Nonstop flight route between White Plains, New York, United States and Kirkenes, Finnmark, Norway:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Westchester County Airport (HPN), White Plains, New York, United States and Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen (KKN), Kirkenes, Finnmark, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,890 miles (or 6,260 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 Westchester County 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 Westchester County 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: | HPN / KHPN |
Airport Name: | Westchester County Airport |
Location: | White Plains, New York, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°4'0"N by 73°42'26"W |
Area Served: | Westchester County, New York, Fairfield County, Connecticut |
Operator/Owner: | County of Westchester |
Airport Type: | Public-use |
Elevation: | 439 feet (134 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from HPN |
More Information: | HPN 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 Westchester County Airport (HPN):
- Westchester County Airport was built during World War II in 1942 as a home to an Air National Guard unit to protect New York City and Rye Lake, part of the city's water supply system.
- Because of Westchester County Airport's relatively low elevation of 439 feet, planes can take off or land at Westchester County 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.
- In 2013, Delta Air Lines announced that it would start seasonal service to Orlando starting in December.
- After several renovations, as well as discussions about the airport's viability, the airport is presently served by seven airlines to a range of fifteen destinations in the United States.
- Westchester County Airport is a county-owned airport in Westchester County, New York, three miles northeast of the central business district of White Plains, in the towns of Harrison, North Castle and Rye Brook.
- The furthest airport from Westchester County Airport (HPN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,747 miles (18,906 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Westchester County Airport (HPN) is Flushing Airport (closed 1984) (FLU), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) SSW of HPN.
- In May 2011 NYSDOT released the "New York Statewide Airport Economic Impact Study," quantifying the level of economic activity that was attributable to the aviation sector for the year 2009 in the State of New York.
- Westchester County Airport (HPN) has 2 runways.
- On November 18, 2010 American Airlines switched service to the airport from American Eagle to AmericanConnection, operated by Chautauqua Airlines, using its smaller ERJ-140 aircraft.
- Westchester County Airport has several fixed-base operators, including Avitat, Signature Flight Support, Landmark, NetJets, Panorama, and Million Air.
Facts about Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen (KKN):
- Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen handled 297,149 passengers last year.
- The first service after the war was started by DNL on 13 October 1945 and flew to Tromsø, with onwards connection to Trondheim and Oslo.
- In addition to being known as "Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen", another name for KKN is "Kirkenes lufthavn, Høybuktmoen".
- The closest airport to Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen (KKN) is Vadsø Airport (VDS), which is located 24 miles (38 kilometers) N of KKN.
- 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.
- Varangfly merged with two other airlines in 1970 to create the Kirkenes-based Norving.
- 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.
- Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen (KKN) currently has only 1 runway.
- In the period 2015 to 2020, Avinor plans to build a new control tower and a new fire- and rescue station.
- Arctic Air took over Widerøe's flights to Vardø in 2000, using a 19-passenger Dornier Do 228.