Nonstop flight route between Mojave, California, United States and Kristiansand, Vest-Agder, Norway:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mojave Air and Space Port (MHV), Mojave, California, United States and Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS), Kristiansand, Vest-Agder, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,286 miles (or 8,508 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 Mojave Air and Space Port and Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik, 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 Mojave Air and Space Port and Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MHV / KMHV |
Airport Name: | Mojave Air and Space Port |
Location: | Mojave, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°3'33"N by 118°9'6"W |
Area Served: | Mojave, California |
Operator/Owner: | Kern County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2791 feet (851 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from MHV |
More Information: | MHV Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KRS / ENCN |
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Location: | Kristiansand, Vest-Agder, Norway |
GPS Coordinates: | 58°12'14"N by 8°5'6"E |
Area Served: | Kristiansand, Norway |
Operator/Owner: | Avinor |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 57 feet (17 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KRS |
More Information: | KRS Maps & Info |
Facts about Mojave Air and Space Port (MHV):
- Mojave Air and Space Port (MHV) has 3 runways.
- In July 1942, the U.S.
- The airport has a rich history in air racing.
- The furthest airport from Mojave Air and Space Port (MHV) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,411 miles (18,364 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- The closest airport to Mojave Air and Space Port (MHV) is Tehachapi Municipal Airport (TSP), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) WNW of MHV.
- The East Kern Airport District has been given spaceport status by the Federal Aviation Administration for the Mojave Air and Spaceport through June 16, 2014.
- In 1961, after the USMC transferred operations to MCAS El Centro, Kern County obtained title to the airport.
Facts about Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS):
- Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS) currently has only 1 runway.
- Before the war, Det Danske Luftfartsselskap operated a route between Kristiansand, Aalborg and Copenhagen.
- Because of Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik's relatively low elevation of 57 feet, planes can take off or land at Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik 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.
- Avinor installed a 90 meters long section of engineered materials arrestor system at the end of each runway in 2012.
- The closest airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS) is Farsund Airport, Lista (FAN), which is located 54 miles (86 kilometers) W of KRS.
- In addition to being known as "Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik", another name for KRS is "Kristiansand lufthavn, Kjevik".
- In 1964, the runway was expanded to its present length.
- Between 1963 and 1981, Dan-Air of London operated a route between Newcastle and Kjevik.
- The furthest airport from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,423 miles (18,384 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik handled 1,065,615 passengers last year.