Nonstop flight route between Skien, Telemark, Norway and Kron Monjan (Karanomunjan), Afghanistan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Skien Airport, Geiteryggen (SKE), Skien, Telemark, Norway and Razer Airport (KUR), Kron Monjan (Karanomunjan), Afghanistan would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,123 miles (or 5,026 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 Skien Airport, Geiteryggen and Razer 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 Skien Airport, Geiteryggen and Razer Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SKE / ENSN |
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Location: | Skien, Telemark, Norway |
GPS Coordinates: | 59°11'6"N by 9°34'0"E |
Area Served: | Skien, Telemark, Norway |
Operator/Owner: | Skien Municipality |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 463 feet (141 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from SKE |
More Information: | SKE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KUR / OARZ |
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Location: | Kron Monjan (Karanomunjan), Afghanistan |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°1'1"N by 70°45'39"E |
Area Served: | Razer |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 8269 feet (2,520 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KUR |
More Information: | KUR Maps & Info |
Facts about Skien Airport, Geiteryggen (SKE):
- The municipal council voted on 19 June 2008 to not give further subsidies to the airport.
- The closest airport to Skien Airport, Geiteryggen (SKE) is Sandefjord Airport, Torp (TRF), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) E of SKE.
- Skien Airport, Geiteryggen is a regional airport located at Geiteryggen, 5.5 kilometers southwest of the city center of Skien, Norway.
- Following an initiative from the municipality, the Kirkenes-based airline Norving announced in January 1975 their intention to operate between Geiteryggen and Oslo and establish a base at Geiteryggen.
- Because of Skien Airport, Geiteryggen's relatively low elevation of 463 feet, planes can take off or land at Skien Airport, Geiteryggen 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 addition to being known as "Skien Airport, Geiteryggen", another name for SKE is "Skien lufthavn, Geiteryggen".
- Skien Airport, Geiteryggen handled 46,995 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Skien Airport, Geiteryggen (SKE) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,344 miles (18,257 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The airport has a catchment area covering Grenland and surrounding parts of southern Telemark and eastern parts of Aust-Agder, with a total population of 140,000.
- Discussions of expanding the runway had been carried out since the 1970s, but the issue had stranded as no-one was willing to finance the venture.
Facts about Razer Airport (KUR):
- The furthest airport from Razer Airport (KUR) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,825 miles (19,031 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- In addition to being known as "Razer Airport", another name for KUR is "Razer Airport (Razer)".
- The closest airport to Razer Airport (KUR) is Chitral Airport (CJL), which is located 59 miles (95 kilometers) E of KUR.
- Razer Airport (KUR) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Razer Airport's high elevation of 8,269 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at KUR. Combined with a high temperature, this could make KUR a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.