Nonstop flight route between Vopnafjörður, Iceland and Visalia, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Vopnafjörður Airport (VPN), Vopnafjörður, Iceland and Visalia Municipal AirportVisalia Army Airfield (VIS), Visalia, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,341 miles (or 6,986 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 Vopnafjörður Airport and Visalia Municipal AirportVisalia Army Airfield, 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 Vopnafjörður Airport and Visalia Municipal AirportVisalia Army Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | VPN / BIVO |
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Location: | Vopnafjörður, Iceland |
GPS Coordinates: | 65°43'14"N by 14°51'2"W |
Area Served: | Vopnafjörður, Austurland, Iceland |
Operator/Owner: | Isavia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from VPN |
More Information: | VPN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | VIS / KVIS |
Airport Name: | Visalia Municipal AirportVisalia Army Airfield |
Location: | Visalia, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°19'6"N by 119°23'34"W |
Area Served: | Visalia, California |
Operator/Owner: | City of Visalia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 295 feet (90 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from VIS |
More Information: | VIS Maps & Info |
Facts about Vopnafjörður Airport (VPN):
- The closest airport to Vopnafjörður Airport (VPN) is Egilsstaðir Airport (EGS), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) SSE of VPN.
- Vopnafjörður Airport (VPN) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Vopnafjörður Airport (VPN) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,132 miles (17,915 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Vopnafjörður Airport", another name for VPN is "Vopnafjarðarflugvöllur".
- Because of Vopnafjörður Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Vopnafjörður 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.
Facts about Visalia Municipal AirportVisalia Army Airfield (VIS):
- Unlike the construction of other military airfields of World War II, Visalia Army Airfield seems to have used the existing municipal airport.
- Visalia AAF was established as a sub-installations of Fresno's Hammer Field.
- Visalia Municipal AirportVisalia Army Airfield (VIS) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Visalia Municipal AirportVisalia Army Airfield's relatively low elevation of 295 feet, planes can take off or land at Visalia Municipal AirportVisalia Army Airfield 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 Visalia Municipal AirportVisalia Army Airfield (VIS) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,355 miles (18,274 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- The closest airport to Visalia Municipal AirportVisalia Army Airfield (VIS) is Mefford Field (TLR), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) SSE of VIS.
- Visalia Municipal Airport is a city-owned public airport five miles west of downtown Visalia, in Tulare County, California.