Nonstop flight route between Kufra, Libya and Bodø, Norway:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kufra Airport (AKF), Kufra, Libya and Bodø Airport (BOO), Bodø, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,002 miles (or 4,831 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 Kufra Airport and Bodø 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 Kufra Airport and Bodø Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Kufra Airport (AKF):

• Kufra Airport (AKF) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Kufra Airport (AKF) is Sharq Al-Owainat Airport (GSQ), which is located 360 miles (580 kilometers) ESE of AKF.
• In addition to being known as "Kufra Airport", another name for AKF is "مطار الكفرة".
• In July 2013 Libyan Airlines re-launched the Benghasi service that was suspended nine years earlier.
• The furthest airport from Kufra Airport (AKF) is Mangaia Island Airport (MGS), which is nearly antipodal to Kufra Airport (meaning Kufra Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mangaia Island Airport), and is located 12,261 miles (19,732 kilometers) away in Mangaia Island, Cook Islands.
• In April 1942 a detachment of Squadron 16 of the South African Air Force with three Bristol Blenheim Mk.
• Kufra Airport is an airport in Kufra, southeastern Libya.
• Kufra Airport began as Buma Airfield, built in the 1930s as a minor facility by the Italians.

Facts about Bodø Airport (BOO):

• In addition to being known as "Bodø Airport", another name for BOO is "Bodø lufthavn".
• The Norwegian Aviation Museum is located next to the airport in a propeller-shaped building.
• The first runway at Bodø Airport was built during World War II by British troops, after Germany had invaded Southern Norway.
• The furthest airport from Bodø Airport (BOO) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,767 miles (17,328 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Bodø Airport handled 1,669,191 passengers last year.
• Bodø Airport (BOO) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Bodø Airport's relatively low elevation of 43 feet, planes can take off or land at Bodø 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.
• Postal flights to Bodø started in 1921, and before 1940 Bodø was served with sea planes from Widerøe.
• Bodø Airport is civil airport in Bodø, Norway.
• The closest airport to Bodø Airport (BOO) is Værøy Heliport (VRY), which is located 51 miles (82 kilometers) WNW of BOO.