Nonstop flight route between Richmond, Virginia, United States and Brønnøysund, Nordland, Norway:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Richmond International Airport (RIC), Richmond, Virginia, United States and Brønnøysund Airport, Brønnøy (BNN), Brønnøysund, Nordland, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,882 miles (or 6,248 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 Richmond International Airport and Brønnøysund Airport, Brønnøy, 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 Richmond International Airport and Brønnøysund Airport, Brønnøy. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | RIC / KRIC |
Airport Name: | Richmond International Airport |
Location: | Richmond, Virginia, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°30'18"N by 77°19'9"W |
Area Served: | Richmond, Virginia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 167 feet (51 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from RIC |
More Information: | RIC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BNN / ENBN |
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Location: | Brønnøysund, Nordland, Norway |
GPS Coordinates: | 65°27'39"N by 12°13'2"E |
Area Served: | Brønnøysund, Norway |
Operator/Owner: | Avinor |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 25 feet (8 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BNN |
More Information: | BNN Maps & Info |
Facts about Richmond International Airport (RIC):
- To help accommodate the current and proposed increase in passengers and air service, RIC has embarked on a major expansion program.
- Richmond International Airport (RIC) has 3 runways.
- The furthest airport from Richmond International Airport (RIC) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,698 miles (18,827 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Richmond International Airport (RIC) is A.P. Hill Army Airfield (APH), which is located 39 miles (63 kilometers) N of RIC.
- Because of Richmond International Airport's relatively low elevation of 167 feet, planes can take off or land at Richmond International 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.
- A terminal building designed by Marcellus Wright and Son was completed in 1950.
- Richmond International Airport handled 3,311,747 passengers last year.
- Richmond International has 73 based aircraft.
Facts about Brønnøysund Airport, Brønnøy (BNN):
- The closest airport to Brønnøysund Airport, Brønnøy (BNN) is Sandnessjøen Airport, Stokka (SSJ), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) NNE of BNN.
- Brønnøysund Airport, Brønnøy (BNN) currently has only 1 runway.
- Widerøe is the only airline operating scheduled flights out of Brønnøysund, serving it with their Bombardier Dash 8 aircraft.
- Airport security was introduced on 1 January 2005.
- Because of Brønnøysund Airport, Brønnøy's relatively low elevation of 25 feet, planes can take off or land at Brønnøysund Airport, Brønnøy 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.
- CHC Helikopter Service operates flights to the offshore oil platform at Norne on contract with Statoil.
- NATO showed interest in upgrading Brønnøysund Airport in 1991.
- Brønnøysund received seaplane services in 1935, at first operated by Norwegian Air Lines and later by Widerøe.
- Seaplane routes resumed in 1947 using the Junkers Ju 52.
- The first aircraft to land in Brønnøysund was a Hansa-Brandenburg seaplane of the Royal Norwegian Navy Air Service on 23 July 1922.
- Brønnøysund Airport, Brønnøy handled 130,349 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Brønnøysund Airport, Brønnøy", another name for BNN is "Brønnøysund lufthavn, Brønnøy".
- The furthest airport from Brønnøysund Airport, Brønnøy (BNN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,904 miles (17,549 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.