Nonstop flight route between Lakselv, Norway and Imperial Beach, California, United States:
Departure Airport:
Arrival Airport:
Distance from LKL to NRS:
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- LKL Airport Information
- NRS Airport Information
- Facts about LKL
- Facts about NRS
- Map of Nearest Airports to LKL
- List of Nearest Airports to LKL
- Map of Furthest Airports from LKL
- List of Furthest Airports from LKL
- Map of Nearest Airports to NRS
- List of Nearest Airports to NRS
- Map of Furthest Airports from NRS
- List of Furthest Airports from NRS
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lakselv Airport, Banak (LKL), Lakselv, Norway and Naval Outlying Landing Field Imperial Beach (NRS), Imperial Beach, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,098 miles (or 8,204 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 Lakselv Airport, Banak and Naval Outlying Landing Field Imperial Beach, 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 Lakselv Airport, Banak and Naval Outlying Landing Field Imperial Beach. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LKL / ENNA |
Airport Names: |
|
Location: | Lakselv, Norway |
GPS Coordinates: | 70°4'0"N by 24°58'26"E |
Area Served: | Lakselv, Norway |
Operator/Owner: | Avinor |
Airport Type: | Joint (Public and military) |
Elevation: | 25 feet (8 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from LKL |
More Information: | LKL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NRS / KNRS |
Airport Names: |
|
Location: | Imperial Beach, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°33'47"N by 117°6'42"W |
Operator/Owner: | United States Navy |
Airport Type: | Military |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from NRS |
More Information: | NRS Maps & Info |
Facts about Lakselv Airport, Banak (LKL):
- The closest airport to Lakselv Airport, Banak (LKL) is Alta Airport (ALF), which is located 38 miles (62 kilometers) W of LKL.
- Because of Lakselv Airport, Banak's relatively low elevation of 25 feet, planes can take off or land at Lakselv Airport, Banak 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 Lakselv Airport, Banak (LKL) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,476 miles (16,859 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Lakselv Airport, Banak", another name for LKL is "Lakselv lufthavn, Banak".
- Lakselv Airport, Banak handled 71,763 passengers last year.
- Interest in Banak rose with the Czechoslovak coup d'état of 1948 and fears of Soviet intervention in Norway.
- Lakselv Airport is equipped with a cafe and a duty-free shop.
- Construction was carried out simultaneously at Banak, Alta Airport and Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen, which combined would give Finnmark three primary airports.
Facts about Naval Outlying Landing Field Imperial Beach (NRS):
- In addition to being known as "Naval Outlying Landing Field Imperial Beach", another name for NRS is "Ream Field".
- The closest airport to Naval Outlying Landing Field Imperial Beach (NRS) is Brown Field Municipal Airport (SDM), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) E of NRS.
- When Imperial Beach was designated on Outlying Field, this put a halt to a master plan developed on 1967 to determine the facilities required to support units assigned by the Chief of Naval Operations.
- Naval Outlying Landing Field Imperial Beach (NRS) has 2 runways.
- In 1951, Ream Field Imperial Beach became home to its first helicopter squadron when HU-1 moved on board.
- The furthest airport from Naval Outlying Landing Field Imperial Beach (NRS) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,552 miles (18,590 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- In 1917, the United States Army established Aviation Field on the current site of OLF Imperial Beach.