Nonstop flight route between Værøy, Nordland, Norway and Cuito Cuanavale, Angola:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Værøy Heliport (VRY), Værøy, Nordland, Norway and Cuito Cuanavale Airport (CTI), Cuito Cuanavale, Angola would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,731 miles (or 9,223 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 Værøy Heliport and Cuito Cuanavale 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 Værøy Heliport and Cuito Cuanavale Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Værøy Heliport (VRY):

• In addition to being known as "Værøy Heliport", another name for VRY is "Værøy helikopterhavn".
• Værøy Heliport handled 10,210 passengers last year.
• Værøy Heliport is located at Tobbisodden, the outer-most point of Kvitvarden near the village of Sørland on the island of Værøy.
• The closest airport to Værøy Heliport (VRY) is Røst Airport (RET), which is located only 19 miles (30 kilometers) WSW of VRY.
• Services to Værøy are provided to Bodø twice per day by Lufttransport using a fifteen-seat AgustaWestland AW139 helicopter.
• The furthest airport from Værøy Heliport (VRY) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 10,759 miles (17,314 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
• Because of Værøy Heliport's relatively low elevation of 15 feet, planes can take off or land at Værøy Heliport 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.
• Nordland County Municipality started a helicopter service from Værøy to Bodø on 1 January 1993, using the old heliport at Hanna Bakken-jordet.
• On 19 January 1989, a Widerøe Twin Otter became uncontrollable due to turbulence during final approach to Værøy.
• Proposals for an airport at Værøy and Røst were launched in the late 1960s.

Facts about Cuito Cuanavale Airport (CTI):

• Cuito Cuanavale Airport (CTI) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Cuito Cuanavale Airport (CTI) is Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA), which is located 11,990 miles (19,295 kilometers) away in Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States.
• The closest airport to Cuito Cuanavale Airport (CTI) is Cangamba Airport (CNZ), which is located 111 miles (178 kilometers) NNE of CTI.
• In addition to being known as "Cuito Cuanavale Airport", another name for CTI is "Cuito Cuanavale Airport (Cuito Cuanavale)".