Nonstop flight route between Baker City, Oregon, United States and Kirkenes, Finnmark, Norway:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Baker City Municipal Airport (BKE), Baker City, Oregon, United States and Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen (KKN), Kirkenes, Finnmark, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,354 miles (or 7,007 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 Baker City Municipal Airport and Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen, 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 Baker City Municipal Airport and Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BKE / KBKE |
Airport Name: | Baker City Municipal Airport |
Location: | Baker City, Oregon, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 44°50'13"N by 117°48'33"W |
Area Served: | Baker City, Oregon |
Operator/Owner: | Baker City |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3373 feet (1,028 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from BKE |
More Information: | BKE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KKN / ENKR |
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Location: | Kirkenes, Finnmark, Norway |
GPS Coordinates: | 69°43'29"N by 29°53'16"E |
Area Served: | Kirkenes, Norway |
Operator/Owner: | Avinor |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 282 feet (86 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KKN |
More Information: | KKN Maps & Info |
Facts about Baker City Municipal Airport (BKE):
- The airport covers 398 acres at an elevation of 3,373 feet.
- Baker City Municipal Airport (BKE) has 3 runways.
- The furthest airport from Baker City Municipal Airport (BKE) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,826 miles (17,422 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- The closest airport to Baker City Municipal Airport (BKE) is La Grande/Union County Airport (LGD), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) NNW of BKE.
Facts about Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen (KKN):
- The runway is located southwest–northeast and is 2,015 by 45 meters.
- In addition to being known as "Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen", another name for KKN is "Kirkenes lufthavn, Høybuktmoen".
- Service between Kirkenes and Murmansk Airport were initiated by SAS Commuter in 1990, but the airline quickly terminated the service.Aeroflot started two weekly services between Kirkenes and Murmansk and onwards to Arkhangelsk Airport in June 1990.
- The furthest airport from Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen (KKN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,424 miles (16,775 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Busy Bee was contracted by the Norwegian Armed Forces to fly military charters in June 1968.
- Avinor has also proposed lowering the terrain east of the airport.
- Høybuktmoen was built as a military air station by the Luftwaffe during World War II.
- Høybuktmoen was selected by the Luftwaffe as one of three air stations in Northern Norway, along with Bardufoss Airport and Lakselv Airport, Banak.
- Because of Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen's relatively low elevation of 282 feet, planes can take off or land at Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen 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 Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen (KKN) is Vadsø Airport (VDS), which is located 24 miles (38 kilometers) N of KKN.
- Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen (KKN) currently has only 1 runway.
- Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen handled 297,149 passengers last year.