Nonstop flight route between Arvaikheer, Mongolia and Lakselv, Norway:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Arvaykheer Airport (AVK), Arvaikheer, Mongolia and Lakselv Airport, Banak (LKL), Lakselv, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,986 miles (or 4,805 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 Arvaykheer Airport and Lakselv Airport, Banak, 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 Arvaykheer Airport and Lakselv Airport, Banak. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Arvaykheer Airport (AVK):

• The furthest airport from Arvaykheer Airport (AVK) is Cochrane Airfield (LGR), which is nearly antipodal to Arvaykheer Airport (meaning Arvaykheer Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cochrane Airfield), and is located 12,208 miles (19,647 kilometers) away in Cochrane, Chile.
• Arvaykheer Airport (AVK) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Arvaykheer Airport (AVK) is Khujirt Airport (HJT), which is located 45 miles (72 kilometers) N of AVK.

Facts about Lakselv Airport, Banak (LKL):

• Station Group Banak, formerly Banak Air Station, comprises the airfield's military activity.
• The Royal Norwegian Air Force took control over the airfield in 1945 and started reconstruction.
• The closest airport to Lakselv Airport, Banak (LKL) is Alta Airport (ALF), which is located 38 miles (62 kilometers) W of LKL.
• Lakselv Airport, Banak handled 71,763 passengers last year.
• Lakselv Airport, Banak is an international airport located at Banak, 1.5 kilometers north of Lakselv, in the municipality of Porsanger, Finnmark county, Norway.
• An airport at Lakselv was first proposed out of military considerations.
• During the German occupation of Norway during World War II, Banak was taken over by the Luftwaffe.
• In addition to being known as "Lakselv Airport, Banak", another name for LKL is "Lakselv lufthavn, Banak".
• To allow increased military use of the air station, the airport received an upgrade in 1967 and 1968 costing NOK 17.8 million.
• Because of Lakselv Airport, Banak's relatively low elevation of 25 feet, planes can take off or land at Lakselv Airport, Banak 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 Lakselv Airport, Banak (LKL) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,476 miles (16,859 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.