Nonstop flight route between Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom and Stord, Hordaland, Norway:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ), Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom and Stord Airport, Sørstokken (SRP), Stord, Hordaland, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 325 miles (or 524 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 relatively short distance between Aberdeen International Airport and Stord Airport, Sørstokken, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ):

• On 8 January 2013, the airport was renamed Aberdeen International.
• BAA expects to spend £60million on extending the runway farther still to allow bigger, more modern aircraft to fly from Aberdeen to destinations across the Mediterranean, North Africa and North America, as well as building a bigger, better-equipped terminal and new parking stands for aircraft.
• Aberdeen International Airport handled 3,440,765 passengers last year.
• A Spitfire IIa crashed at the east side of the airfield on 19 November 1941 during attack practice with a target glider being towed.
• Because of Aberdeen International Airport's relatively low elevation of 215 feet, planes can take off or land at Aberdeen International 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.
• Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) is RAF Lossiemouth (LMO), which is located 55 miles (88 kilometers) NW of ABZ.
• The furthest airport from Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,616 miles (18,694 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
• During air raids in the Second World War, aircraft were moved to East Fingask beside Oldmeldrum.
• In addition to being known as "Aberdeen International Airport", other names for ABZ include "Aberdeen/Dyce Airport" and "Port-adhair Obar Dheathain".

Facts about Stord Airport, Sørstokken (SRP):

• Stord Airport, Sørstokken (SRP) currently has only 1 runway.
• When the airport opened, it had not yet had its landing fees approved of by the authorities, and use of the airport was at first free.
• Because of Stord Airport, Sørstokken's relatively low elevation of 161 feet, planes can take off or land at Stord Airport, Sørstokken 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 "Stord Airport, Sørstokken", other names for SRP include "Stord lufthavn, Sørstokken" and "ENSO".
• Stord Airport, Sørstokken handled 30,711 passengers last year.
• One-third of the necessary capital would be granted from private investors, one third from public grants and one third as loans.
• Following the decline in the shipyard industry in 1973 and 1974, the yards in Stord started a processes to move their attention to the offshore petroleum industry.
• A new airport committee was established in March 1983, which had representatives from the large industrial companies and the municipalities of Stord, Bømlo and Fitjar.
• The furthest airport from Stord Airport, Sørstokken (SRP) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,330 miles (18,234 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The closest airport to Stord Airport, Sørstokken (SRP) is Haugesund Airport, Karmøy (HAU), which is located 31 miles (50 kilometers) S of SRP.
• Stord Airport, Sørstokken is a municipal regional airport located at Sørstokken in Stord, a municipality in Hordaland county, Norway.
• Furdal wanted the airport to have a longer runway so he could operate larger aircraft.