Nonstop flight route between Brandon, Manitoba, Canada and Værøy, Nordland, Norway:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Brandon Municipal Airport (YBR), Brandon, Manitoba, Canada and Værøy Heliport (VRY), Værøy, Nordland, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,605 miles (or 5,802 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 Brandon Municipal Airport and Værøy Heliport, 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 Brandon Municipal Airport and Værøy Heliport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Brandon Municipal Airport (YBR):

• Westjet operates daily non-stop service from Brandon Airport to Calgary, and Perimeter Aviation operates daily scheduled passenger service from Brandon Airport to Dauphin and Winnipeg.
• The closest airport to Brandon Municipal Airport (YBR) is Portage la Prairie/Southport Airport (YPG), which is located 75 miles (120 kilometers) E of YBR.
• Brandon Municipal Airport (YBR) has 2 runways.
• Brandon Municipal Airport is an airport located 1.6 km north of Brandon, Manitoba, Canada.
• Permanent tenants at the Brandon airport include The Brandon Flying Club, the Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum, and Maple Leaf Aviation.
• The furthest airport from Brandon Municipal Airport (YBR) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,352 miles (16,659 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.

Facts about Værøy Heliport (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.
• One of the helicopters was bought by Widerøe in December 1976 and the operations were subcontracted to Offshore Helicopters.
• 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".
• Helikopter Service flew between Bodø Airport to Værøy and Røst—the island community further out from Værøy—with three weekly services from 1973.
• The airport was closed immediately after the accident.
• Nordland County Municipality started a helicopter service from Værøy to Bodø on 1 January 1993, using the old heliport at Hanna Bakken-jordet.
• Proposals for an airport at Værøy and Røst were launched in the late 1960s.
• The closest airport to Værøy Heliport (VRY) is Røst Airport (RET), which is located only 19 miles (30 kilometers) WSW of VRY.
• Værøy Heliport handled 10,210 passengers last year.