Nonstop flight route between Gjoa Haven, Nunavut, Canada and Vadsø, Finnmark, Norway:
Departure Airport:
(68°38'8"N by 95°51'1"W)
Arrival Airport:
(70°3'55"N by 29°50'40"E)
Distance from YHK to VDS:
2,527.54 miles (4,067.67 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gjoa Haven Airport (YHK), Gjoa Haven, Nunavut, Canada and Vadsø Airport (VDS), Vadsø, Finnmark, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,528 miles (or 4,068 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 Gjoa Haven Airport and Vadsø Airport, 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 Gjoa Haven Airport and Vadsø Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YHK / CYHK |
| Airport Name: | Gjoa Haven Airport |
| Location: | Gjoa Haven, Nunavut, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 68°38'8"N by 95°51'1"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Nunavut |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 154 feet (47 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YHK |
| More Information: | YHK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | VDS / ENVD |
| Airport Names: |
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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 Gjoa Haven Airport (YHK):
- Gjoa Haven Airport (YHK) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Gjoa Haven Airport (YHK) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 9,773 miles (15,727 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Gjoa Haven Airport (YHK) is Taloyoak Airport (YYH), which is located 84 miles (136 kilometers) NE of YHK.
- Because of Gjoa Haven Airport's relatively low elevation of 154 feet, planes can take off or land at Gjoa Haven 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.
Facts about Vadsø Airport (VDS):
- In addition to being known as "Vadsø Airport", another name for VDS is "Vadsø lufthavn".
- The distance from Vardø Airport to Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen is 38 kilometers.
- 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.
- Widerøe operated Twin Otters on the route until 1995, when the Dash 8 was introduced.
- The closest airport to Vadsø Airport (VDS) is Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen (KKN), which is located 24 miles (38 kilometers) S of VDS.
- On 4 January 1984 a Cessna aircraft crashed into the sea after take-off from the airport.
- 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.
- Vadsø Airport handled 81,772 passengers last year.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 84.28 miles (135.64 km) NE | Taloyoak Airport (YYH) | Taloyoak, Nunavut, Canada |     |
| 2 | 152.59 miles (245.57 km) E | Kugaaruk Airport (YBB) | Kugaaruk, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 3 | 233.35 miles (375.54 km) WNW | Cambridge Bay Airport (YCB) | Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 4 | 292.30 miles (470.41 km) ESE | Repulse Bay Airport (YUT) | Repulse Bay, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 5 | 299.70 miles (482.32 km) S | Baker Lake Airport (YBK) | Baker Lake, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 6 | 350.32 miles (563.79 km) ENE | Igloolik Airport (YGT) | Igloolik, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 7 | 365.80 miles (588.70 km) E | Hall Beach Airport (YUX) | Hall Beach, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 8 | 387.84 miles (624.17 km) NE | Arctic Bay Airport (YAB) | Arctic Bay, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 9 | 392.39 miles (631.49 km) SSE | Chesterfield Inlet Airport (YCS) | Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 10 | 392.86 miles (632.25 km) NE | Nanisivik Airport (YSR) | Nanisivik, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 11 | 416.04 miles (669.54 km) SSE | Rankin Inlet Airport (YRT) | Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 12 | 420.61 miles (676.90 km) N | Resolute Bay Airport (YRB) | Resolute, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 13 | 451.50 miles (726.61 km) SSE | Whale Cove Airport (YXN) | Whale Cove, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 14 | 460.49 miles (741.09 km) SE | Coral Harbour Airport (YZS) | Coral Harbour, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 15 | 492.80 miles (793.09 km) NE | Pond Inlet Airport (YIO) | Pond Inlet, Nunavut, Canada | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 9,772.62 miles (15,727.47 km) SW | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 9,758.17 miles (15,704.21 km) SW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 9,754.16 miles (15,697.76 km) SW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 9,733.00 miles (15,663.70 km) SW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 9,707.84 miles (15,623.22 km) SW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 9,693.98 miles (15,600.91 km) SW | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 9,619.83 miles (15,481.57 km) SW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 9,619.66 miles (15,481.31 km) SW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 9,614.43 miles (15,472.89 km) SW | Esperance Airport (EPR) | Esperance, Australia | |
| 10 | 9,607.97 miles (15,462.48 km) SW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 9,593.48 miles (15,439.17 km) W | Hobart International Airport (HBA) | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 12 | 9,533.17 miles (15,342.11 km) W | Smithton Airport (SIO) | Smithton, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 13 | 9,527.00 miles (15,332.18 km) W | Burnie Airport (BWT) | Burnie, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 14 | 9,523.03 miles (15,325.80 km) W | Launceston Airport (LST) | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 15 | 9,519.92 miles (15,320.79 km) W | Devonport Airport (DPO) | Devonport, Tasmania, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 23.53 miles (37.87 km) S | Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen (KKN) | Kirkenes, Finnmark, Norway | |
| 2 | 34.49 miles (55.51 km) NE | Vardø Airport, Svartnes (VAW) | Vardø, Norway | |
| 3 | 37.13 miles (59.76 km) N | Båtsfjord Airport (BJF) | Båtsfjord, Finnmark, Norway | |
| 4 | 58.76 miles (94.56 km) NNW | Berlevåg Airport (BVG) | Berlevåg, Norway | |
| 5 | 81.17 miles (130.63 km) NW | Mehamn Airport (MEH) | Mehamn, Norway | |
| 6 | 110.24 miles (177.41 km) NW | Honningsvåg Airport, Valan (HVG) | Nordkapp, Finnmark, Norway | |
| 7 | 113.28 miles (182.30 km) SE | Murmansk Airport (MMK) | Murmansk, Russia | |
| 8 | 114.71 miles (184.61 km) W | Lakselv Airport, Banak (LKL) | Lakselv, Norway | |
| 9 | 116.65 miles (187.72 km) SSW | Ivalo Airport (IVL) | Ivalo, Finland | |
| 10 | 149.42 miles (240.47 km) WNW | Hammerfest Airport (HFT) | Hammerfest, Finnmark, Norway | |
| 11 | 152.87 miles (246.01 km) W | Alta Airport (ALF) | Alta, Norway | |
| 12 | 181.88 miles (292.71 km) WNW | Hasvik Airport (HAA) | Hasvik, Norway | |
| 13 | 196.23 miles (315.79 km) WSW | Enontekiö Airport (ENF) | Enontekiö, Finland | |
| 14 | 202.65 miles (326.14 km) SSE | Kirovsk-Apatity Airport Аэропорт Кировск/Апатиты (KVK) | Kirovsk / Apatity, Murmansk Oblast, Russia | |
| 15 | 205.32 miles (330.43 km) SW | Kittilä Airport (KTT) | Kittilä, Finland | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,406.63 miles (16,747.81 km) SE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,318.58 miles (16,606.10 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 10,301.49 miles (16,578.61 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,292.78 miles (16,564.59 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,259.10 miles (16,510.39 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,239.78 miles (16,479.29 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,219.80 miles (16,447.13 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,214.84 miles (16,439.14 km) ESE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,206.47 miles (16,425.68 km) ESE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,205.72 miles (16,424.47 km) SE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,193.68 miles (16,405.09 km) SE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,176.21 miles (16,376.97 km) ESE | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,172.88 miles (16,371.62 km) ESE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,164.18 miles (16,357.62 km) ESE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,145.94 miles (16,328.26 km) SE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |