Nonstop flight route between Palmerston North, New Zealand and Florø, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Palmerston North Airport (PMR), Palmerston North, New Zealand and Florø Airport (FRO), Florø, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,915 miles (or 17,566 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 Palmerston North Airport and Florø 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 Palmerston North Airport and Florø Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PMR / NZPM |
Airport Name: | Palmerston North Airport |
Location: | Palmerston North, New Zealand |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°19'14"S by 175°37'0"E |
Operator/Owner: | Palmerston North Airport |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 151 feet (46 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from PMR |
More Information: | PMR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FRO / ENFL |
Airport Name: | Florø Airport |
Location: | Florø, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway |
GPS Coordinates: | 61°35'0"N by 5°1'28"E |
Area Served: | Florø |
Operator/Owner: | Avinor |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 37 feet (11 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FRO |
More Information: | FRO Maps & Info |
Facts about Palmerston North Airport (PMR):
- The first airfield on this site was created by the Milson Aerodrome Society in 1931, comprising a grass runway.
- Tauranga Airport, Air New Zealand Link and Palmerston North Airport are in discussions to commence flights between Palmerston North and Tauranga
- The furthest airport from Palmerston North Airport (PMR) is Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport[1] (MAD), which is nearly antipodal to Palmerston North Airport (meaning Palmerston North Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport[1]), and is located 12,392 miles (19,943 kilometers) away in Madrid, Spain.
- On 17 May 1998, ten people towed a fully fuelled Freedom Air Boeing 737-300 over 100 metres in 47 seconds, to celebrate the opening of the new runway extensions.
- Palmerston North Airport handled 449,090 passengers last year.
- There were two regular international services departing from this airport, to Sydney and Brisbane operated by Freedom Air, however services ended in March 2008.
- Palmerston North Airport (PMR) has 2 runways.
- Palmerston North Airport is located on the outskirts of the suburb of Milson in Palmerston North, New Zealand, 5 km north-east of the City central area.
- Because of Palmerston North Airport's relatively low elevation of 151 feet, planes can take off or land at Palmerston North 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.
- The closest airport to Palmerston North Airport (PMR) is Wanganui Airport (WAG), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) NW of PMR.
Facts about Florø Airport (FRO):
- Florø Airport handled 187 passengers last year.
- Florø Airport (FRO) currently has only 1 runway.
- The scheduled passenger service to Florø was provided by Widerøe from its 1971 opening until 2000 when Coast Air won the Public Service Obligation and took over.
- The furthest airport from Florø Airport (FRO) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,222 miles (18,059 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- Because of Florø Airport's relatively low elevation of 37 feet, planes can take off or land at Florø 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.
- Services from the airport are provided by Widerøe using Dash-8 turboprop aircraft to Bergen and Oslo on public service obligation contracts.
- The closest airport to Florø Airport (FRO) is Førde Airport, Bringeland (FDE), which is located 28 miles (44 kilometers) ESE of FRO.