Nonstop flight route between Leknes, Norway and Wells, Nevada, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Leknes Airport (LKN), Leknes, Norway and Wells Municipal Airport (LWL), Wells, Nevada, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,434 miles (or 7,135 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 Leknes Airport and Wells Municipal Airport, 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 Leknes Airport and Wells Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LKN / ENLK |
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Location: | Leknes, Norway |
GPS Coordinates: | 68°9'9"N by 13°36'33"E |
Operator/Owner: | Avinor |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 81 feet (25 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LKN |
More Information: | LKN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LWL / KLWL |
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Location: | Wells, Nevada, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°7'1"N by 114°55'19"W |
Area Served: | Wells, Nevada |
Operator/Owner: | City of Wells |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 5769 feet (1,758 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from LWL |
More Information: | LWL Maps & Info |
Facts about Leknes Airport (LKN):
- Because of Leknes Airport's relatively low elevation of 81 feet, planes can take off or land at Leknes 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.
- The furthest airport from Leknes Airport (LKN) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 10,718 miles (17,249 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- Leknes Airport handled 96,593 passengers last year.
- Leknes Airport (LKN) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Leknes Airport (LKN) is Svolvær Airport, Helle (SVJ), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) ENE of LKN.
- The airport is served by Widerøe with Dash 8 aircraft connecting the community to Bodø and other communities in Nordland.
- In addition to being known as "Leknes Airport", another name for LKN is "Leknes lufthavn".
- Interior, check-in counter
Facts about Wells Municipal Airport (LWL):
- The closest airport to Wells Municipal Airport (LWL) is Elko Regional Airport (EKO), which is located 50 miles (80 kilometers) WSW of LWL.
- In addition to being known as "Wells Municipal Airport", another name for LWL is "Harriet Field".
- Wells Municipal Airport (LWL) has 2 runways.
- Because of Wells Municipal Airport's high elevation of 5,769 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at LWL. Combined with a high temperature, this could make LWL a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Wells Municipal Airport (LWL) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,958 miles (17,634 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.