Nonstop flight route between Notodden, Norway and Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Notodden Airport, Tuven (NTB), Notodden, Norway and Mount Hagen Airport (HGU), Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,041 miles (or 12,941 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 Notodden Airport, Tuven and Mount Hagen 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 Notodden Airport, Tuven and Mount Hagen Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Notodden Airport, Tuven (NTB):

• The issue was first discussed politically on 23 April 1955.
• Notodden Airport, Tuven (NTB) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Notodden Airport, Tuven (NTB) is Skien Airport, Geiteryggen (SKE), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) SSE of NTB.
• The airport was opened in 1955, and the following year Braathens SAFE started services to Oslo and Stavanger.
• General aviation activities at the airport gradually increased.
• Notodden Airport, Tuven is a municipal regional airport at Heddal in Notodden, a municipality in Telemark county, Norway.
• In 1999, the British airport operator TBI announced it was in negotiations to purchase an airport close to Oslo, and Dagens Næringsliv speculated that it could be Notodden.
• Because of Notodden Airport, Tuven's relatively low elevation of 62 feet, planes can take off or land at Notodden Airport, Tuven 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 1967, Notodden Municipality granted NOK 900,000 and Telemark County Municipality granted NOK 600,000 for the runway to be extended to 1,400 meters.
• The furthest airport from Notodden Airport, Tuven (NTB) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,322 miles (18,222 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Notodden Airport, Tuven handled 3,423 passengers last year.
• In addition to being known as "Notodden Airport, Tuven", another name for NTB is "Notodden flyplass, Tuven".

Facts about Mount Hagen Airport (HGU):

• The closest airport to Mount Hagen Airport (HGU) is Chimbu Airport (CMU), which is located 48 miles (78 kilometers) ESE of HGU.
• The furthest airport from Mount Hagen Airport (HGU) is Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR), which is located 11,745 miles (18,902 kilometers) away in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil.
• Mount Hagen Airport (HGU) has 2 runways.
• Because of Mount Hagen Airport's high elevation of 5,388 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at HGU. Combined with a high temperature, this could make HGU a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.