Nonstop flight route between Vardø, Norway and De Ridder, Louisiana, United States:
Departure Airport:
Arrival Airport:
Distance from VAW to DRI:
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- VAW Airport Information
- DRI Airport Information
- Facts about VAW
- Facts about DRI
- Map of Nearest Airports to VAW
- List of Nearest Airports to VAW
- Map of Furthest Airports from VAW
- List of Furthest Airports from VAW
- Map of Nearest Airports to DRI
- List of Nearest Airports to DRI
- Map of Furthest Airports from DRI
- List of Furthest Airports from DRI
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Vardø Airport, Svartnes (VAW), Vardø, Norway and Beauregard Regional AirportDeRidder Army Air Base (DRI), De Ridder, Louisiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,930 miles (or 7,935 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 Vardø Airport, Svartnes and Beauregard Regional AirportDeRidder Army Air Base, 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 Vardø Airport, Svartnes and Beauregard Regional AirportDeRidder Army Air Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | VAW / ENSS |
Airport Names: |
|
Location: | Vardø, Norway |
GPS Coordinates: | 70°21'19"N by 31°2'42"E |
Area Served: | Vardø, Norway |
Operator/Owner: | Avinor |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 42 feet (13 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from VAW |
More Information: | VAW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DRI / KDRI |
Airport Name: | Beauregard Regional AirportDeRidder Army Air Base |
Location: | De Ridder, Louisiana, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 30°49'54"N by 93°20'24"W |
Area Served: | De Ridder, Louisiana |
Operator/Owner: | Beauregard Parish |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 202 feet (62 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from DRI |
More Information: | DRI Maps & Info |
Facts about Vardø Airport, Svartnes (VAW):
- Because of Vardø Airport, Svartnes's relatively low elevation of 42 feet, planes can take off or land at Vardø Airport, Svartnes 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.
- The furthest airport from Vardø Airport, Svartnes (VAW) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,373 miles (16,694 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The first plans for a civilian airport at Svartnes was launched by Varangfly, later renamed Norving, in 1964.
- Svartnes was constructed by the Luftwaffe during the German occupation of Norway during World War II.
- The closest airport to Vardø Airport, Svartnes (VAW) is Vadsø Airport (VDS), which is located 34 miles (56 kilometers) SW of VAW.
- Vardø Airport, Svartnes handled 14,664 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Vardø Airport, Svartnes", another name for VAW is "Vardø Lufthavn, Svartnes".
- Norving started operating irregular air taxi flights to Vardø after they took delivery of an eight-seat Britten-Norman Islander in April 1970.
Facts about Beauregard Regional AirportDeRidder Army Air Base (DRI):
- Beauregard Regional AirportDeRidder Army Air Base (DRI) has 2 runways.
- A requirement of the deed was that the property had to remain a public airport and all benefits of the property must be used to benefit the airport.
- Two decades later the nation was experiencing the effects of the Great Depression.
- The furthest airport from Beauregard Regional AirportDeRidder Army Air Base (DRI) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 10,994 miles (17,693 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- Because of Beauregard Regional AirportDeRidder Army Air Base's relatively low elevation of 202 feet, planes can take off or land at Beauregard Regional AirportDeRidder Army Air Base 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.
- The closest airport to Beauregard Regional AirportDeRidder Army Air Base (DRI) is Chennault International Airport (CWF), which is located 44 miles (72 kilometers) SSE of DRI.
- Initial training was performed by the III Reconnaissance Command, for reconnaissance and observation units.
- Just before Christmas 1941, the first troops arrived at the DeRidder Army Air Base.