Nonstop flight route between Alta, Norway and Ashtabula, Ohio, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Alta Airport (ALF), Alta, Norway and Northeast Ohio Regional Airport (JFN), Ashtabula, Ohio, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,847 miles (or 6,191 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 Northeast Ohio Regional 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 Alta Airport and Northeast Ohio Regional Airport. 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):

• The first airport in Alta was built by the Wehrmacht during the German occupation of Norway.
• In addition to being known as "Alta Airport", another name for ALF is "Alta lufthavn".
• Alta Airport's catchment area includes Kautokeino, which has no airport.
• Services were at first operated by Scandinavian Airlines System.
• Alta Airport handled 353,051 passengers last year.
• The location in Elvebakken was somewhat controversial in Alta, especially as the airport would be located so close to the town center, potentially causing noise pollution.
• 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.
• 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.
• Alta Airport (ALF) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Alta Airport (ALF) is Lakselv Airport, Banak (LKL), which is located 38 miles (62 kilometers) E of ALF.
• Plans for expanding the 1,670-square-meter terminal facilities were first articulated by the Civil Airport Administration in the 1990s.
• The airbus bus is operated by Boreal Transport and takes ten minutes to the town center.
• 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.

Facts about Northeast Ohio Regional Airport (JFN):

• Northeast Ohio Regional Airport (JFN) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Northeast Ohio Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 924 feet, planes can take off or land at Northeast Ohio Regional 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 closest airport to Northeast Ohio Regional Airport (JFN) is Port Meadville Airport (MEJ), which is located 27 miles (43 kilometers) ESE of JFN.
• Northeast Ohio Regional Airport covers an area of 611 acres at an elevation of 924 feet above mean sea level.
• The furthest airport from Northeast Ohio Regional Airport (JFN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,421 miles (18,381 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• In addition to being known as "Northeast Ohio Regional Airport", another name for JFN is "HZY".