Nonstop flight route between Wenshan, Yunnan, China and Sørvágur, Faroe Islands:
Departure Airport:
(23°33'48"N by 104°20'0"E)
Arrival Airport:
(62°3'48"N by 7°16'37"W)
Distance from WNH to FAE:
5,441.37 miles (8,757.01 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Wenshan Puzhehei Airport (WNH), Wenshan, Yunnan, China and Vágar Airport (FAE), Sørvágur, Faroe Islands would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,441 miles (or 8,757 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 Wenshan Puzhehei Airport and Vágar Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | WNH / ZPWS |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Wenshan, Yunnan, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 23°33'48"N by 104°20'0"E |
| Area Served: | Wenshan, Yunnan, China |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| View all routes: | Routes from WNH |
| More Information: | WNH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FAE / EKVG |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Sørvágur, Faroe Islands |
| GPS Coordinates: | 62°3'48"N by 7°16'37"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Administration |
| Airport Type: | Civil |
| Elevation: | 280 feet (85 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from FAE |
| More Information: | FAE Maps & Info |
Facts about Wenshan Puzhehei Airport (WNH):
- In addition to being known as "Wenshan Puzhehei Airport", other names for WNH include "文山普者黑机场" and "Wénshān Pǔzhěhēi Jīchǎng".
- The closest airport to Wenshan Puzhehei Airport (WNH) is Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG), which is located 138 miles (222 kilometers) NW of WNH.
- The furthest airport from Wenshan Puzhehei Airport (WNH) is Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport (former Cerro Moreno International Airport) (ANF), which is nearly antipodal to Wenshan Puzhehei Airport (meaning Wenshan Puzhehei Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport (former Cerro Moreno International Airport)), and is located 12,106 miles (19,482 kilometers) away in Antofagasta, Chile.
Facts about Vágar Airport (FAE):
- The airport was built by British Royal Engineers during World War II on the island of Vágar.
- A number of domestic Faroese destinations can be reached from Vágar by the Atlantic Airways helicopter service.
- The closest airport to Vágar Airport (FAE) is Scatsta Airport (SCS), which is located 228 miles (368 kilometers) ESE of FAE.
- Vágar Airport (FAE) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Vágar Airport's relatively low elevation of 280 feet, planes can take off or land at Vágar 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.
- Vágar Airport handled 23,618 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Vágar Airport", another name for FAE is "Vága FloghavnVágar Lufthavn".
- The furthest airport from Vágar Airport (FAE) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,373 miles (18,304 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 138.25 miles (222.50 km) NW | Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) | Kunming, Yunnan, China |     |
| 2 | 166.53 miles (268.00 km) E | Baise Bama Airport (AEB) | Baise, Guangxi, China | |
| 3 | 171.95 miles (276.73 km) SSW | Dien Bien Phu Airport (DIN) | Dien Bien Phu, Vietnam | |
| 4 | 187.23 miles (301.32 km) SSE | Nội Bài International Airport (HAN) | Hanoi, Vietnam | |
| 5 | 209.82 miles (337.68 km) NNE | Anshun Huangguoshu Airport (AVA) | Anshu, Guizhou Province, China | |
| 6 | 228.31 miles (367.42 km) ENE | Hechi Jinchengjiang Airport (HCJ) | Hechi, Guangxi, China | |
| 7 | 243.62 miles (392.07 km) SE | Cat Bi International Airport (HPH) | Haiphong, Vietnam | |
| 8 | 249.15 miles (400.97 km) SW | Oudomsay Airport (ODY) | Muang Xay, Laos | |
| 9 | 252.76 miles (406.77 km) ESE | Nanning Wuxu International Airport (NNG) | Nanning, Guangxi, China | |
| 10 | 252.79 miles (406.82 km) WSW | Xishuangbanna Gasa International Airport (JHG) | Jinghong, Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, China | |
| 11 | 257.08 miles (413.73 km) NE | Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport (KWE) | Guiyang, Guizhou, China | |
| 12 | 259.74 miles (418.01 km) SW | Louangnamtha Airport (LXG) | Luang Namtha, Laos | |
| 13 | 262.56 miles (422.54 km) N | Zhaotong Airport (ZAT) | Zhaotong, Yunnan, China | |
| 14 | 262.77 miles (422.88 km) ENE | Libo Airport (LLB) | Libo County, Guizhou, China | |
| 15 | 263.27 miles (423.70 km) SSE | Tho Xuan Airport (THD) | Thanh Hoa, Vietnam | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,105.88 miles (19,482.48 km) W | Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport (former Cerro Moreno International Airport) (ANF) | Antofagasta, Chile | |
