Nonstop flight route between Vardø, Norway and Wausau, Wisconsin, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Vardø Airport, Svartnes (VAW), Vardø, Norway and Wausau Downtown Airport (AUW), Wausau, Wisconsin, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,943 miles (or 6,345 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 Vardø Airport, Svartnes and Wausau Downtown 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 Vardø Airport, Svartnes and Wausau Downtown Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | VAW / ENSS |
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| Location: | Vardø, Norway |
| GPS Coordinates: | 70°21'19"N by 31°2'42"E |
| Area Served: | Vardø, Norway |
| Operator/Owner: | Avinor |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 42 feet (13 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from VAW |
| More Information: | VAW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AUW / KAUW |
| Airport Name: | Wausau Downtown Airport |
| Location: | Wausau, Wisconsin, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 44°55'33"N by 89°37'36"W |
| Area Served: | Wausau, Wisconsin |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Wausau |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1201 feet (366 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AUW |
| More Information: | AUW Maps & Info |
Facts about Vardø Airport, Svartnes (VAW):
- Vardø Airport, Svartnes handled 14,664 passengers last year.
- Norving started operating irregular air taxi flights to Vardø after they took delivery of an eight-seat Britten-Norman Islander in April 1970.
- In addition to being known as "Vardø Airport, Svartnes", another name for VAW is "Vardø Lufthavn, Svartnes".
- The furthest airport from Vardø Airport, Svartnes (VAW) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,373 miles (16,694 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of Vardø Airport, Svartnes's relatively low elevation of 42 feet, planes can take off or land at Vardø Airport, Svartnes 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.
- Vardø Airport, Svartnes is a short take-off and landing airport located at Svartnes in Vardø Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway.
- The closest airport to Vardø Airport, Svartnes (VAW) is Vadsø Airport (VDS), which is located 34 miles (56 kilometers) SW of VAW.
- On 5 March 1978 the Partenavian P.68 LN-MAD operated by Norving crashed at Falkefjell during approach to Vadsø Airport.
Facts about Wausau Downtown Airport (AUW):
- The furthest airport from Wausau Downtown Airport (AUW) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,923 miles (17,579 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Wausau Downtown Airport (AUW) is Central Wisconsin Airport (CWA), which is located only 10 miles (17 kilometers) S of AUW.
- Wausau Downtown Airport (AUW) has 3 runways.
