Nonstop flight route between Adak Island, Alaska, United States and Rørvik, Norway:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Adak Airport (ADK), Adak Island, Alaska, United States and Rørvik Airport, Ryum (RVK), Rørvik, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,362 miles (or 7,020 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 Adak Airport and Rørvik Airport, Ryum, 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 Adak Airport and Rørvik Airport, Ryum. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ADK / PADK |
Airport Name: | Adak Airport |
Location: | Adak Island, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°52'41"N by 176°38'45"W |
Area Served: | Adak Island, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 18 feet (5 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from ADK |
More Information: | ADK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | RVK / ENRM |
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Location: | Rørvik, Norway |
GPS Coordinates: | 64°50'17"N by 11°8'45"E |
Area Served: | Rørvik, Norway |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 15 feet (5 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from RVK |
More Information: | RVK Maps & Info |
Facts about Adak Airport (ADK):
- Adak's airport is one of the largest and most sophisticated airports in the Aleutian Islands.
- The closest airport to Adak Airport (ADK) is Atka Airport (AKB), which is located 106 miles (171 kilometers) ENE of ADK.
- Because of Adak Airport's relatively low elevation of 18 feet, planes can take off or land at Adak 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.
- Following the war, the AAF turned Adak over to the Navy who established anti-submarine warfare base there.
- The furthest airport from Adak Airport (ADK) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,985 miles (17,679 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
- Adak Airport (ADK) has 2 runways.
Facts about Rørvik Airport, Ryum (RVK):
- The closest airport to Rørvik Airport, Ryum (RVK) is Namsos Airport (OSY), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) SSE of RVK.
- Norving announced on 10 December 1987 that they would terminate all operations outside Finnmark.
- In addition to being known as "Rørvik Airport, Ryum", another name for RVK is "Rørvik lufthavn, Ryum".
- The furthest airport from Rørvik Airport, Ryum (RVK) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,954 miles (17,629 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Rørvik Airport, Ryum handled 27,418 passengers last year.
- Because of Rørvik Airport, Ryum's relatively low elevation of 15 feet, planes can take off or land at Rørvik Airport, Ryum 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 2 September 2003, a Cessna aircraft overshot the runway and landed in the sea after an emergency landing caused by loss of power immediately after take-off.