Nonstop flight route between Nelson Lagoon, Alaska, United States and Narvik, Nordland, Norway:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Nelson Lagoon Airport (NLG), Nelson Lagoon, Alaska, United States and Narvik Airport, Framnes (NVK), Narvik, Nordland, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,838 miles (or 6,177 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 Nelson Lagoon Airport and Narvik Airport, Framnes, 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 Nelson Lagoon Airport and Narvik Airport, Framnes. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NLG / PAOU |
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Location: | Nelson Lagoon, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 56°0'27"N by 161°9'37"W |
Area Served: | Nelson Lagoon, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 14 feet (4 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from NLG |
More Information: | NLG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NVK / ENNK |
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Location: | Narvik, Nordland, Norway |
GPS Coordinates: | 68°26'8"N by 17°23'17"E |
Area Served: | Narvik |
Operator/Owner: | Avinor |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 95 feet (29 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from NVK |
More Information: | NVK Maps & Info |
Facts about Nelson Lagoon Airport (NLG):
- Nelson Lagoon Airport (NLG) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Nelson Lagoon Airport (NLG) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,914 miles (17,564 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
- The closest airport to Nelson Lagoon Airport (NLG) is Port Moller Airport (PML), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) E of NLG.
- In addition to being known as "Nelson Lagoon Airport", another name for NLG is "OUL".
- Because of Nelson Lagoon Airport's relatively low elevation of 14 feet, planes can take off or land at Nelson Lagoon 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.
- Nelson Lagoon Airport has one runway designated 8/26 with a gravel surface measuring 4,000 by 75 feet.
- As per Federal Aviation Administration records, this airport had 290 commercial passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, a decrease of 4% from the 302 enplanements in 2007.
Facts about Narvik Airport, Framnes (NVK):
- In addition to being known as "Narvik Airport, Framnes", another name for NVK is "Narvik lufthavn, Framnes".
- The first scheduled airline service to Narvik was carried out by Norwegian Air Lines in 1935.
- Narvik Airport, Framnes handled 32,110 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Narvik Airport, Framnes (NVK) is Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes (EVE), which is located only 18 miles (30 kilometers) WNW of NVK.
- Widerøe replaced their older aircraft with the Dash 8 between 1993 and 1995.
- The furthest airport from Narvik Airport, Framnes (NVK) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,664 miles (17,161 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of Narvik Airport, Framnes's relatively low elevation of 95 feet, planes can take off or land at Narvik Airport, Framnes 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 Harstad–Narvik area had been proposed as a potential location of Bardufoss Air Station when it had been planned during the late 1930s.
- Kato Air Flight 605 took place on 29 September 2004, when an Algerian asylum seeker attacked the pilots with an axe.