Nonstop flight route between Chiapas, Mexico and Værøy, Nordland, Norway:
Departure Airport:
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Arrival Airport:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between San Cristóbal de las Casas National Airport (SZT), Chiapas, Mexico and Værøy Heliport (VRY), Værøy, Nordland, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,543 miles (or 8,920 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 San Cristóbal de las Casas National 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 San Cristóbal de las Casas National 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: | SZT / MMSC |
Airport Names: |
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Location: | Chiapas, Mexico |
GPS Coordinates: | 16°41'24"N by 92°31'48"W |
Area Served: | San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico |
Operator/Owner: | Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares (ASA)(Until 2010) |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 7185 feet (2,190 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SZT |
More Information: | SZT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | VRY / ENVR |
Airport Names: |
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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 San Cristóbal de las Casas National Airport (SZT):
- In addition to being known as "San Cristóbal de las Casas National Airport", another name for SZT is "Aeropuerto Nacional de San Cristóbal de las Casas".
- The closest airport to San Cristóbal de las Casas National Airport (SZT) is Ángel Albino Corzo International Airport (TGZ), which is located 34 miles (54 kilometers) WSW of SZT.
- Because of San Cristóbal de las Casas National Airport's high elevation of 7,185 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at SZT. Combined with a high temperature, this could make SZT a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- San Cristóbal de las Casas National Airport (SZT) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from San Cristóbal de las Casas National Airport (SZT) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,738 miles (18,890 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
Facts about Værøy Heliport (VRY):
- The airport was closed immediately after the accident.
- Lufttransport won the tender valid from 1 August 2005, winning ahead of CHC with a bid of NOK 56 million.
- 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.
- With state-financed operations the service was made subject to public service obligations.
- Værøy Heliport is a heliport located at Tobbisodden on the island and municipality of Værøy, Norway, close to the municipal center of Sørland.
- Værøy Heliport handled 10,210 passengers last year.
- Helikopter Service flew between Bodø Airport to Værøy and Røst—the island community further out from Værøy—with three weekly services from 1973.
- The closest airport to Værøy Heliport (VRY) is Røst Airport (RET), which is located only 19 miles (30 kilometers) WSW of VRY.
- 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.
- On 19 January 1989, a Widerøe Twin Otter became uncontrollable due to turbulence during final approach to Værøy.