Nonstop flight route between Vardø, Norway and Faro, Portugal:
Departure Airport:
(70°21'19"N by 31°2'42"E)
Arrival Airport:
(37°0'51"N by 7°57'56"W)
Distance from VAW to FAO:
2,704.59 miles (4,352.61 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Vardø Airport, Svartnes (VAW), Vardø, Norway and Faro International Airport (FAO), Faro, Portugal would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,705 miles (or 4,353 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 Faro International 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 Faro International 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 |
| Airport Names: |
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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: | FAO / LPFR |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Faro, Portugal |
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°0'51"N by 7°57'56"W |
| Area Served: | Faro, Portugal |
| Operator/Owner: | ANA Aeroportos de Portugal, S.A. |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 23 feet (7 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from FAO |
| More Information: | FAO Maps & Info |
Facts about Vardø Airport, Svartnes (VAW):
- 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.
- Vardø Airport, Svartnes handled 14,664 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Vardø Airport, Svartnes (VAW) is Vadsø Airport (VDS), which is located 34 miles (56 kilometers) SW of VAW.
- The wooden runway was pillaged by locals to accumulate building materials for reconstruction.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Vardø Airport, Svartnes", another name for VAW is "Vardø Lufthavn, Svartnes".
- Norving started operating irregular air taxi flights to Vardø after they took delivery of an eight-seat Britten-Norman Islander in April 1970.
Facts about Faro International Airport (FAO):
- In addition to being known as "Faro International Airport", another name for FAO is "Aeroporto Internacional de Faro".
- Because of Faro International Airport's relatively low elevation of 23 feet, planes can take off or land at Faro International 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.
- A total of 5.6 million passengers used Faro airport in 2011.
- The furthest airport from Faro International Airport (FAO) is Dargaville Aerodrome (DGR), which is nearly antipodal to Faro International Airport (meaning Faro International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Dargaville Aerodrome), and is located 12,310 miles (19,810 kilometers) away in Dargaville, New Zealand.
- Faro International Airport (FAO) currently has only 1 runway.
- Faro International Airport handled 5,672,377 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Faro International Airport (FAO) is Portimão Airport (PRM), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) WNW of FAO.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 34.49 miles (55.51 km) SW | Vadsø Airport (VDS) | Vadsø, Finnmark, Norway |     |
| 2 | 35.51 miles (57.15 km) WNW | Båtsfjord Airport (BJF) | Båtsfjord, Finnmark, Norway | |
| 3 | 51.39 miles (82.71 km) SSW | Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen (KKN) | Kirkenes, Finnmark, Norway | |
| 4 | 58.29 miles (93.81 km) NW | Berlevåg Airport (BVG) | Berlevåg, Norway | |
| 5 | 87.01 miles (140.02 km) NW | Mehamn Airport (MEH) | Mehamn, Norway | |
| 6 | 116.14 miles (186.92 km) SSE | Murmansk Airport (MMK) | Murmansk, Russia | |
| 7 | 124.16 miles (199.82 km) WNW | Honningsvåg Airport, Valan (HVG) | Nordkapp, Finnmark, Norway | |
| 8 | 143.35 miles (230.69 km) W | Lakselv Airport, Banak (LKL) | Lakselv, Norway | |
| 9 | 149.14 miles (240.02 km) SW | Ivalo Airport (IVL) | Ivalo, Finland | |
| 10 | 171.34 miles (275.75 km) W | Hammerfest Airport (HFT) | Hammerfest, Finnmark, Norway | |
| 11 | 181.66 miles (292.36 km) W | Alta Airport (ALF) | Alta, Norway | |
| 12 | 206.20 miles (331.85 km) W | Hasvik Airport (HAA) | Hasvik, Norway | |
| 13 | 209.55 miles (337.24 km) SSE | Kirovsk-Apatity Airport Аэропорт Кировск/Апатиты (KVK) | Kirovsk / Apatity, Murmansk Oblast, Russia | |
| 14 | 230.69 miles (371.27 km) WSW | Enontekiö Airport (ENF) | Enontekiö, Finland | |
