Nonstop flight route between Vardø, Norway and Egegik, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Vardø Airport, Svartnes (VAW), Vardø, Norway and Egegik Airport (EGX), Egegik, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,546 miles (or 5,706 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 Egegik 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 Egegik 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: | EGX / PAII |
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Location: | Egegik, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 58°11'8"N by 157°22'32"W |
Area Served: | Egegik, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | City of Egegik |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 92 feet (28 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from EGX |
More Information: | EGX Maps & Info |
Facts about Vardø Airport, Svartnes (VAW):
- On 5 March 1978 the Partenavian P.68 LN-MAD operated by Norving crashed at Falkefjell during approach to Vadsø Airport.
- The closest airport to Vardø Airport, Svartnes (VAW) is Vadsø Airport (VDS), which is located 34 miles (56 kilometers) SW of VAW.
- Vardø Airport, Svartnes handled 14,664 passengers last year.
- 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.
- The first plans for a civilian airport at Svartnes was launched by Varangfly, later renamed Norving, in 1964.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Vardø Airport, Svartnes", another name for VAW is "Vardø Lufthavn, Svartnes".
- Svartnes was constructed by the Luftwaffe during the German occupation of Norway during World War II.
Facts about Egegik Airport (EGX):
- Because of Egegik Airport's relatively low elevation of 92 feet, planes can take off or land at Egegik 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.
- Egegik Airport (EGX) has 2 runways.
- Egegik Airport is a city owned, public use airport serving Egegik, a city in the Lake and Peninsula Borough of the U.S.
- As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 1,182 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 1,213 enplanements in 2009, and 1,305 in 2010.
- The closest airport to Egegik Airport (EGX) is South Naknek Airport (WSN), which is located 38 miles (61 kilometers) NNE of EGX.
- In addition to being known as "Egegik Airport", another name for EGX is "EII".
- The furthest airport from Egegik Airport (EGX) is George Airport (GRJ), which is located 10,766 miles (17,326 kilometers) away in George, South Africa.