Nonstop flight route between Hadsel, Nordland, Norway and Hughes, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Stokmarknes Airport, Skagen (SKN), Hadsel, Nordland, Norway and Hughes Airport (HUS), Hughes, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,121 miles (or 5,023 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 Stokmarknes Airport, Skagen and Hughes 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 Stokmarknes Airport, Skagen and Hughes Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SKN / ENSK |
Airport Names: |
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Location: | Hadsel, Nordland, Norway |
GPS Coordinates: | 68°34'50"N by 15°1'33"E |
Area Served: | Stokmarknes and Sortland |
Operator/Owner: | Avinor |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 13 feet (4 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SKN |
More Information: | SKN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HUS / PAHU |
Airport Name: | Hughes Airport |
Location: | Hughes, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 66°2'21"N by 154°15'52"W |
Area Served: | Hughes, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 299 feet (91 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from HUS |
More Information: | HUS Maps & Info |
Facts about Stokmarknes Airport, Skagen (SKN):
- Because of Stokmarknes Airport, Skagen's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at Stokmarknes Airport, Skagen 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 "Stokmarknes Airport, Skagen", another name for SKN is "Stokmarknes lufthavn, Skagen".
- Stokmarknes Airport, Skagen handled 104,171 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Stokmarknes Airport, Skagen (SKN) is Svolvær Airport, Helle (SVJ), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) SSW of SKN.
- The furthest airport from Stokmarknes Airport, Skagen (SKN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,676 miles (17,182 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The airport opened 1 July 1972 as part of a government program of building a series of small airports along the coast.
- Stokmarknes Airport, Skagen (SKN) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Hughes Airport (HUS):
- The closest airport to Hughes Airport (HUS) is Indian Mountain LRRS Airport (UTO), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) E of HUS.
- The furthest airport from Hughes Airport (HUS) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,222 miles (16,451 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- As per Federal Aviation Administration records, this airport had 1,148 passenger boardings in calendar year 2007, an increase of 1% from the 1,137 enplanements in 2006.
- Because of Hughes Airport's relatively low elevation of 299 feet, planes can take off or land at Hughes 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.
- Hughes Airport (HUS) currently has only 1 runway.