Nonstop flight route between Alta, Norway and Augusta, Georgia, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Alta Airport (ALF), Alta, Norway and Daniel Field (DNL), Augusta, Georgia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,405 miles (or 7,089 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 Alta Airport and Daniel Field, 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 Alta Airport and Daniel Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Alta Airport (ALF):

• Local politicians started discussing the airfield plans again in the mid-1950s, and an airport for Alta was included in the national airport plan launched in 1956.
• The closest airport to Alta Airport (ALF) is Lakselv Airport, Banak (LKL), which is located 38 miles (62 kilometers) E of ALF.
• Alta Airport (ALF) currently has only 1 runway.
• The airport is located at Elvebakken and Altagård, on the southern shore of the Altafjord and at the mouth of the river of Altaelva, which is about 4 kilometers east of Bossekop in the town of Alta.
• Activity at Alta Airport peaked in the following years.
• However, no progress was made with the airfield for over a decade.
• The airport is served by Norwegian Air Shuttle and Scandinavian Airlines with Boeing 737 aircraft on flights to Tromsø and Oslo.
• In addition to being known as "Alta Airport", another name for ALF is "Alta lufthavn".
• Construction started in February 1962 and cost NOK 3.2 million.
• 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.
• 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.
• Alta Airport's catchment area includes Kautokeino, which has no airport.
• Alta Airport handled 353,051 passengers last year.

Facts about Daniel Field (DNL):

• The closest airport to Daniel Field (DNL) is Augusta Regional Airport at Bush Field (AGS), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) SSE of DNL.
• In 1955, the City moved the two hangars to the eastern side of the airfield.
• During the week of October 20, Daniel Field hosted the 40th Pursuit Squadron which came to Daniel Field from Selfridge Field, Michigan which took part in III Interceptor Command exercises, flying P-39 Aircobras
• In 1942, newly built Army Airfields were becoming available in the southeast and the Air Force no longer had the need for Daniel Field and its short runways.
• Daniel Field (DNL) has 2 runways.
• Throughout the war, Delta Air Lines served the airport with commercial airline service.
• The furthest airport from Daniel Field (DNL) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,452 miles (18,430 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Because of Daniel Field's relatively low elevation of 423 feet, planes can take off or land at Daniel Field 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.