Nonstop flight route between Monbetsu, Hokkaidō, Japan and Fagernes, Norway:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Okhotsk Monbetsu Airport (MBE), Monbetsu, Hokkaidō, Japan and Fagernes Airport, Leirin (VDB), Fagernes, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,720 miles (or 7,596 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 Okhotsk Monbetsu Airport and Fagernes Airport, Leirin, 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 Okhotsk Monbetsu Airport and Fagernes Airport, Leirin. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MBE / RJEB |
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Location: | Monbetsu, Hokkaidō, Japan |
GPS Coordinates: | 44°18'15"N by 143°24'15"E |
Operator/Owner: | Hokkaidō Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 58 feet (18 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MBE |
More Information: | MBE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | VDB / ENFG |
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Location: | Fagernes, Norway |
GPS Coordinates: | 61°0'56"N by 9°17'17"E |
Area Served: | Fagernes, Norway |
Operator/Owner: | Avinor |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2697 feet (822 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from VDB |
More Information: | VDB Maps & Info |
Facts about Okhotsk Monbetsu Airport (MBE):
- The closest airport to Okhotsk Monbetsu Airport (MBE) is Memanbetsu Airport (MMB), which is located 48 miles (77 kilometers) SE of MBE.
- In fiscal year 2008, Monbetsu Airport recorded an operating loss of 273 million yen on total revenues of only 26 million yen, making its operating losses the highest among the six airports operated by the Hokkaido government.
- The furthest airport from Okhotsk Monbetsu Airport (MBE) is Port Stanley Airport (PSY), which is located 11,338 miles (18,247 kilometers) away in Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom.
- Because of Okhotsk Monbetsu Airport's relatively low elevation of 58 feet, planes can take off or land at Okhotsk Monbetsu 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.
- In addition to being known as "Okhotsk Monbetsu Airport", other names for MBE include "オホーツク紋別空港" and "Ohōtsuku Monbetsu Kūkō".
- Monbetsu Airport or Okhotsk Monbetsu Airport, is a third class airport located 3.8 NM southeast of Monbetsu, a city in the Hokkaidō prefecture of Japan.
- Okhotsk Monbetsu Airport (MBE) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Fagernes Airport, Leirin (VDB):
- The closest airport to Fagernes Airport, Leirin (VDB) is Gol Airport, Klanten (GLL), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) SSW of VDB.
- Fagernes Airport, Leirin handled 7,661 passengers last year.
- The airport was originally planned as a conventional regional airport, but during its construction it was redesigned to accommodate larger jet aircraft.
- The furthest airport from Fagernes Airport, Leirin (VDB) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,225 miles (18,064 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Fagernes is an international airport with a 1,800-square-metre terminal building which includes immigration and customs clearing facilities, a self-serve cafeteria, duty-free store and several car rentals.
- In addition to being known as "Fagernes Airport, Leirin", another name for VDB is "Fagernes lufthavn, Leirin".
- From 1 April 2003, the contract was taken over by Coast Air, who put Jetstream 31 aircraft into use.