Nonstop flight route between Værøy, Nordland, Norway and Paris, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Værøy Heliport (VRY), Værøy, Nordland, Norway and Cox FieldCox Army Airfield (PRX), Paris, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,530 miles (or 7,291 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 Cox FieldCox Army Airfield, 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 Cox FieldCox Army Airfield. 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: | PRX / KPRX |
Airport Name: | Cox FieldCox Army Airfield |
Location: | Paris, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°38'12"N by 95°27'2"W |
Area Served: | Paris, Texas |
Operator/Owner: | City of Paris |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 547 feet (167 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from PRX |
More Information: | PRX Maps & Info |
Facts about Værøy Heliport (VRY):
- 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.
- Lufttransport won the tender valid from 1 August 2005, winning ahead of CHC with a bid of NOK 56 million.
- Widerøe commenced seaplane operates to Værøy from 1965.
- Værøy Heliport handled 10,210 passengers last year.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Værøy Heliport", another name for VRY is "Værøy helikopterhavn".
- The airport was closed immediately after the accident.
Facts about Cox FieldCox Army Airfield (PRX):
- The closest airport to Cox FieldCox Army Airfield (PRX) is Stan Stamper Municipal Airport (HUJ), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) N of PRX.
- The airport opened in August 1943 as Cox Army Airfield and was used by Second Air Force, United States Army Air Forces.
- Airline flights began around 1951 and continued into the 1960s.
- Because of Cox FieldCox Army Airfield's relatively low elevation of 547 feet, planes can take off or land at Cox FieldCox Army Airfield 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.
- Cox FieldCox Army Airfield (PRX) has 3 runways.
- The furthest airport from Cox FieldCox Army Airfield (PRX) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,821 miles (17,414 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.