Nonstop flight route between Bluefield, West Virginia, United States and Kristiansand, Vest-Agder, Norway:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mercer County Airport (BLF), Bluefield, West Virginia, United States and Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS), Kristiansand, Vest-Agder, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,053 miles (or 6,522 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 Mercer County Airport and Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik, 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 Mercer County Airport and Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BLF / KBLF |
Airport Name: | Mercer County Airport |
Location: | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°17'44"N by 81°12'28"W |
Area Served: | Bluefield / Princeton, West Virginia |
Operator/Owner: | Mercer County Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2857 feet (871 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BLF |
More Information: | BLF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KRS / ENCN |
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Location: | Kristiansand, Vest-Agder, Norway |
GPS Coordinates: | 58°12'14"N by 8°5'6"E |
Area Served: | Kristiansand, Norway |
Operator/Owner: | Avinor |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 57 feet (17 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KRS |
More Information: | KRS Maps & Info |
Facts about Mercer County Airport (BLF):
- Mercer County Airport is a public use airport in Mercer County, West Virginia, United States.
- The closest airport to Mercer County Airport (BLF) is New River Valley Airport (PSK), which is located 31 miles (50 kilometers) ESE of BLF.
- The furthest airport from Mercer County Airport (BLF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,493 miles (18,496 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Mercer County Airport (BLF) currently has only 1 runway.
- Mercer County Airport covers an area of 144 acres at an elevation of 2,857 feet above mean sea level.
Facts about Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS):
- Bus service to Kristiansand, Lillesand, Grimstad, Arendal and Tveit is available.
- Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS) currently has only 1 runway.
- Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik handled 1,065,615 passengers last year.
- When the Germans attacked Norway on 9 April 1940, the airport had a small group of soldiers attached to it.
- The closest airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS) is Farsund Airport, Lista (FAN), which is located 54 miles (86 kilometers) W of KRS.
- The airport's 2,000-metre runway has been defined as 1,840 metres and lacks a safety area at the southern end.
- The Royal Norwegian Air Force has a training centre at the airport.
- Because of Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik's relatively low elevation of 57 feet, planes can take off or land at Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik 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.
- Between 1963 and 1981, Dan-Air of London operated a route between Newcastle and Kjevik.
- In addition to being known as "Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik", another name for KRS is "Kristiansand lufthavn, Kjevik".
- The furthest airport from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,423 miles (18,384 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.