Nonstop flight route between Fallon, Nevada, United States and Vilhelmina, Sweden:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Naval Air Station Fallon (NFL), Fallon, Nevada, United States and Vilhelmina Airport (VHM), Vilhelmina, Sweden would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,858 miles (or 7,818 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 Naval Air Station Fallon and Vilhelmina 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 Naval Air Station Fallon and Vilhelmina Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NFL / KNFL |
Airport Names: |
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Location: | Fallon, Nevada, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°25'29"N by 118°42'10"W |
Operator/Owner: | United States Navy |
Airport Type: | Military: Naval Air Station |
Elevation: | 3934 feet (1,199 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from NFL |
More Information: | NFL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | VHM / ESNV |
Airport Name: | Vilhelmina Airport |
Location: | Vilhelmina, Sweden |
GPS Coordinates: | 64°34'44"N by 16°49'59"E |
Operator/Owner: | Vilhelmina Municipality |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1140 feet (347 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from VHM |
More Information: | VHM Maps & Info |
Facts about Naval Air Station Fallon (NFL):
- In addition to being known as "Naval Air Station Fallon", another name for NFL is "Van Voorhis Field".
- The Navy relocated its Navy Fighter Weapons School, or TOPGUN, from NAS Miramar to NAS Fallon in 1996, following the transfer of NAS Miramar to the Marine Corps and its redesignation as MCAS Miramar.
- The furthest airport from Naval Air Station Fallon (NFL) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,140 miles (17,928 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- The closest airport to Naval Air Station Fallon (NFL) is Fallon Municipal Airport (FLX), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) NNW of NFL.
- During 1962 Fallon AFS joined the Semi Automatic Ground Environment system, initially feeding data to DC-16 at Stead AFB, Nevada.
- Associated bombing ranges checker the surrounding Lahontan Valley and Dixie Valley, which is the next valley to the east.
- Naval Air Station Fallon (NFL) has 3 runways.
Facts about Vilhelmina Airport (VHM):
- The closest airport to Vilhelmina Airport (VHM) is Lycksele Airport (LYC), which is located 56 miles (90 kilometers) E of VHM.
- The furthest airport from Vilhelmina Airport (VHM) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,912 miles (17,561 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Vilhelmina Airport (VHM) currently has only 1 runway.