Nonstop flight route between Skien, Telemark, Norway and Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Skien Airport, Geiteryggen (SKE), Skien, Telemark, Norway and Cape Dorset Airport (YTE), Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,622 miles (or 4,219 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 Cape Dorset 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 Cape Dorset 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: | YTE / CYTE |
Airport Name: | Cape Dorset Airport |
Location: | Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 64°13'49"N by 76°31'30"W |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Nunavut |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 158 feet (48 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YTE |
More Information: | YTE Maps & Info |
Facts about Skien Airport, Geiteryggen (SKE):
- Operation of the airport was transferred to Fjellfly, but remained owned by the municipality.
- Coast Aero Center received permission to fly from Stord Airport, Sørstokken via Skien to Oslo in 1987.
- The municipal lot at Gråtenmoen was selected by the appointed municipal airport committee.
- The closest airport to Skien Airport, Geiteryggen (SKE) is Sandefjord Airport, Torp (TRF), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) E of SKE.
- 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.
- In October 1979, Norving started a route taxi service between Skien and Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik.
- In addition to being known as "Skien Airport, Geiteryggen", another name for SKE is "Skien lufthavn, 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.
- By October 2007, Vildanden was in severe financial distress.
- 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.
- Skien Airport, Geiteryggen handled 46,995 passengers last year.
Facts about Cape Dorset Airport (YTE):
- The furthest airport from Cape Dorset Airport (YTE) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 10,325 miles (16,617 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Cape Dorset Airport's relatively low elevation of 158 feet, planes can take off or land at Cape Dorset 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.
- Cape Dorset Airport (YTE) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Cape Dorset Airport (YTE) is Ivujivik Airport (YIK), which is located 133 miles (213 kilometers) SSW of YTE.