Nonstop flight route between Bardufoss, Norway and Salida, Colorado, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bardufoss Airport (BDU), Bardufoss, Norway and Harriet Alexander Field (SLT), Salida, Colorado, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,489 miles (or 7,224 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 Bardufoss Airport and Harriet Alexander 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 Bardufoss Airport and Harriet Alexander Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BDU / ENDU |
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Location: | Bardufoss, Norway |
GPS Coordinates: | 69°3'20"N by 18°32'25"E |
Area Served: | Bardufoss, Målselv, Norway |
Operator/Owner: | Avinor |
Airport Type: | Joint (public and military) |
Elevation: | 252 feet (77 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from BDU |
More Information: | BDU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SLT / KANK |
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Location: | Salida, Colorado, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°32'17"N by 106°2'54"W |
Area Served: | Salida, Colorado |
Operator/Owner: | City of Salida & Chaffee County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 7523 feet (2,293 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SLT |
More Information: | SLT Maps & Info |
Facts about Bardufoss Airport (BDU):
- Because of Bardufoss Airport's relatively low elevation of 252 feet, planes can take off or land at Bardufoss 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 Bardufoss Airport (BDU) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,613 miles (17,079 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Bardufoss Airport is located on the premises of Bardufoss Air Station of the Royal Norwegian Air Force.
- Bardufoss Airport handled 207,650 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Bardufoss Airport", another name for BDU is "Bardufoss lufthavn".
- The closest airport to Bardufoss Airport (BDU) is Tromsø Airport, Langnes (TOS), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) NNE of BDU.
- Bardufoss was selected an emergency landing airfield by the Norwegian Army Air Service in 1934, with construction starting in early 1935.
- The armed forces signed an agreement with Braathens, resulting in the airline taking over the three weekly Oslo-services from 1 January 1999.
Facts about Harriet Alexander Field (SLT):
- Harriet Alexander Field (SLT) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Harriet Alexander Field (SLT) is Gunnison-Crested Butte Regional Airport (GUC), which is located 48 miles (77 kilometers) W of SLT.
- In the year ending April 20, 2006 the airport had 9,653 aircraft operations, 99.5% general aviation and 0.5% military.
- The furthest airport from Harriet Alexander Field (SLT) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,993 miles (17,691 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Because of Harriet Alexander Field's high elevation of 7,523 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at SLT. Combined with a high temperature, this could make SLT a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- In addition to being known as "Harriet Alexander Field", another name for SLT is "ANK".