Nonstop flight route between Lockhart River, Queensland, Australia and Hamar, Norway:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lockhart River Airport (IRG), Lockhart River, Queensland, Australia and Hamar Airport, Stafsberg (HMR), Hamar, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,350 miles (or 13,438 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 Lockhart River Airport and Hamar Airport, Stafsberg, 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 Lockhart River Airport and Hamar Airport, Stafsberg. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | IRG / YLHR |
Airport Name: | Lockhart River Airport |
Location: | Lockhart River, Queensland, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 12°47'12"S by 143°18'16"E |
Operator/Owner: | Lockhart River Aerodrome Company Pty Ltd |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 77 feet (23 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from IRG |
More Information: | IRG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HMR / ENHA |
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Location: | Hamar, Norway |
GPS Coordinates: | 60°49'5"N by 11°4'5"E |
Operator/Owner: | Hamar Municipality |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 713 feet (217 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from HMR |
More Information: | HMR Maps & Info |
Facts about Lockhart River Airport (IRG):
- The airport was constructed during World War II, and was used as a bomber and communications base for many years.
- Because of Lockhart River Airport's relatively low elevation of 77 feet, planes can take off or land at Lockhart River 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.
- On 7 May 2005 a Fairchild Metroliner aircraft crashed 6 nautical miles north-west of Lockhart River Airport, killing all 15 people on board.
- Lockhart River Airport (IRG) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Lockhart River Airport (IRG) is Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE), which is located 11,611 miles (18,686 kilometers) away in São Vicente, Cape Verde.
- The closest airport to Lockhart River Airport (IRG) is Coen Airport (CUQ), which is located 69 miles (110 kilometers) S of IRG.
Facts about Hamar Airport, Stafsberg (HMR):
- The airport has particularly good weather conditions for aviation.
- Braathens SAFE started flying scheduled services to Hamar from 16 May 1956, using de Havilland Herons.
- By then the aviation company Scan-Craft, originally known as Lyslid Flyservice, had started an aircraft maintenance service at Stavsberg.
- Hamar built a water aerodrome close to Hamar Station in 1948.
- The closest airport to Hamar Airport, Stafsberg (HMR) is Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL), which is located 43 miles (68 kilometers) S of HMR.
- Construction commenced immediately and took less than four months.
- Because of Hamar Airport, Stafsberg's relatively low elevation of 713 feet, planes can take off or land at Hamar Airport, Stafsberg 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 furthest airport from Hamar Airport, Stafsberg (HMR) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,221 miles (18,059 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Hamar Airport, Stafsberg", another name for HMR is "Hamar flyplass, Stafsberg".