Nonstop flight route between Tromsø, Norway and Cold Bay, Alaska, United States:
Departure Airport:
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Arrival Airport:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tromsø Airport, Langnes (TOS), Tromsø, Norway and Cold Bay Airport (CDB), Cold Bay, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,808 miles (or 6,128 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 Tromsø Airport, Langnes and Cold Bay 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 Tromsø Airport, Langnes and Cold Bay Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TOS / ENTC |
Airport Names: |
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Location: | Tromsø, Norway |
GPS Coordinates: | 69°40'53"N by 18°55'4"E |
Area Served: | Tromsø, Norway |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 32 feet (10 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TOS |
More Information: | TOS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CDB / PACD |
Airport Names: |
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Location: | Cold Bay, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 55°12'19"N by 162°43'27"W |
Area Served: | Cold Bay, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 102 feet (31 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from CDB |
More Information: | CDB Maps & Info |
Facts about Tromsø Airport, Langnes (TOS):
- Because of Tromsø Airport, Langnes's relatively low elevation of 32 feet, planes can take off or land at Tromsø Airport, Langnes 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.
- Tromsø Airport, Langnes (TOS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Tromsø Airport, Langnes (TOS) is Bardufoss Airport (BDU), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) SSW of TOS.
- In addition to being known as "Tromsø Airport, Langnes", another name for TOS is "Tromsø lufthavn, Langnes".
- The furthest airport from Tromsø Airport, Langnes (TOS) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,570 miles (17,010 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Tromsø Airport, Langnes handled 1,723,465 passengers last year.
- The airport was opened on 14 September 1964.
Facts about Cold Bay Airport (CDB):
- The closest airport to Cold Bay Airport (CDB) is King Cove Airport (KVC), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) ESE of CDB.
- Because of Cold Bay Airport's relatively low elevation of 102 feet, planes can take off or land at Cold Bay 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.
- On September 8, 1973 World Airways Flight 802 a Military Airlift Command cargo flight crashed into Mount Dutton when on approach to Cold Bay.
- In addition to being known as "Cold Bay Airport", other names for CDB include "Cold Bay Air Force Station" and "Fort Randall Army Airfield".
- According to Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 9,105 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 8,968 enplanements in 2009, and 9,261 in 2010.
- Fort Randall AAF was also used by the United States Navy during the Aleutian campaign.
- Between 1956 and 1958, Cold Bay Airport was used as a logistics support base during the construction of Cold Bay Air Force Station, a Ground Control Intercept station for Alaskan Air Command during the Cold War.
- The furthest airport from Cold Bay Airport (CDB) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,968 miles (17,652 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
- Cold Bay Airport (CDB) has 2 runways.