Nonstop flight route between Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland and Ely, Minnesota, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Vestmannaeyjar Airport (VEY), Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland and Ely Municipal Airport (LYU), Ely, Minnesota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,814 miles (or 4,528 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 Vestmannaeyjar Airport and Ely Municipal 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 Vestmannaeyjar Airport and Ely Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | VEY / BIVM | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 63°25'29"N by 20°16'45"W | 
| Area Served: | Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland | 
| Operator/Owner: | ISAVIA | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 326 feet (99 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from VEY | 
| More Information: | VEY Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LYU / KELO | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Ely, Minnesota, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 47°49'27"N by 91°49'50"W | 
| Area Served: | Ely, Minnesota | 
| Operator/Owner: | City of Ely | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 1456 feet (444 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from LYU | 
| More Information: | LYU Maps & Info | 
Facts about Vestmannaeyjar Airport (VEY):
- The furthest airport from Vestmannaeyjar Airport (VEY) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,250 miles (18,106 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Vestmannaeyjar Airport", another name for VEY is "Vestmannaeyjaflugvöllur".
- Because of Vestmannaeyjar Airport's relatively low elevation of 326 feet, planes can take off or land at Vestmannaeyjar 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 closest airport to Vestmannaeyjar Airport (VEY) is Reykjavík Airport (RKV), which is located 70 miles (113 kilometers) NW of VEY.
- Vestmannaeyjar Airport (VEY) has 2 runways.
Facts about Ely Municipal Airport (LYU):
- The closest airport to Ely Municipal Airport (LYU) is Range Regional Airport (HIB), which is located 56 miles (90 kilometers) WSW of LYU.
- The furthest airport from Ely Municipal Airport (LYU) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,748 miles (17,296 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Ely Municipal Airport", another name for LYU is "ELO".
- Ely Municipal Airport (LYU) currently has only 1 runway.




