Nonstop flight route between Houston, Texas, United States and Nordkapp, Finnmark, Norway:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between William P. Hobby Airport (HOU), Houston, Texas, United States and Honningsvåg Airport, Valan (HVG), Nordkapp, Finnmark, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,925 miles (or 7,926 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 William P. Hobby Airport and Honningsvåg Airport, Valan, 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 William P. Hobby Airport and Honningsvåg Airport, Valan. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HOU / KHOU |
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Location: | Houston, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°38'44"N by 95°16'44"W |
Area Served: | Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land |
Operator/Owner: | City of Houston |
Elevation: | 46 feet (14 meters) |
# of Runways: | 4 |
View all routes: | Routes from HOU |
More Information: | HOU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HVG / ENHV |
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Location: | Nordkapp, Finnmark, Norway |
GPS Coordinates: | 71°0'34"N by 25°59'0"E |
Area Served: | Honningsvåg |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 46 feet (14 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from HVG |
More Information: | HVG Maps & Info |
Facts about William P. Hobby Airport (HOU):
- Hobby Airport handles domestic service for six commercial airlines and is an international point of entry for general aviation activity between Texas and Mexico.
- In addition to being known as "William P. Hobby Airport", another name for HOU is "Houston Hobby".
- In 1950 Pan Am started a DC-4 nonstop to Mexico City.
- William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) has 4 runways.
- Because of William P. Hobby Airport's relatively low elevation of 46 feet, planes can take off or land at William P. Hobby 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.
- William P. Hobby Airport handled 9,054,001 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) is Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) ESE of HOU.
- George Bush Intercontinental Airport opened in 1969 because of expansion limitations at Hobby, and all airlines at Hobby moved there.
- Courtesy vans are operated by various hotels and motels in and around the Houston area.
- The furthest airport from William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,002 miles (17,706 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
Facts about Honningsvåg Airport, Valan (HVG):
- The closest airport to Honningsvåg Airport, Valan (HVG) is Mehamn Airport (MEH), which is located 41 miles (67 kilometers) E of HVG.
- In addition to being known as "Honningsvåg Airport, Valan", another name for HVG is "Honningsvåg lufthavn, Valan".
- Honningsvåg Airport, Valan is a regional airport serving Honningsvåg in Nordkapp, Norway.
- Widerøe introduced the Dash 8 in 1995 and from 1 January 1997 ownership and operations was taken over by the Civil Aviation Administration.
- The furthest airport from Honningsvåg Airport, Valan (HVG) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,409 miles (16,751 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The airport is located at Valan, 3 kilometers from Honningsvåg.
- The ministry proposed in 1972 that six airports be built in northern Troms and Finnmark.
- Because of Honningsvåg Airport, Valan's relatively low elevation of 46 feet, planes can take off or land at Honningsvåg Airport, Valan 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.
- Honningsvåg Airport, Valan handled 15,067 passengers last year.