| 2 | 12,089.49 miles (19,456.11 km) W | Carolina Airport (CLN) | Carolina, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,066.67 miles (19,419.37 km) WSW | Chañaral Airport (CNR) | Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 4 | 12,028.01 miles (19,357.16 km) WSW | Diego Aracena International Airport (IQQ) | Iquique, Chile | |
| 5 | 12,021.27 miles (19,346.32 km) WSW | Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport (ESR) | El Salvador, Chile | |
| 6 | 12,019.82 miles (19,343.98 km) SW | Chamonate Airfield (CPO) | Copiapó, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 7 | 12,000.46 miles (19,312.82 km) W | El Loa Airport (CJC) | Calama, Antofagasta Region, Chile | |
| 8 | 11,944.42 miles (19,222.63 km) SW | Ilo Airport (ILQ) | Ilo, Moquegua Region, Peru | |
| 9 | 11,938.91 miles (19,213.77 km) SW | Chacalluta International Airport (ARI) | Arica, Chile | |
| 10 | 11,938.91 miles (19,213.77 km) SW | Chacalluta International Airport (ACM) | Arica, Amazonas, Colombia | |
| 11 | 11,918.65 miles (19,181.17 km) SSW | La Florida Airport (LSC) | La Serena, Chile | |
| 12 | 11,871.80 miles (19,105.76 km) SSW | Rodríguez Ballón International Airport (AQP) | Arequipa, Peru | |
| 13 | 11,833.28 miles (19,043.77 km) S | Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC) | Nazca, Ica Region, Peru | |
| 14 | 11,832.15 miles (19,041.95 km) WSW | Uyuni Joya Andina Airport (UYU) | Uyuni, Potosí, Bolivia | |
| 15 | 11,788.86 miles (18,972.29 km) W | Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport (SLA) | Salta, Salta Province, Argentina | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 228.37 miles (367.53 km) ESE | Scatsta Airport (SCS) | Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 2 | 239.11 miles (384.82 km) ESE | Tingwall Airport (LWK) | Lerwick, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 3 | 250.31 miles (402.83 km) SE | Eday Airport (EOI) | Eday, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 4 | 250.78 miles (403.60 km) SE | Sumburgh Airport (LSI) | Shetland, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 5 | 251.10 miles (404.10 km) SE | Sanday Airport (NDY) | Sanday, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 6 | 255.00 miles (410.38 km) SE | Stronsay Airport (SOY) | Stronsay, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 7 | 258.26 miles (415.64 km) SE | Fair Isle Airport (FIE) | Fair Isle, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 8 | 261.03 miles (420.08 km) SE | Kirkwall Airport (KOI) | Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 9 | 267.85 miles (431.06 km) S | Stornoway Airport (SYY) | Stornoway, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 10 | 287.26 miles (462.31 km) SSE | Wick Airport (WIC) | Wick, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 11 | 291.60 miles (469.28 km) NW | Hornafjörður Airport (HFN) | Höfn, Iceland | |
| 12 | 311.33 miles (501.04 km) NW | Egilsstaðir Airport (EGS) | Egilsstaðir, Iceland | |
| 13 | 316.63 miles (509.57 km) S | Benbecula Airport (BEB) | Benbecula, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 14 | 330.49 miles (531.87 km) SSE | RAF Lossiemouth (LMO) | Lossiemouth, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 15 | 331.00 miles (532.69 km) SSE | Kinloss Barracks (FSS) | Forres, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,373.44 miles (18,303.73 km) SSE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,341.45 miles (18,252.24 km) S | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,317.44 miles (18,213.61 km) S | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,264.77 miles (18,128.84 km) S | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,253.91 miles (18,111.37 km) S | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,248.52 miles (18,102.69 km) S | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,230.53 miles (18,073.74 km) S | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,219.87 miles (18,056.58 km) SSE | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,208.16 miles (18,037.74 km) S | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,181.48 miles (17,994.81 km) S | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,177.89 miles (17,989.02 km) S | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,168.27 miles (17,973.55 km) S | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,153.42 miles (17,949.65 km) S | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,146.87 miles (17,939.11 km) S | Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,101.72 miles (17,866.44 km) SSW | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |