Nonstop flight route between Ventspils, Latvia and Akureyri, Iceland:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Ventspils International Airport (VNT), Ventspils, Latvia and Akureyri Airport (AEY), Akureyri, Iceland would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,396 miles (or 2,247 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 relatively short distance between Ventspils International Airport and Akureyri Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Ventspils International Airport (VNT):

• Ventspils International Airport is an airport 2.7 NM southwest of Ventspils, Latvia.
• Because of Ventspils International Airport's relatively low elevation of 19 feet, planes can take off or land at Ventspils 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.
• Work on the project "The rehabilitation of the Airport Ventspils" began in 1997.
• The most important result of the activities was the start of operation in 2000 upon receiving the certificate.
• The furthest airport from Ventspils International Airport (VNT) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,220 miles (18,057 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Ventspils International Airport (VNT) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Ventspils International Airport (VNT) is Liepāja International Airport (LPX), which is located 60 miles (97 kilometers) SSW of VNT.
• In addition to being known as "Ventspils International Airport", another name for VNT is "Ventspils Starptautiskā Lidosta".

Facts about Akureyri Airport (AEY):

• Because of Akureyri Airport's relatively low elevation of 6 feet, planes can take off or land at Akureyri 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, Norlandair was founded, which serves destinations in north-eastern Iceland in cooperation with Air Iceland and various charter flights to Greenland.
• Akureyri Airport is a single-runway international airport in Akureyri, Iceland located about 3 km south of the town center.
• The closest airport to Akureyri Airport (AEY) is Húsavík Airport (HZK), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) NE of AEY.
• In addition to being known as "Akureyri Airport", another name for AEY is "Akureyrarflugvöllur".
• In the summer of 2009, Isavia completed an almost two year runway renovation program.
• Scheduled air travel to Akureyri started in 1928 when Flugfélag Íslands began flying on seaplanes to Reykjavík, landing on the fjord of Eyjafjörður near downtown Akureyri.
• In 1997 The domestic division of Icelandair merged with Flugfélag Norðurlands to form Flugfélag Íslands or Air Iceland as it is called in English.
• The furthest airport from Akureyri Airport (AEY) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,121 miles (17,897 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
• Akureyri Airport (AEY) currently has only 1 runway.