Nonstop flight route between Toledo, Ohio, United States and Værøy, Nordland, Norway:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Toledo Express Airport (TOL), Toledo, Ohio, United States and Værøy Heliport (VRY), Værøy, Nordland, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,761 miles (or 6,053 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 Toledo Express 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 Toledo Express 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 Toledo Express Airport (TOL):

• Toledo Express Airport (TOL) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Toledo Express Airport (TOL) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,280 miles (18,153 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Figures are based on BTS statistics from April 2012 through March 2013.
• Toledo Express Airport is a joint civil-military airport in Swanton and Monclova townships 10 miles to the west of Toledo in western Lucas County, Ohio, United States.
• The terminal is mostly original from the 1950s, but several upgrades have taken place.
• The closest airport to Toledo Express Airport (TOL) is Toledo Executive Airport (TDZ), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) E of TOL.
• Because of Toledo Express Airport's relatively low elevation of 684 feet, planes can take off or land at Toledo Express 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.
• Toledo Express served as the main North American hub for DB Schenker, who acquired BAX Global, an international air cargo company, from 1993 until September 2011.
• The airport is also home to Toledo Air National Guard Base and the 180th Fighter Wing, an Air Combat Command -gained unit of the Ohio Air National Guard.

Facts about Værøy Heliport (VRY):

• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Værøy Heliport", another name for VRY is "Værøy helikopterhavn".
• The closest airport to Værøy Heliport (VRY) is Røst Airport (RET), which is located only 19 miles (30 kilometers) WSW of VRY.
• On 19 January 1989, a Widerøe Twin Otter became uncontrollable due to turbulence during final approach to Værøy.
• Værøy Heliport handled 10,210 passengers last year.
• 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.
• Services to Værøy are provided to Bodø twice per day by Lufttransport using a fifteen-seat AgustaWestland AW139 helicopter.
• Widerøe commenced seaplane operates to Værøy from 1965.
• Værøy Heliport is a heliport located at Tobbisodden on the island and municipality of Værøy, Norway, close to the municipal center of Sørland.
• The first aircraft to land in Værøy was a Noorduyn Norseman of the Royal Norwegian Air Force in 1948.