Nonstop flight route between Båtsfjord, Finnmark, Norway and Mitchell, South Dakota, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Båtsfjord Airport (BJF), Båtsfjord, Finnmark, Norway and Mitchell Municipal Airport (MHE), Mitchell, South Dakota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,119 miles (or 6,629 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 Båtsfjord Airport and Mitchell Municipal 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 Båtsfjord Airport and Mitchell Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BJF / ENBS |
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Location: | Båtsfjord, Finnmark, Norway |
GPS Coordinates: | 70°36'1"N by 29°41'34"E |
Area Served: | Båtsfjord, Norway |
Operator/Owner: | Avinor |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 490 feet (149 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from BJF |
More Information: | BJF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MHE / KMHE |
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Location: | Mitchell, South Dakota, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°46'28"N by 98°2'18"W |
Area Served: | Mitchell, South Dakota |
Operator/Owner: | City of Mitchell |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1304 feet (397 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from MHE |
More Information: | MHE Maps & Info |
Facts about Båtsfjord Airport (BJF):
- The furthest airport from Båtsfjord Airport (BJF) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,381 miles (16,706 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The airport resides at an elevation of 149 meters above mean sea level.
- In April 1995, when Parliament decided to nationalize twenty-six regional airports owned by their respective municipalities, they also debated a proposal to build a new airport in Båtsfjord.
- The terminal consists of a single building, with an integrated control tower, capable of handling 120 passengers per hour.
- Båtsfjord Airport handled 16,842 passengers last year.
- The Ministry of Transport and Communications announced in February 1993 that they were considering taking over ownership and operations of the airport through the Civil Aviation Administration.
- In addition to being known as "Båtsfjord Airport", another name for BJF is "Båtsfjord lufthavn".
- The closest airport to Båtsfjord Airport (BJF) is Berlevåg Airport (BVG), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) NW of BJF.
- The first airline to operate to Båtsfjord was Varangfly, later renamed Norving, who flew seaplane taxi and ambulance flights in the early 1960s.
- Because of Båtsfjord Airport's relatively low elevation of 490 feet, planes can take off or land at Båtsfjord 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 Mitchell Municipal Airport (MHE):
- The furthest airport from Mitchell Municipal Airport (MHE) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,544 miles (16,968 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Mitchell Municipal Airport covers an area of 1,376 acres at an elevation of 1,304 feet above mean sea level.
- The closest airport to Mitchell Municipal Airport (MHE) is Huron Regional Airport (HON), which is located 43 miles (70 kilometers) NNW of MHE.
- Opened in November 1937, during World War II, the facility was rebuilt in 1943 by the United States Army Air Forces as a Second Air Force B-17 Flying Fortress and B-24 Liberator heavy bomber training airfield field known as Mitchell Army Airfield.
- Mitchell Municipal Airport (MHE) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Mitchell Municipal Airport", another name for MHE is "Mitchell Army Airfield".
- Mitchell Municipal Airport is a city owned, public use airport located three nautical miles north of the central business district of Mitchell, a city in Davison County, South Dakota, United States.