Nonstop flight route between Tongren, Guizhou, China and Værøy, Nordland, Norway:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Tongren Fenghuang Airport (TEN), Tongren, Guizhou, China and Værøy Heliport (VRY), Værøy, Nordland, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,615 miles (or 7,427 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 Tongren Fenghuang 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 Tongren Fenghuang Airport and Værøy Heliport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Tongren Fenghuang Airport (TEN):

• In addition to being known as "Tongren Fenghuang Airport", other names for TEN include "铜仁凤凰机场" and "Tóngjìn Fènghuáng Jīchǎng".
• The closest airport to Tongren Fenghuang Airport (TEN) is Zhijiang Airport (HJJ), which is located 39 miles (62 kilometers) SE of TEN.
• The furthest airport from Tongren Fenghuang Airport (TEN) is Chamonate Airfield (CPO), which is nearly antipodal to Tongren Fenghuang Airport (meaning Tongren Fenghuang Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chamonate Airfield), and is located 12,393 miles (19,944 kilometers) away in Copiapó, Atacama Region, Chile.

Facts about Værøy Heliport (VRY):

• The first aircraft to land in Værøy was a Noorduyn Norseman of the Royal Norwegian Air Force in 1948.
• 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.
• Værøy Heliport handled 10,210 passengers last year.
• Proposals for an airport at Værøy and Røst were launched in the late 1960s.
• Services to Værøy are provided to Bodø twice per day by Lufttransport using a fifteen-seat AgustaWestland AW139 helicopter.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Værøy Heliport", another name for VRY is "Værøy helikopterhavn".
• On 19 January 1989, a Widerøe Twin Otter became uncontrollable due to turbulence during final approach to Værøy.
• The closest airport to Værøy Heliport (VRY) is Røst Airport (RET), which is located only 19 miles (30 kilometers) WSW of VRY.