Nonstop flight route between Saltillo, Mexico and Sørvágur, Faroe Islands:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Plan de Guadalupe International Airport (SLW), Saltillo, Mexico and Vágar Airport (FAE), Sørvágur, Faroe Islands would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,785 miles (or 7,701 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 Plan de Guadalupe 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 Plan de Guadalupe 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: | SLW / MMIO |
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Location: | Saltillo, Mexico |
GPS Coordinates: | 25°32'57"N by 100°55'42"W |
Area Served: | Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico |
Operator/Owner: | Administradora Coahuilense de Infraestructura y Transporte Aéreo |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4778 feet (1,456 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from SLW |
More Information: | SLW 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 Plan de Guadalupe International Airport (SLW):
- Plan de Guadalupe International Airport (SLW) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Plan de Guadalupe International Airport", another name for SLW is "Aeropuerto Internacional Plan de Guadalupe".
- Because of Plan de Guadalupe International Airport's high elevation of 4,778 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at SLW. Combined with a high temperature, this could make SLW a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The airport has a VIP Aeromar's lounge, the Barra Diamante open to all passengers of the airline.
- Plan de Guadalupe International Airport is an airport located at Ramos Arizpe in the state of Coahuila in Mexico.
- The furthest airport from Plan de Guadalupe International Airport (SLW) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,359 miles (18,281 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Plan de Guadalupe International Airport (SLW) is General Mariano Escobedo International Airport (MTY), which is located 54 miles (86 kilometers) ENE of SLW.
Facts about Vágar Airport (FAE):
- 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 handled 23,618 passengers last year.
- Until 2002 travel from the airport to most locations in the Faroe Islands including the capital Tórshavn required a car ferry, but in 2002 a road tunnel was opened giving direct road access.
- Vágar Airport (FAE) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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 closest airport to Vágar Airport (FAE) is Scatsta Airport (SCS), which is located 228 miles (368 kilometers) ESE of FAE.
- Helicopter services go to remote islands as well as to the biggest towns.
- An arrival from Billund
- In addition to being known as "Vágar Airport", another name for FAE is "Vága FloghavnVágar Lufthavn".
- Atlantic Airways Avro RJ at Vágar Airport