Nonstop flight route between Jacksonville, Florida, United States and Sørvágur, Faroe Islands:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Jacksonville International Airport (JAX), Jacksonville, Florida, United States and Vágar Airport (FAE), Sørvágur, Faroe Islands would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,881 miles (or 6,245 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 Jacksonville International Airport and Vágar 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 Jacksonville International Airport and Vágar Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | JAX / KJAX |
Airport Name: | Jacksonville International Airport |
Location: | Jacksonville, Florida, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 30°29'39"N by 81°41'16"W |
Area Served: | Jacksonville metropolitan area |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 30 feet (9 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from JAX |
More Information: | JAX Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FAE / EKVG |
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Location: | Sørvágur, Faroe Islands |
GPS Coordinates: | 62°3'48"N by 7°16'37"W |
Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Administration |
Airport Type: | Civil |
Elevation: | 280 feet (85 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FAE |
More Information: | FAE Maps & Info |
Facts about Jacksonville International Airport (JAX):
- Because of Jacksonville International Airport's relatively low elevation of 30 feet, planes can take off or land at Jacksonville International 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.
- The closest airport to Jacksonville International Airport (JAX) is Imeson FieldJacksonville Army AirfieldNaval Auxiliary Air Station Jacksonville #1 (IJX), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) SSE of JAX.
- The airport's two runways form a "V".
- The economic downturn of 2009 caused a decrease in passengers and flights.
- Jacksonville International Airport (JAX) has 2 runways.
- Concurrent with the closure of Imeson Airport, the 125th Fighter-Interceptor Group of the Florida Air National Guard relocated to Jacksonville International Airport.
- The furthest airport from Jacksonville International Airport (JAX) is Kalbarri Airport (KAX), which is located 11,456 miles (18,436 kilometers) away in Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia.
- Jacksonville International Airport handled 5,605,934 passengers last year.
Facts about Vágar Airport (FAE):
- The furthest airport from Vágar Airport (FAE) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,373 miles (18,304 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- The airport is currently managed by the Danish Transport Authority although the ownership of the airport was handed over to the Faroese government in May 2007.
- As of 2013, a new terminal was expected to open in Spring 2014.
- Vágar Airport is the only airport in the Faroe Islands, a self-governing territory of the Kingdom of Denmark, and is located 1 NM east of Sørvágur.
- Vágar Airport handled 23,618 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Vágar Airport", another name for FAE is "Vága FloghavnVágar Lufthavn".
- The closest airport to Vágar Airport (FAE) is Scatsta Airport (SCS), which is located 228 miles (368 kilometers) ESE of FAE.
- Atlantic Airways Avro RJ at Vágar Airport
- Because of Vágar Airport's relatively low elevation of 280 feet, planes can take off or land at Vágar 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.
- Vágar Airport (FAE) currently has only 1 runway.
- A Boeing 737 aircraft lands
- The runway was extended from 1,250 metres to 1,799 metres in 2011, allowing more plane types to be used.
- A number of domestic Faroese destinations can be reached from Vágar by the Atlantic Airways helicopter service.