Nonstop flight route between Seattle, Washington, United States and Þórshöfn, Iceland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between King County International Airport (BFI), Seattle, Washington, United States and Þórshöfn Airport (THO), Þórshöfn, Iceland would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,693 miles (or 5,943 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 King County International Airport and Þórshöfn 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 King County International Airport and Þórshöfn Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BFI / KBFI |
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Location: | Seattle, Washington, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 47°31'48"N by 122°18'6"W |
Area Served: | Seattle, Washington |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 21 feet (6 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BFI |
More Information: | BFI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | THO / BITN |
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Location: | Þórshöfn, Iceland |
GPS Coordinates: | 66°13'5"N by 15°20'8"W |
Area Served: | Þórshöfn, Iceland |
Operator/Owner: | ISAVIA |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 64 feet (20 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from THO |
More Information: | THO Maps & Info |
Facts about King County International Airport (BFI):
- The airport's property is mostly in Seattle just south of Georgetown, with its southern tip extending into Tukwila.
- In addition to being known as "King County International Airport", another name for BFI is "Boeing Field".
- Boeing Field has no scheduled passenger jet flights.
- The closest airport to King County International Airport (BFI) is Renton Municipal Airport (RNT), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) ESE of BFI.
- Boeing Field/King County International Airport covers 634 acres at an elevation of 21 feet above mean sea level.
- King County International Airport (BFI) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from King County International Airport (BFI) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,775 miles (17,341 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Passenger terminal, Boeing Field
- Because of King County International Airport's relatively low elevation of 21 feet, planes can take off or land at King County International 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 Þórshöfn Airport (THO):
- In addition to being known as "Þórshöfn Airport", another name for THO is "Þórshafnarflugvöllur".
- The furthest airport from Þórshöfn Airport (THO) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,096 miles (17,857 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- Because of Þórshöfn Airport's relatively low elevation of 64 feet, planes can take off or land at Þórshöfn 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.
- Þórshöfn Airport (THO) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Þórshöfn Airport (THO) is Vopnafjörður Airport (VPN), which is located 37 miles (60 kilometers) SSE of THO.