Nonstop flight route between Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway and Clemson, South Carolina, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR), Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway and Oconee County Regional Airport (CEU), Clemson, South Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,995 miles (or 6,429 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 Svalbard Airport, Longyear and Oconee County Regional 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 Svalbard Airport, Longyear and Oconee County Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LYR / ENSB |
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Location: | Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway |
GPS Coordinates: | 78°14'45"N by 15°27'56"E |
Area Served: | Svalbard, Norway |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 94 feet (29 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LYR |
More Information: | LYR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CEU / KCEU |
Airport Name: | Oconee County Regional Airport |
Location: | Clemson, South Carolina, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°40'18"N by 82°53'12"W |
Area Served: | Seneca, South Carolina Clemson, South Carolina |
Operator/Owner: | Oconee County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 892 feet (272 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CEU |
More Information: | CEU Maps & Info |
Facts about Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR):
- The first air strip on Svalbard was constructed in Adventdalen, near Longyearbyen, by the Luftwaffe during World War II.
- Lufttransport has been at the airport since 1976.
- While the Catalina was suitable for postal flights, it was not suitable for a permanent solution for transporting passengers and freight, mainly due to its small size.
- Svalbard Airport, Longyear handled 126,350 passengers last year.
- Construction started in 1973.
- The furthest airport from Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,170 miles (16,367 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
- In addition to being known as "Svalbard Airport, Longyear", another name for LYR is "Svalbard lufthavn, Longyear".
- The closest airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) is Honningsvåg Airport, Valan (HVG), which is located 534 miles (859 kilometers) SSE of LYR.
- Because of Svalbard Airport, Longyear's relatively low elevation of 94 feet, planes can take off or land at Svalbard Airport, Longyear 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.
- Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Oconee County Regional Airport (CEU):
- The airport has plans to extend west the existing runway to an ultimate length of 6,000 ft.
- The furthest airport from Oconee County Regional Airport (CEU) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,410 miles (18,363 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Oconee County Regional Airport (CEU) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Oconee County Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 892 feet, planes can take off or land at Oconee County Regional 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 closest airport to Oconee County Regional Airport (CEU) is Pickens County Airport (LQK), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) NE of CEU.