Nonstop flight route between Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway and Eagle River, Wisconsin, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR), Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway and Eagle River Union Airport (EGV), Eagle River, Wisconsin, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,326 miles (or 5,352 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 Eagle River Union 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 Eagle River Union 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: | EGV / KEGV |
Airport Name: | Eagle River Union Airport |
Location: | Eagle River, Wisconsin, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 45°55'55"N by 89°16'5"W |
Area Served: | Eagle River, Wisconsin |
Operator/Owner: | City of Eagle River |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1642 feet (500 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from EGV |
More Information: | EGV Maps & Info |
Facts about Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR):
- Lufttransport has been at the airport since 1976.
- Svalbard Airport, Longyear handled 126,350 passengers last year.
- The airport is located 1.6 nautical miles northwest of Longyearbyen, the largest settlement on Svalbard.
- In 2011, the airport had 126,350 passengers.Scandinavian Airlines operates daily flights to Tromsø and Oslo in mainland Norway.
- 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.
- Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) currently has only 1 runway.
- Svalbard Airport, Longyear is the main airport serving Svalbard in Norway.
- 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.
- On 14 August 1987, Braathens SAFE re-entered the market, flying in parallel with SAS to Tromsø and Oslo.
- 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.
Facts about Eagle River Union Airport (EGV):
- Eagle River Union Airport (EGV) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Eagle River Union Airport (EGV) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,912 miles (17,561 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Eagle River Union Airport (EGV) is Lakeland Airport (ARV), which is located 22 miles (36 kilometers) W of EGV.