Nonstop flight route between Vigo, Galicia, Spain and Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Vigo Airport (VGO), Vigo, Galicia, Spain and Fort Wayne International Airport (FWA), Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,814 miles (or 6,139 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 Vigo Airport and Fort Wayne 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 Vigo Airport and Fort Wayne 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: | VGO / LEVX | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Vigo, Galicia, Spain | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 42°13'45"N by 8°37'38"W | 
| Area Served: | Vigo | 
| Airport Type: | Civil | 
| Elevation: | 855 feet (261 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from VGO | 
| More Information: | VGO Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FWA / KFWA | 
| Airport Name: | Fort Wayne International Airport | 
| Location: | Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°58'41"N by 85°11'43"W | 
| Area Served: | Fort Wayne, Indiana | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 814 feet (248 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 3 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from FWA | 
| More Information: | FWA Maps & Info | 
Facts about Vigo Airport (VGO):
- To adapt the Vigo airport to the future air traffic demands, Aena published an airport development project.
- The closest airport to Vigo Airport (VGO) is Braga Airport (BGZ), which is located 45 miles (73 kilometers) SSE of VGO.
- Vigo Airport (VGO) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Vigo Airport (VGO) is Greymouth Airport (GMN), which is nearly antipodal to Vigo Airport (meaning Vigo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Greymouth Airport), and is located 12,418 miles (19,985 kilometers) away in Greymouth, New Zealand.
- Vigo Airport has several transportation options
- Vigo Airport handled 828,725 passengers last year.
- Because of Vigo Airport's relatively low elevation of 855 feet, planes can take off or land at Vigo 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 neighbouring Santiago de Compostela Airport, also medium-sized, opened its first regular route with the capital Madrid in 1937.
- In addition to being known as "Vigo Airport", other names for VGO include "Aeropuerto de Vigo" and "Aeroporto de Vigo".
Facts about Fort Wayne International Airport (FWA):
- In addition to Delta, United, and later American, locally-based Hub Airlines and other regional airlines flew to the airport in the 1960s and 1970s.
- The furthest airport from Fort Wayne International Airport (FWA) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,226 miles (18,066 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Fort Wayne International is also home to a maintenance base for Endeavor Air.
- In 2006 a modernized 210 feet air traffic control tower was opened on the south side of Fort Wayne International Airport, at a price of $9.7 million.
- The closest airport to Fort Wayne International Airport (FWA) is Smith Field (SMD), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) N of FWA.
- Fort Wayne International Airport and the Fort Wayne – Allen County Airport Authority introduced a new website in February 2013.
- In 1991 Baer Field was renamed Fort Wayne International Airport.
- Fort Wayne International Airport (FWA) has 3 runways.
- At the end of World War II, the city of Fort Wayne bought the airport from the federal government's General Services Administration for $1, renaming it Baer Field/Fort Wayne Municipal Airport in 1946.
- The Greater Fort Wayne Aviation Museum in the terminal recounts early aviation history in Northeastern Indiana.
- Because of Fort Wayne International Airport's relatively low elevation of 814 feet, planes can take off or land at Fort Wayne 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.
- In 2008, all Fort Wayne-Allen County Airport Authority properties including Fort Wayne International Airport and Smith Field received a new logo.
- The airport was built at a cost of $10 million as a U.S.




