Nonstop flight route between Kingston, Jamaica and Værøy, Nordland, Norway:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Norman Manley International Airport (KIN), Kingston, Jamaica and Værøy Heliport (VRY), Værøy, Nordland, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,062 miles (or 8,147 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 Norman Manley International 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 Norman Manley International Airport and Værøy Heliport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KIN / MKJP |
Airport Name: | Norman Manley International Airport |
Location: | Kingston, Jamaica |
GPS Coordinates: | 17°56'8"N by 76°47'14"W |
Area Served: | Kingston, Jamaica |
Operator/Owner: | NMIA Airports Limited |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KIN |
More Information: | KIN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | VRY / ENVR |
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Location: | Værøy, Nordland, Norway |
GPS Coordinates: | 67°39'15"N by 12°43'36"E |
Area Served: | Værøy, Norway |
Operator/Owner: | Avinor |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 15 feet (5 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from VRY |
More Information: | VRY Maps & Info |
Facts about Norman Manley International Airport (KIN):
- The project seeks to increase the airport's capacity to cater for projected air and passenger traffic at an acceptable level of service to the year 2023.
- Because of Norman Manley International Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Norman Manley 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.
- Phase 2, which is the final phase of the project, is to commence in 2013 and end in 2022.
- The furthest airport from Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) is Christmas Island Airport (XCH), which is located 11,894 miles (19,141 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Australia.
- Jamaica has always had a vibrant civil aviation industry with the first flight reported in the island on 21 December 1911.
- Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) currently has only 1 runway.
- Norman Manley International Airport handled 1,714,710 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) is Tinson Pen Aerodrome (KTP), which is located only 4 miles (7 kilometers) NNW of KIN.
- Additionally a new multi-level passenger finger that will enable the separation of arriving and departing passengers, as required by security regulations, will be included.
Facts about Værøy Heliport (VRY):
- With state-financed operations the service was made subject to public service obligations.
- Værøy Heliport handled 10,210 passengers last year.
- The airport was closed immediately after the accident.
- In addition to being known as "Værøy Heliport", another name for VRY is "Værøy helikopterhavn".
- 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.
- The first aircraft to land in Værøy was a Noorduyn Norseman of the Royal Norwegian Air Force in 1948.
- 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.