Nonstop flight route between Visby, Sweden and Port Antonio, Jamaica:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Visby Airport (VBY), Visby, Sweden and Ken Jones Aerodrome (POT), Port Antonio, Jamaica would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,338 miles (or 8,590 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 Visby Airport and Ken Jones Aerodrome, 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 Visby Airport and Ken Jones Aerodrome. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | VBY / ESSV |
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Location: | Visby, Sweden |
GPS Coordinates: | 57°39'46"N by 18°20'45"E |
Area Served: | Visby |
Operator/Owner: | Swedavia |
Airport Type: | Public (Luftfartsverket) |
Elevation: | 164 feet (50 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from VBY |
More Information: | VBY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | POT / MKKJ |
Airport Name: | Ken Jones Aerodrome |
Location: | Port Antonio, Jamaica |
GPS Coordinates: | 18°11'56"N by 76°32'3"W |
Area Served: | Port Antonio, Jamaica |
Operator/Owner: | Airports Authority of Jamaica |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 20 feet (6 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from POT |
More Information: | POT Maps & Info |
Facts about Visby Airport (VBY):
- In addition to being known as "Visby Airport", another name for VBY is "Visby flygplats".
- Visby Airport (VBY) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Visby Airport (VBY) is Oskarshamn Airport (OSK), which is located 72 miles (116 kilometers) WSW of VBY.
- Because of Visby Airport's relatively low elevation of 164 feet, planes can take off or land at Visby 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.
- The furthest airport from Visby Airport (VBY) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,287 miles (18,164 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
Facts about Ken Jones Aerodrome (POT):
- The furthest airport from Ken Jones Aerodrome (POT) is Christmas Island Airport (XCH), which is located 11,881 miles (19,121 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Australia.
- The following table shows the number of passengers using the airport annually from 1997 through 2001.
- Ken Jones Aerodrome handled approximately 8,546 passengers in 2001.
- Because of Ken Jones Aerodrome's relatively low elevation of 20 feet, planes can take off or land at Ken Jones Aerodrome 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.
- Ken Jones Aerodrome (POT) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Ken Jones Aerodrome (POT) is Tinson Pen Aerodrome (KTP), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) SW of POT.