km) SE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,842.19 miles (17,448.76 km) ESE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,839.24 miles (17,444.03 km) SE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,824.95 miles (17,421.03 km) ESE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,813.60 miles (17,402.76 km) ESE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,801.65 miles (17,383.53 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |
| 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 | |