Nonstop flight route between Arapongas, Paraná, Brazil and Skien, Telemark, Norway:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Alberto Bertelli Airport (APX), Arapongas, Paraná, Brazil and Skien Airport, Geiteryggen (SKE), Skien, Telemark, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,666 miles (or 10,728 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 Alberto Bertelli Airport and Skien Airport, Geiteryggen, 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 Alberto Bertelli Airport and Skien Airport, Geiteryggen. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Alberto Bertelli Airport (APX):

• Currently no scheduled flights operate at this airport.
• The furthest airport from Alberto Bertelli Airport (APX) is Naha Airport (OKA), which is nearly antipodal to Alberto Bertelli Airport (meaning Alberto Bertelli Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Naha Airport), and is located 12,233 miles (19,687 kilometers) away in Okinawa, Japan.
• In addition to being known as "Alberto Bertelli Airport", another name for APX is "Aeroporto Alberto Bertelli".
• The closest airport to Alberto Bertelli Airport (APX) is Capitão João Busse Airport (APU), which is located only 19 miles (30 kilometers) SSE of APX.
• Alberto Bertelli Airport handled 2,263 passengers last year.
• Alberto Bertelli Airport (APX) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Skien Airport, Geiteryggen (SKE):

• Discussions of expanding the runway had been carried out since the 1970s, but the issue had stranded as no-one was willing to finance the venture.
• Skien Airport had been taken over by Skien Municipality and was receiving annual subsidies of NOK 2.5 million from the municipality and NOK 3.8 million from the state.
• In early 1976, Norving launched plans for a taxi route between Stavanger Airport, Sola and Skien.
• The closest airport to Skien Airport, Geiteryggen (SKE) is Sandefjord Airport, Torp (TRF), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) E of SKE.
• In addition to being known as "Skien Airport, Geiteryggen", another name for SKE is "Skien lufthavn, Geiteryggen".
• By October 2007, Vildanden was in severe financial distress.
• Following an initiative from the municipality, the Kirkenes-based airline Norving announced in January 1975 their intention to operate between Geiteryggen and Oslo and establish a base at Geiteryggen.
• The furthest airport from Skien Airport, Geiteryggen (SKE) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,344 miles (18,257 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Skien Airport, Geiteryggen handled 46,995 passengers last year.
• Because of Skien Airport, Geiteryggen's relatively low elevation of 463 feet, planes can take off or land at Skien Airport, Geiteryggen 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.
• Vildanden terminated its agreement with Aviatrans in April 2009, with the intention of using larger aircraft.