Nonstop flight route between Jerusalem, Israel and Ventspils, Latvia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Atarot Airport (JRS), Jerusalem, Israel and Ventspils International Airport (VNT), Ventspils, Latvia would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,877 miles (or 3,021 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 Atarot Airport and Ventspils International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | JRS / OJJR |
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| Location: | Jerusalem, Israel |
| GPS Coordinates: | 31°51'52"N by 35°13'9"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Israel Defense Forces |
| Airport Type: | Military/Public |
| Elevation: | 2485 feet (757 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from JRS |
| More Information: | JRS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | VNT / EVVA |
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| Location: | Ventspils, Latvia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 57°21'28"N by 21°32'39"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Municipality of Ventspils |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 19 feet (6 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from VNT |
| More Information: | VNT Maps & Info |
Facts about Atarot Airport (JRS):
- From 1948 to the Six Day War in June 1967, the airport was under Jordanian control, designated OJJR.
- The airport is sometimes shown with two different ICAO codes.
- The closest airport to Atarot Airport (JRS) is Ben Gurion Airport (TLV), which is located 22 miles (36 kilometers) WNW of JRS.
- In addition to being known as "Atarot Airport", other names for JRS include "Jerusalem International Airport (TEMPORARILY CLOSED)", "נמל התעופה ירושלים" and "LLJR, OJJR".
- Atarot Airport (JRS) currently has only 1 runway.
- From 1920 until 1930, the airfield in Kalandia was the only airport in the British Mandate for Palestine.
- The furthest airport from Atarot Airport (JRS) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,670 miles (18,781 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
Facts about Ventspils International Airport (VNT):
- Ventspils International Airport (VNT) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Ventspils International Airport (VNT) is Liepāja International Airport (LPX), which is located 60 miles (97 kilometers) SSW of VNT.
- In addition to being known as "Ventspils International Airport", another name for VNT is "Ventspils Starptautiskā Lidosta".
- The furthest airport from Ventspils International Airport (VNT) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,220 miles (18,057 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- At the time the re-opening of the airport was being considered, people in the Ventspils region and corporate clients who wished to travel by air used the airport at Riga that was 202 km away from Ventspils.
- At the start of 2001 all documentation for the airport exploitation was prepared and a modern security program was developed.
- Because of Ventspils International Airport's relatively low elevation of 19 feet, planes can take off or land at Ventspils 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.
- In addition to commercial traffic, state departments used the airport for various reasons.
