Nonstop flight route between Boulder, Colorado, United States and Leknes, Norway:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Boulder Municipal Airport (WBU), Boulder, Colorado, United States and Leknes Airport (LKN), Leknes, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,327 miles (or 6,964 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 Boulder Municipal Airport and Leknes 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 Boulder Municipal Airport and Leknes Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | WBU / KBDU |
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Location: | Boulder, Colorado, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°2'21"N by 105°13'32"W |
Operator/Owner: | City of Boulder |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 5288 feet (1,612 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from WBU |
More Information: | WBU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LKN / ENLK |
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Location: | Leknes, Norway |
GPS Coordinates: | 68°9'9"N by 13°36'33"E |
Operator/Owner: | Avinor |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 81 feet (25 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LKN |
More Information: | LKN Maps & Info |
Facts about Boulder Municipal Airport (WBU):
- Because of Boulder Municipal Airport's high elevation of 5,288 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at WBU. Combined with a high temperature, this could make WBU a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Boulder Municipal Airport (WBU) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,881 miles (17,511 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Boulder Municipal Airport (WBU) is Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (BJC), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) SSE of WBU.
- In addition to being known as "Boulder Municipal Airport", another name for WBU is "BDU".
- There is no terminal, just hangars for various aviation companies and maintenance buildings.
- Boulder Municipal Airport (WBU) has 2 runways.
Facts about Leknes Airport (LKN):
- Leknes Airport is a regional airport serving the town of Leknes and the surrounding areas in the Lofoten archipelago in Nordland county, Norway.
- Leknes Airport (LKN) currently has only 1 runway.
- Interior, check-in counter
- The furthest airport from Leknes Airport (LKN) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 10,718 miles (17,249 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- Leknes Airport handled 96,593 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Leknes Airport", another name for LKN is "Leknes lufthavn".
- The closest airport to Leknes Airport (LKN) is Svolvær Airport, Helle (SVJ), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) ENE of LKN.
- The airport is served by Widerøe with Dash 8 aircraft connecting the community to Bodø and other communities in Nordland.
- Because of Leknes Airport's relatively low elevation of 81 feet, planes can take off or land at Leknes 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.