Nonstop flight route between Værøy, Nordland, Norway and Okinawa Prefecture, Japan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Værøy Heliport (VRY), Værøy, Nordland, Norway and Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō (DNA), Okinawa Prefecture, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,151 miles (or 8,290 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 Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō, 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 Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | VRY / ENVR |
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Location: | Værøy, Nordland, Norway |
GPS Coordinates: | 67°39'15"N by 12°43'36"E |
Area Served: | Værøy, Norway |
Operator/Owner: | Avinor |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 15 feet (5 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from VRY |
More Information: | VRY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DNA / RODN |
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Location: | Okinawa Prefecture, Japan |
GPS Coordinates: | 26°21'6"N by 127°46'9"E |
View all routes: | Routes from DNA |
More Information: | DNA Maps & Info |
Facts about Værøy Heliport (VRY):
- Værøy Heliport handled 10,210 passengers last year.
- With state-financed operations the service was made subject to public service obligations.
- The closest airport to Værøy Heliport (VRY) is Røst Airport (RET), which is located only 19 miles (30 kilometers) WSW of VRY.
- 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.
- On 19 January 1989, a Widerøe Twin Otter became uncontrollable due to turbulence during final approach to Værøy.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Værøy Heliport", another name for VRY is "Værøy helikopterhavn".
- Værøy Heliport is a heliport located at Tobbisodden on the island and municipality of Værøy, Norway, close to the municipal center of Sørland.
- One of the helicopters was bought by Widerøe in December 1976 and the operations were subcontracted to Offshore Helicopters.
Facts about Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō (DNA):
- Since November 1954, the 18th Wing under various designations has been the main United States Air Force operational unit at Kadena.
- The 18th Fighter-Bomber Wing was reassigned to Kadena from Osan-ni AB, South Korea on 1 November 1954, flying three squadrons of North American F-86 Sabres.
- Twentieth Air Force became the command and control organization for Kadena on 16 May 1949.
- The McDonnell Douglas RF-4C Phantom II replaced the RF-101 in the reconnaissance role in 1967.
- Beginning in 1961, the 18th was sending its tactical squadrons frequently to South Vietnam and Thailand, initially with its RF-101 reconnaissance forces, and beginning in 1964 with its tactical fighter forces supporting USAF combat missions in the Vietnam War.
- The closest airport to Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō (DNA) is Naha Airport (OKA), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) SW of DNA.
- The furthest airport from Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō (DNA) is Paulo Abdala Airport (FBE), which is nearly antipodal to Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō (meaning Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Paulo Abdala Airport), and is located 12,381 miles (19,926 kilometers) away in Francisco Beltrao, Paraná, Brazil.
- The 18th Wing is the host unit at Kadena AB.
- In addition to being known as "Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō", another name for DNA is "Kadena AFB".
- What the Americans captured was a 4,600 feet strip of badly-damaged coral runway.