Nonstop flight route between West Point, Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska, United States and Notodden, Norway:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between West Point Village Seaplane Base (KWP), West Point, Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska, United States and Notodden Airport, Tuven (NTB), Notodden, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,275 miles (or 6,881 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 West Point Village Seaplane Base and Notodden Airport, Tuven, 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 West Point Village Seaplane Base and Notodden Airport, Tuven. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KWP / |
Airport Name: | West Point Village Seaplane Base |
Location: | West Point, Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 57°46'12"N by 153°32'56"W |
Area Served: | West Point, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | West Point Canning Co. |
Airport Type: | Public use |
Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KWP |
More Information: | KWP Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NTB / ENNO |
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Location: | Notodden, Norway |
GPS Coordinates: | 59°33'56"N by 9°12'43"E |
Area Served: | Notodden, Telemark, Norway |
Operator/Owner: | Notodden Municipality |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 62 feet (19 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from NTB |
More Information: | NTB Maps & Info |
Facts about West Point Village Seaplane Base (KWP):
- The closest airport to West Point Village Seaplane Base (KWP) is San Juan (Uganik) Seaplane Base (UGI), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) ESE of KWP.
- Because of West Point Village Seaplane Base's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at West Point Village Seaplane Base 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.
- West Point Village Seaplane Base (KWP) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from West Point Village Seaplane Base (KWP) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,793 miles (17,369 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- West Point Village Seaplane Base is a public use seaplane base located in West Point, in the Kodiak Island Borough of the U.S.
Facts about Notodden Airport, Tuven (NTB):
- In addition to being known as "Notodden Airport, Tuven", another name for NTB is "Notodden flyplass, Tuven".
- In 1999, the British airport operator TBI announced it was in negotiations to purchase an airport close to Oslo, and Dagens Næringsliv speculated that it could be Notodden.
- Notodden Airport, Tuven handled 3,423 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Notodden Airport, Tuven (NTB) is Skien Airport, Geiteryggen (SKE), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) SSE of NTB.
- Because of Notodden Airport, Tuven's relatively low elevation of 62 feet, planes can take off or land at Notodden Airport, Tuven 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 airport was opened in 1955, and the following year Braathens SAFE started services to Oslo and Stavanger.
- Notodden Airport, Tuven (NTB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport is operated by the limited company Notodden Lufthavn AS, which is again owned by Notodden Municipality.
- The opening was planned for 18 October 1968, but was delayed to the following year after the airport was flooded a week before the scheduled date.
- General aviation activities at the airport gradually increased.
- Braathens SAFE started test flights on 14 March 1956, with the service taking 20 minutes from Oslo Airport, Fornebu.
- The furthest airport from Notodden Airport, Tuven (NTB) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,322 miles (18,222 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.