Nonstop flight route between Alta, Norway and Sochi, Krasnodar, Russia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Alta Airport (ALF), Alta, Norway and Sochi International Airport, Russia (AER), Sochi, Krasnodar, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,922 miles (or 3,094 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 Alta Airport and Sochi International Airport, Russia, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ALF / ENAT |
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Location: | Alta, Norway |
GPS Coordinates: | 69°58'33"N by 23°22'18"E |
Area Served: | Alta, Norway |
Operator/Owner: | Avinor |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ALF |
More Information: | ALF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AER / URSS |
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Location: | Sochi, Krasnodar, Russia |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°27'0"N by 39°57'24"E |
Area Served: | Sochi, Russia |
Operator/Owner: | JSC "Sochi International Airport" |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 89 feet (27 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from AER |
More Information: | AER Maps & Info |
Facts about Alta Airport (ALF):
- Activity at Alta Airport peaked in the following years.
- Because of Alta Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Alta 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.
- In addition to being known as "Alta Airport", another name for ALF is "Alta lufthavn".
- The airbus bus is operated by Boreal Transport and takes ten minutes to the town center.
- Services were at first operated by Scandinavian Airlines System.
- SAS Commuter was established in 1988 and started operations in Northern Norway in May 1990, making Alta its central hub for Finnmark.
- Alta Airport's catchment area includes Kautokeino, which has no airport.
- Alta Airport (ALF) currently has only 1 runway.
- Alta Airport handled 353,051 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Alta Airport (ALF) is Lakselv Airport, Banak (LKL), which is located 38 miles (62 kilometers) E of ALF.
- Construction started in February 1962 and cost NOK 3.2 million.
- The airport is served by Norwegian Air Shuttle and Scandinavian Airlines with Boeing 737 aircraft on flights to Tromsø and Oslo.
- The furthest airport from Alta Airport (ALF) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,502 miles (16,901 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
Facts about Sochi International Airport, Russia (AER):
- The Sochi airport is certificated by Aviation Register of the MAC for its suitability for international flights.
- Sochi International Airport has two artificial runways.
- Because of Sochi International Airport, Russia's relatively low elevation of 89 feet, planes can take off or land at Sochi International Airport, Russia 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.
- The furthest airport from Sochi International Airport, Russia (AER) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 10,999 miles (17,701 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
- President Vladimir Putin removed Sochi International Airport from the list of strategic enterprises on 3 May 2006, superseding its previous status under Decree №1009 of 4 August 2004.
- On 20 November 2006, the airport was auctioned to Oleg Deripaska's Basic Element group for 5.5 billion roubles.
- Sochi International Airport, Russia (AER) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Sochi International Airport, Russia", another name for AER is "Международный Аэропорт Сочи".
- The closest airport to Sochi International Airport, Russia (AER) is Sukhumi Babushara Airport (SUI), which is located 72 miles (116 kilometers) SE of AER.