Nonstop flight route between Ventspils, Latvia and Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Ventspils International Airport (VNT), Ventspils, Latvia and Plymouth Municipal Airport (PYM), Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,929 miles (or 6,324 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 Ventspils International Airport and Plymouth 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 Ventspils International Airport and Plymouth Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Ventspils International Airport (VNT):

• The possibility re-opening the airport was first discussed in the mid-1990s by which time Ventspils had become an important transport hub.
• In addition to being known as "Ventspils International Airport", another name for VNT is "Ventspils Starptautiskā Lidosta".
• Ventspils International Airport (VNT) currently has only 1 runway.
• At the start of 2001 all documentation for the airport exploitation was prepared and a modern security program was developed.
• 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.
• On 11 April 2008 Latvian national airline airBaltic began the first regular service from the airport to Riga but ceased after few months due to low patronage.
• Work on the project "The rehabilitation of the Airport Ventspils" began in 1997.
• 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.
• The closest airport to Ventspils International Airport (VNT) is Liepāja International Airport (LPX), which is located 60 miles (97 kilometers) SSW of VNT.

Facts about Plymouth Municipal Airport (PYM):

• Plymouth Municipal Airport (PYM) has 2 runways.
• Charter plane at the airport
• The airport does not have a control tower, as it is has an airspace class of E.
• Because of Plymouth Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 148 feet, planes can take off or land at Plymouth Municipal 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 Plymouth Municipal Airport (PYM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,801 miles (18,992 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Plymouth Municipal Airport (PYM) is New Bedford Regional Airport (EWB), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) SW of PYM.