Nonstop flight route between Narvik, Nordland, Norway and Shannon (County Clare), Ireland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Narvik Airport, Framnes (NVK), Narvik, Nordland, Norway and Shannon Airport (SNN), Shannon (County Clare), Ireland would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,385 miles (or 2,228 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 relatively short distance between Narvik Airport, Framnes and Shannon Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SNN / EINN |
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Location: | Shannon (County Clare), Ireland |
GPS Coordinates: | 52°42'6"N by 8°55'28"W |
Area Served: | Limerick City, Ireland |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Ireland |
Airport Type: | Commercial |
Elevation: | 46 feet (14 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SNN |
More Information: | SNN Maps & Info |
Facts about Narvik Airport, Framnes (NVK):
- 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.
- 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.
- Planning of an airport at Vidrek started in 1968 and in early 1969 the company A/S Narvik Flyplass was established.
- Kato Air Flight 605 took place on 29 September 2004, when an Algerian asylum seeker attacked the pilots with an axe.
- 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.
- The first scheduled airline service to Harstad and Narvik was carried out by Norwegian Air Lines in 1935.
- 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.
- In the tender valid from 1 April 2012 the routes to Svolvær, Leknes, Røst and Narvik were awarded to Danish Air Transport.
- Narvik Airport, Framnes handled 32,110 passengers last year.
Facts about Shannon Airport (SNN):
- The 1960s proved to be difficult for Shannon Airport.
- Shannon Airport (SNN) currently has only 1 runway.
- CityJet launched a twice-daily route to Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport in 2008 when Aer Lingus closed its London Heathrow flights.
- Shannon holds an important place in Ireland's aviation history as it was the first transatlantic gateway between Ireland and the US, and the birthplace of Duty-free shopping and of aviation leasing.
- In 1969, it was announced that a new government agency, Aer Rianta, would be given responsibility for Shannon Airport.
- It has been hinted that a route to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol or Frankfurt Airport could commence in 2015.
- The furthest airport from Shannon Airport (SNN) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is nearly antipodal to Shannon Airport (meaning Shannon Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ryan's Creek Aerodrome), and is located 12,015 miles (19,336 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Shannon Airport (SNN) is Inisheer Aerodrome (INQ), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) NW of SNN.
- Shannon Airport handled 1,400,032 passengers last year.
- In November 2012, Aer Lingus also confirmed a new three-times-weekly service to Faro, Portugal, operating from May to September with an Airbus A320, strengthening Shannon's summer-sun destinations.
- In addition to being known as "Shannon Airport", another name for SNN is "Aerfort na Sionainne".
- Because of Shannon Airport's relatively low elevation of 46 feet, planes can take off or land at Shannon 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.
- During the 1990s, the airport began to struggle.
- In 2007, the European Union and the USA announced that an agreement had been reached on an open skies aviation policy.