Nonstop flight route between Joroinen, Finland and Gondar, Ethiopia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Varkaus Airport (VRK), Joroinen, Finland and Gondar Atse Tewodros Airport (GDQ), Gondar, Ethiopia would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,463 miles (or 5,574 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 Varkaus Airport and Gondar Atse Tewodros 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 Varkaus Airport and Gondar Atse Tewodros Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | VRK / EFVR |
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Location: | Joroinen, Finland |
GPS Coordinates: | 62°10'15"N by 27°52'6"E |
Area Served: | Varkaus |
Operator/Owner: | Finavia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 286 feet (87 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from VRK |
More Information: | VRK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GDQ / HAGN |
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Location: | Gondar, Ethiopia |
GPS Coordinates: | 12°31'10"N by 37°26'2"E |
Area Served: | Gondar, Ethiopia |
Operator/Owner: | Ethiopian Airports Enterprise |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 6542 feet (1,994 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GDQ |
More Information: | GDQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Varkaus Airport (VRK):
- In addition to being known as "Varkaus Airport", another name for VRK is "Varkauden lentoasema".
- The closest airport to Varkaus Airport (VRK) is Mikkeli Airport (MIK), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) SSW of VRK.
- Varkaus Airport handled 8,057 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Varkaus Airport (VRK) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,834 miles (17,436 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Varkaus Airport (VRK) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Varkaus Airport's relatively low elevation of 286 feet, planes can take off or land at Varkaus 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 Gondar Atse Tewodros Airport (GDQ):
- In addition to being known as "Gondar Atse Tewodros Airport", another name for GDQ is "የጎንደር ዓፄ ቴዎድሮስ የአየር ማረፊያ".
- Because of Gondar Atse Tewodros Airport's high elevation of 6,542 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at GDQ. Combined with a high temperature, this could make GDQ a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Gondar Atse Tewodros Airport (GDQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Gondar Atse Tewodros Airport (GDQ) is Raroia Airport (RRR), which is nearly antipodal to Gondar Atse Tewodros Airport (meaning Gondar Atse Tewodros Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Raroia Airport), and is located 12,193 miles (19,623 kilometers) away in Raroia, French Polynesia.
- The closest airport to Gondar Atse Tewodros Airport (GDQ) is Debre Tabor Airport (DBT), which is located 59 miles (94 kilometers) SE of GDQ.