Nonstop flight route between Vadsø, Finnmark, Norway and São Miguel do Oeste, Santa Catarina, Brazil:
Departure Airport:
(70°3'55"N by 29°50'40"E)
Arrival Airport:
(26°46'51"S by 53°30'11"W)
Distance from VDS to SQX:
7,797.21 miles (12,548.36 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Vadsø Airport (VDS), Vadsø, Finnmark, Norway and Hélio Wasum Airport (SQX), São Miguel do Oeste, Santa Catarina, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,797 miles (or 12,548 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 Vadsø Airport and Hélio Wasum 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 Vadsø Airport and Hélio Wasum Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SQX / SSOE |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | São Miguel do Oeste, Santa Catarina, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 26°46'51"S by 53°30'11"W |
| Area Served: | São Miguel do Oeste |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2182 feet (665 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SQX |
| More Information: | SQX Maps & Info |
Facts about Vadsø Airport (VDS):
- Varangfly proposed Vadsø as a possible site of a small airfield in 1964, suitable for landing air taxis and air ambulances.
- Both Widerøe and Norving applied to operate the Finnmark route, which would connect the airports together and to the primary airports in Finnmark and Tromsø Airport.
- Vadsø Airport handled 81,772 passengers last year.
- 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.
- 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 closest airport to Vadsø Airport (VDS) is Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen (KKN), which is located 24 miles (38 kilometers) S of VDS.
- In addition to being known as "Vadsø Airport", another name for VDS is "Vadsø lufthavn".
- On 4 January 1984 a Cessna aircraft crashed into the sea after take-off from the airport.
- The distance from Vardø Airport to Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen is 38 kilometers.
Facts about Hélio Wasum Airport (SQX):
- The closest airport to Hélio Wasum Airport (SQX) is Paulo Abdala Airport (FBE), which is located 57 miles (91 kilometers) NNE of SQX.
- In addition to being known as "Hélio Wasum Airport", another name for SQX is "Aeroporto Hélio Wasum".
- Hélio Wasum Airport (SQX) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Hélio Wasum Airport (SQX) is Aguni Airport (AGJ), which is nearly antipodal to Hélio Wasum Airport (meaning Hélio Wasum Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Aguni Airport), and is located 12,389 miles (19,938 kilometers) away in Aguni, Japan.
| 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 | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 56.79 miles (91.40 km) NNE | Paulo Abdala Airport (FBE) | Francisco Beltrao, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 2 | 57.26 miles (92.16 km) ESE | Serafin Enoss Bertaso Airport (XAP) | Chapecó, Brazil | |
| 3 | 74.60 miles (120.05 km) WNW | Eldorado Airport (ELO) | Eldorado, Misiones, Argentina | |
| 4 | 93.58 miles (150.60 km) ESE | Olavo Cecco Rigon Airport (CCI) | Concórdia, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 5 | 93.89 miles (151.09 km) NW | Cataratas del Iguazú International Airport (IGR) | Puerto Iguazú, Misiones, Argentina | |
| 6 | 96.81 miles (155.81 km) SE | Erechim Airport (ERM) | Erechim, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 7 | 101.79 miles (163.81 km) NW | Foz do Iguaçu/Cataratas International Airport (IGU) | Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 8 | 111.44 miles (179.35 km) SSW | Sepé Tiaraju Airport (GEL) | Santo Ângelo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 9 | 111.76 miles (179.87 km) S | João Batista Bos Filho Airport (IJU) | Ijuí, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 10 | 122.91 miles (197.80 km) N | Adalberto Mendes da Silva Airport (CAC) | Cascavel, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 11 | 123.18 miles (198.24 km) ESE | Santa Terezinha Municipal Airport (JCB) | Joaçaba, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 12 | 123.70 miles (199.08 km) NW | Guaraní International Airport (AGT) | Ciudad del Este, Paraguay | |
| 13 | 124.16 miles (199.82 km) SE | Lauro Kurtz Airport (PFB) | Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 14 | 145.34 miles (233.91 km) E | Ângelo Ponzoni Municipal Airport (VIA) | Videira, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 15 | 155.23 miles (249.82 km) ENE | José Cleto Airport (QVB) | União da Vitória, Paraná, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,389.08 miles (19,938.25 km) WNW | Aguni Airport (AGJ) | Aguni, Japan | |
| 2 | 12,371.84 miles (19,910.49 km) NW | Kerama Airport (KJP) | Kerama Islands, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 3 | 12,357.09 miles (19,886.76 km) W | Iejima Airport (IEJ) | Iejima, Japan | |
| 4 | 12,355.03 miles (19,883.45 km) WNW | Naha Airport (OKA) | Okinawa, Japan | |
| 5 | 12,352.73 miles (19,879.75 km) WNW | Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō (DNA) | Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 6 | 12,279.79 miles (19,762.35 km) NNE | Miyako Airport (MMY) | Miyakojima, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 7 | 12,277.72 miles (19,759.02 km) NNE | Shimojishima Airport (SHI) | Shimojishima, Japan | |
| 8 | 12,215.31 miles (19,658.58 km) NE | Ishigaki Airport (ISG) | Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 9 | 12,209.30 miles (19,648.92 km) WNW | Amami Airport (ASJ) | Amami Island, Japan | |
| 10 | 12,201.21 miles (19,635.89 km) WNW | Kikai Airport (KKX) | Kikaiga Shima, Kikai-Shima Island, Japan | |
| 11 | 12,184.57 miles (19,609.12 km) NE | Hateruma Airport (HTR) | Hateruma, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 12 | 12,165.61 miles (19,578.60 km) NE | Yonaguni Airport (OGN) | Yonaguni, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 13 | 12,134.61 miles (19,528.71 km) WNW | Minami-Daito Airport (MMD) | Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 14 | 12,132.26 miles (19,524.93 km) W | Kitadaito Airport (KTD) | Kitadaito, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 15 | 12,107.58 miles (19,485.21 km) ENE | Taipei International Airport (Taipei Songshan Airport) (TSA) | Taipei City, Taiwan, Republic of China | |