Nonstop flight route between Ventspils, Latvia and Mattydale (near Syracuse), New York, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ventspils International Airport (VNT), Ventspils, Latvia and Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR), Mattydale (near Syracuse), New York, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,039 miles (or 6,501 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 Syracuse Hancock International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
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Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | VNT / EVVA |
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Location: | Ventspils, Latvia |
GPS Coordinates: | 57°21'28"N by 21°32'39"E |
Operator/Owner: | Municipality of Ventspils |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 19 feet (6 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from VNT |
More Information: | VNT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SYR / KSYR |
Airport Name: | Syracuse Hancock International Airport |
Location: | Mattydale (near Syracuse), New York, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°6'39"N by 76°6'23"W |
Area Served: | Syracuse, New York |
Operator/Owner: | City of Syracuse |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 421 feet (128 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from SYR |
More Information: | SYR Maps & Info |
Facts about Ventspils International Airport (VNT):
- Ventspils International Airport (VNT) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Ventspils International Airport", another name for VNT is "Ventspils Starptautiskā Lidosta".
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Work on the project "The rehabilitation of the Airport Ventspils" began in 1997.
- Ventspils International Airport is an airport 2.7 NM southwest of Ventspils, Latvia.
Facts about Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR):
- The furthest airport from Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,561 miles (18,606 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Syracuse receives an average 124 inches of snow annually, most of any major city in the United States.
- Syracuse Hancock International Airport handled 2,064,399 passengers last year.
- The east-west instrument runway was extended from its original 5500 feet by the mid-1950s to 6863 feet and a few years later to 8000 feet.
- Because of Syracuse Hancock International Airport's relatively low elevation of 421 feet, planes can take off or land at Syracuse Hancock 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.
- Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR) has 2 runways.
- In 2004 Syracuse Mayor Matthew Driscoll created a television and internet campaign, Fly Syracuse, hoping to lower fares and increase passenger traffic at the airport.
- The closest airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR) is Cortland County Airport (CTX), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) S of SYR.