Nonstop flight route between Warsaw, Poland and Vadsø, Finnmark, Norway:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW), Warsaw, Poland and Vadsø Airport (VDS), Vadsø, Finnmark, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,269 miles (or 2,042 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 Warsaw Chopin Airport and Vadsø Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | WAW / EPWA |
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| Location: | Warsaw, Poland |
| GPS Coordinates: | 52°9'56"N by 20°58'1"E |
| Area Served: | Warsaw, Poland |
| Operator/Owner: | Polish Airports State Enterprise (PPL) |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 361 feet (110 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from WAW |
| More Information: | WAW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | VDS / ENVD |
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| Location: | Vadsø, Finnmark, Norway |
| GPS Coordinates: | 70°3'55"N by 29°50'40"E |
| Area Served: | Vadsø |
| Operator/Owner: | Avinor |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 127 feet (39 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from VDS |
| More Information: | VDS Maps & Info |
Facts about Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW):
- In 2010, the designation of terminals had changed and the entire former Terminal 1 and Terminal 2 complex is now designated as Terminal A divided into five check-in areas in two main halls.
- The closest airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW) is Historic Centre of Warsaw (WRW), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) NNE of WAW.
- The furthest airport from Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,450 miles (18,426 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Warsaw Chopin Airport", another name for WAW is "Lotnisko Chopina w Warszawie".
- The airport has two intersecting runways, whose configuration and available taxiways under current rules permit 34 passenger operations per hour.
- Warsaw Chopin Airport handled 10,683,706 passengers last year.
- After the war, LOT Polish Airlines resumed operations at Okęcie using what was left of the pre-war infrastructure.
- Because of Warsaw Chopin Airport's relatively low elevation of 361 feet, planes can take off or land at Warsaw Chopin 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.
- By 2015, the south hall will have been redesigned, reconstructed and fully integrated into the 'Terminal A' complex.
- With the building finished in 1933, the new modernist premises of the Warsaw airport cost the State Treasury around 10 million Zloty.
Facts about Vadsø Airport (VDS):
- The closest airport to Vadsø Airport (VDS) is Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen (KKN), which is located 24 miles (38 kilometers) S of VDS.
- Vadsø Airport handled 81,772 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Vadsø Airport", another name for VDS is "Vadsø lufthavn".
- Because of Vadsø Airport's relatively low elevation of 127 feet, planes can take off or land at Vadsø 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.
- Vadsø is served by Widerøe, which operates 39-seat Dash 8-100 aircraft to other communities in Finnmark.
- The furthest airport from Vadsø Airport (VDS) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,407 miles (16,748 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The first seaplane route to Vadsø was started by Widerøe in 1938, which flew along the coast south to Trondheim.
