Nonstop flight route between Vieques, Puerto Rico, United States and Norfolk Island, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Antonio Rivera RodrĂguez Airport (VQS), Vieques, Puerto Rico, United States and Norfolk Island Airport (NLK), Norfolk Island, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,999 miles (or 14,483 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 Antonio Rivera RodrĂguez Airport and Norfolk Island 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 Antonio Rivera RodrĂguez Airport and Norfolk Island Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | VQS / TJVQ |
Airport Name: | Antonio Rivera RodrĂguez Airport |
Location: | Vieques, Puerto Rico, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 18°8'4"N by 65°29'36"W |
Area Served: | Isla De Vieques, Puerto Rico |
Operator/Owner: | Puerto Rico Ports Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 49 feet (15 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from VQS |
More Information: | VQS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NLK / YNSF |
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Location: | Norfolk Island, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°2'33"S by 167°56'17"E |
Area Served: | Norfolk Island |
Operator/Owner: | Administration of Norfolk Island |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 371 feet (113 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from NLK |
More Information: | NLK Maps & Info |
Facts about Antonio Rivera RodrĂguez Airport (VQS):
- Antonio Rivera RodrĂguez Airport handled 165,043 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Antonio Rivera RodrĂguez Airport (VQS) is Diego JimĂ©nez Torres Airport (FAJ), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) NW of VQS.
- The airport does not accept jet aircraft, but a couple of international flights operate from it.
- The furthest airport from Antonio Rivera RodrĂguez Airport (VQS) is Barrow Island Airport (BWB), which is nearly antipodal to Antonio Rivera RodrĂguez Airport (meaning Antonio Rivera RodrĂguez Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Barrow Island Airport), and is located 12,239 miles (19,697 kilometers) away in Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Antonio Rivera RodrĂguez Airport's relatively low elevation of 49 feet, planes can take off or land at Antonio Rivera RodrĂguez 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.
- Antonio Rivera RodrĂguez Airport (VQS) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Norfolk Island Airport (NLK):
- Because of Norfolk Island Airport's relatively low elevation of 371 feet, planes can take off or land at Norfolk Island 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.
- Located 852 km southeast of Norfolk is Kaitaia Airport the most northerly airfield in New Zealand, 754 km north is Nouméa Airport in New Caledonia, and 900 km west is Lord Howe Island Airport which is 600 km to the Australian mainland.
- Norfolk Island Airport (NLK) has 2 runways.
- The airstrip was built during World War II as a defensive measure to counter feared Japanese operations in the South Pacific.
- The furthest airport from Norfolk Island Airport (NLK) is Tan Tan Airport (TTA), which is nearly antipodal to Norfolk Island Airport (meaning Norfolk Island Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tan Tan Airport), and is located 12,369 miles (19,905 kilometers) away in Tan-Tan, Morocco.
- The closest airport to Norfolk Island Airport (NLK) is Nouméa Magenta Airport (GEA), which is located 478 miles (769 kilometers) NNW of NLK.
- Norfolk Island Airport handled 57,758 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Norfolk Island Airport", another name for NLK is "YSNF".