Nonstop flight route between Kasama, Zambia and Vadsø, Finnmark, Norway:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kasama Airport (KAA), Kasama, Zambia and Vadsø Airport (VDS), Vadsø, Finnmark, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,547 miles (or 8,927 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 Kasama 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 Kasama 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: | KAA / FLKS | 
| Airport Name: | Kasama Airport | 
| Location: | Kasama, Zambia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 10°13'0"S by 31°7'59"E | 
| Area Served: | Kasama | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 4542 feet (1,384 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from KAA | 
| More Information: | KAA 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 Kasama Airport (KAA):
- The furthest airport from Kasama Airport (KAA) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is located 11,662 miles (18,767 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
- Because of Kasama Airport's high elevation of 4,542 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at KAA. Combined with a high temperature, this could make KAA a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Kasama Airport (KAA) is Mbala Airport (MMQ), which is located 95 miles (153 kilometers) N of KAA.
- Kasama Airport (KAA) has 2 runways.
Facts about Vadsø Airport (VDS):
- Vadsø Airport handled 81,772 passengers last year.
- 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.
- 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.
- On 4 January 1984 a Cessna aircraft crashed into the sea after take-off from the airport.
- Varangfly proposed Vadsø as a possible site of a small airfield in 1964, suitable for landing air taxis and air ambulances.
- The distance from Vardø Airport to Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen is 38 kilometers.
- In addition to being known as "Vadsø Airport", another name for VDS is "Vadsø lufthavn".
- The closest airport to Vadsø Airport (VDS) is Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen (KKN), which is located 24 miles (38 kilometers) S of VDS.




