Nonstop flight route between San Antonio, Texas, United States and Sørvágur, Faroe Islands:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Stinson Municipal Airport (SSF), San Antonio, Texas, United States and Vágar Airport (FAE), Sørvágur, Faroe Islands would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,484 miles (or 7,216 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 Stinson Municipal 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 Stinson Municipal 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: | SSF / KSSF |
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| Location: | San Antonio, Texas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 29°20'12"N by 98°28'15"W |
| Area Served: | San Antonio, Texas, USA |
| Operator/Owner: | City of San Antonio |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 577 feet (176 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SSF |
| More Information: | SSF 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 Stinson Municipal Airport (SSF):
- Stinson Municipal Airport (SSF) has 2 runways.
- During World War II the airfield was used by the United States Army Air Forces as a training base.
- The closest airport to Stinson Municipal Airport (SSF) is Lackland Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio (SKF), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) WNW of SSF.
- For the Aberdeen, Mississippi airport see:Stinson Field Municipal Airport
- Stinson Municipal Airport covers an area of 360 acres at an elevation of 577 feet above mean sea level.
- Because of Stinson Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 577 feet, planes can take off or land at Stinson Municipal 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 Stinson Municipal Airport (SSF) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,120 miles (17,895 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- In addition to being known as "Stinson Municipal Airport", another name for SSF is "Stinson Field".
Facts about Vágar Airport (FAE):
- In addition to being known as "Vágar Airport", another name for FAE is "Vága FloghavnVágar Lufthavn".
- The runway was extended from 1,250 metres to 1,799 metres in 2011, allowing more plane types to be used.
- 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.
- A Boeing 737 aircraft lands
- There are bus services about 10 times each direction per day between the airport and Tórshavn.
- Vágar Airport (FAE) currently has only 1 runway.
- Vágar Airport handled 23,618 passengers last year.
- 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.