| 15 | 238.89 miles (384.46 km) SW | Kittilä Airport (KTT) | Kittilä, Finland | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,373.04 miles (16,693.75 km) SE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,284.52 miles (16,551.29 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 10,267.18 miles (16,523.38 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,258.67 miles (16,509.68 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,224.69 miles (16,455.01 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,205.49 miles (16,424.11 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,185.36 miles (16,391.71 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,180.59 miles (16,384.03 km) ESE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,172.17 miles (16,370.48 km) ESE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,171.25 miles (16,369.01 km) ESE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,159.19 miles (16,349.59 km) SE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,142.01 miles (16,321.94 km) ESE | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,138.48 miles (16,316.26 km) ESE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,129.78 miles (16,302.26 km) ESE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,116.63 miles (16,281.09 km) WSW | Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM) | Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 35.07 miles (56.43 km) WNW | Portimão Airport (PRM) | Portimão, Algarve, Portugal | |
| 2 | 73.57 miles (118.40 km) N | Beja Airport (BYJ) | Beja, Portugal | |
| 3 | 106.96 miles (172.14 km) E | Jerez Airport (XRY) | Jerez de la Frontera, Spain | |
| 4 | 117.10 miles (188.45 km) ENE | Seville Airport (SVQ) | Seville, Spain | |
| 5 | 137.26 miles (220.90 km) NNW | Lisbon Portela Airport (LIS) | Lisbon, Portugal | |
| 6 | 143.89 miles (231.57 km) NNE | Badajoz Airport (BJZ) | Badajoz, Spain | |
| 7 | 144.58 miles (232.69 km) SE | Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG) | Tangier, Morocco | |
| 8 | 156.92 miles (252.53 km) ESE | Gibraltar International Airport (GIB) | Gibraltar | |
| 9 | 166.91 miles (268.62 km) ESE | Ceuta Heliport (JCU) | Ceuta, Spain | |
| 10 | 176.99 miles (284.84 km) ESE | Sania Ramel Airport (SII) | Sidi Ifni, Morocco | |
| 11 | 176.99 miles (284.84 km) ESE | Sania Ramel Airport (TTU) | Tétouan, Morocco | |
| 12 | 180.70 miles (290.81 km) ENE | Córdoba Airport (ODB) | Córdoba, Spain | |
| 13 | 193.10 miles (310.76 km) E | Málaga Airport (AGP) | Málaga, Spain | |
| 14 | 202.77 miles (326.33 km) SSE | Kenitra Air Base (NNA) | Kenitra, Morocco | |
| 15 | 215.81 miles (347.31 km) SSE | Rabat–Salé Airport (RBA) | Rabat, Morocco | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,309.58 miles (19,810.30 km) SW | Dargaville Aerodrome (DGR) | Dargaville, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 12,290.14 miles (19,779.01 km) SW | Kaikohe Aerodrome (KKO) | Kaikohe, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 12,285.36 miles (19,771.32 km) SSW | Kaitaia Airport (KAT) | Kaitaia, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 12,284.67 miles (19,770.20 km) W | Auckland Airport (AKL) | Mangere, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 12,281.18 miles (19,764.60 km) WSW | Whangarei Airport (WRE) | Whangarei, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 12,276.72 miles (19,757.42 km) SW | Kerikeri Airport (KKE) | Kerikeri, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 12,274.66 miles (19,754.11 km) W | Ardmore Airport (AMZ) | Ardmore, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 12,256.20 miles (19,724.40 km) SW | New Plymouth Airport (NPL) | New Plymouth, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 12,246.56 miles (19,708.87 km) WSW | Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) | Hamilton, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 12,244.23 miles (19,705.13 km) W | Coromandel Aerodrome (CMV) | Coromandel, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 12,242.80 miles (19,702.82 km) W | Thames Aerodrome (TMZ) | Thames, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 12,238.85 miles (19,696.47 km) WSW | Great Barrier Aerodrome (GBZ) | Great Barrier Island, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 12,227.34 miles (19,677.95 km) WSW | Matamata Airport (MTA) | Matamata, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 12,203.66 miles (19,639.83 km) WSW | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 12,190.35 miles (19,618.42 km) WSW | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |