Nonstop flight route between Port Vila, Vanuatu and Mehamn, Norway:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bauerfield International Airport (VLI), Port Vila, Vanuatu and Mehamn Airport (MEH), Mehamn, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,413 miles (or 13,540 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 Bauerfield International Airport and Mehamn 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 Bauerfield International Airport and Mehamn Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | VLI / NVVV |
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Location: | Port Vila, Vanuatu |
GPS Coordinates: | 17°41'57"S by 168°19'10"E |
Area Served: | Port Vila, Vanuatu |
Operator/Owner: | Airports Vanuatu Limited |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 68 feet (21 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from VLI |
More Information: | VLI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MEH / ENMH |
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Location: | Mehamn, Norway |
GPS Coordinates: | 71°1'44"N by 27°49'35"E |
Area Served: | Mehamn, Finnmark, Norway |
Operator/Owner: | Avinor |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 39 feet (12 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MEH |
More Information: | MEH Maps & Info |
Facts about Bauerfield International Airport (VLI):
- Because of Bauerfield International Airport's relatively low elevation of 68 feet, planes can take off or land at Bauerfield International 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 closest airport to Bauerfield International Airport (VLI) is Siwo Airport (EAE), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) N of VLI.
- The base was disestablished and abandoned in February 1946.
- In addition to being known as "Bauerfield International Airport", another name for VLI is "Port Vila International Airport".
- With Japanese forces establishing bases on Guadalcanal which threatened the sea route between the U.S.
- Bauerfield International Airport is an airport located in Port Vila, Vanuatu.
- The furthest airport from Bauerfield International Airport (VLI) is Letfotar Airport (MOM), which is nearly antipodal to Bauerfield International Airport (meaning Bauerfield International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Letfotar Airport), and is located 12,383 miles (19,928 kilometers) away in Moudjeria, Mauritania.
- Bauerfield International Airport (VLI) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Mehamn Airport (MEH):
- Mehamn Airport (MEH) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Mehamn Airport's relatively low elevation of 39 feet, planes can take off or land at Mehamn 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.
- Initially the CAA supported Gamvik as a location for a regional airport, in part because of the lower investment costs.
- The furthest airport from Mehamn Airport (MEH) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,384 miles (16,711 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Widerøe operated Twin Otters on the route until 1995, when the Dash 8 was introduced.
- The Avinor-owned airport has an integrated control tower and terminal capable of handling seventy passengers per hour.
- Mehamn Airport handled 16,810 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Mehamn Airport", another name for MEH is "Mehamn lufthavn".
- The closest airport to Mehamn Airport (MEH) is Berlevåg Airport (BVG), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) ESE of MEH.