Nonstop flight route between Værøy, Nordland, Norway and Oktyabrsky, Bashkortostan, Russia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Værøy Heliport (VRY), Værøy, Nordland, Norway and Oktyabrsky Airport (OKT), Oktyabrsky, Bashkortostan, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,593 miles (or 2,563 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 relatively short distance between Værøy Heliport and Oktyabrsky Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Værøy Heliport (VRY):

• 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.
• Widerøe commenced seaplane operates to Værøy from 1965.
• 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.
• Værøy Heliport is a heliport located at Tobbisodden on the island and municipality of Værøy, Norway, close to the municipal center of Sørland.
• Værøy Heliport handled 10,210 passengers last year.
• In addition to being known as "Værøy Heliport", another name for VRY is "Værøy helikopterhavn".
• The airport was closed immediately after the accident.
• Helikopter Service flew between Bodø Airport to Værøy and Røst—the island community further out from Værøy—with three weekly services from 1973.
• With state-financed operations the service was made subject to public service obligations.

Facts about Oktyabrsky Airport (OKT):

• The closest airport to Oktyabrsky Airport (OKT) is Bugulma Airport (UUA), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) WNW of OKT.
• In addition to being known as "Oktyabrsky Airport", other names for OKT include "Аэропорт Октябрьский" and "Oktyabrsky Airport".
• Because of Oktyabrsky Airport's relatively low elevation of 377 feet, planes can take off or land at Oktyabrsky 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.
• Oktyabrsky Airport (OKT) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Oktyabrsky Airport (OKT) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 10,361 miles (16,675 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.