Nonstop flight route between Værøy, Nordland, Norway and Cruzeiro do Sul, Acre, Brazil:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Værøy Heliport (VRY), Værøy, Nordland, Norway and Cruzeiro do Sul International Airport (CZS), Cruzeiro do Sul, Acre, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,586 miles (or 10,599 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 Cruzeiro do Sul International 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 Cruzeiro do Sul International 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):

• The first aircraft to land in Værøy was a Noorduyn Norseman of the Royal Norwegian Air Force in 1948.
• 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.
• The airport was closed immediately after the accident.
• Værøy Heliport handled 10,210 passengers last year.
• 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.
• With state-financed operations the service was made subject to public service obligations.
• In addition to being known as "Værøy Heliport", another name for VRY is "Værøy helikopterhavn".
• The closest airport to Værøy Heliport (VRY) is Røst Airport (RET), which is located only 19 miles (30 kilometers) WSW of VRY.

Facts about Cruzeiro do Sul International Airport (CZS):

• The furthest airport from Cruzeiro do Sul International Airport (CZS) is Cỏ Ống Airport (VCS), which is nearly antipodal to Cruzeiro do Sul International Airport (meaning Cruzeiro do Sul International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cỏ Ống Airport), and is located 12,348 miles (19,873 kilometers) away in Con Son, Con Dao, Ba Ria - Vung Tau, Vietnam.
• Because of Cruzeiro do Sul International Airport's relatively low elevation of 637 feet, planes can take off or land at Cruzeiro do Sul 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 airport is located 14 km from downtown Cruzeiro do Sul.
• In addition to being known as "Cruzeiro do Sul International Airport", another name for CZS is "Aeroporto Internacional de Cruzeiro do Sul".
• Cruzeiro do Sul International Airport handled 73,970 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Cruzeiro do Sul International Airport (CZS) is FAP Captain David Abenzur Rengifo International Airport (PCL), which is located 135 miles (217 kilometers) WSW of CZS.
• Cruzeiro do Sul International Airport (CZS) currently has only 1 runway.