Nonstop flight route between Binghamton, New York, United States and Alta, Norway:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Greater Binghamton Airport (BGM), Binghamton, New York, United States and Alta Airport (ALF), Alta, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,720 miles (or 5,987 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 Greater Binghamton Airport and Alta 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 Greater Binghamton Airport and Alta Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Greater Binghamton Airport (BGM):

• Greater Binghamton Airport (BGM) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Greater Binghamton Airport (BGM) is Cortland County Airport (CTX), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) NNW of BGM.
• The furthest airport from Greater Binghamton Airport (BGM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,607 miles (18,680 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• To accommodate larger aircraft, the main runway was extended 700 feet in 1969.
• In 2002 Runway 16/34 was shortened to 7,100 feet to make room for an Engineered Material Arresting System.
• Ultimately, the airport was a hub for a commuter airline, Brockway Air, which had a fleet of Beechcraft 1900s and Fokker F-27s in the 1980s.
• The airport covers 1,199 acres at an elevation of 1,636 feet.
• In addition to being known as "Greater Binghamton Airport", another name for BGM is "Edwin A. Link Field".

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.
• 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.
• Alta Airport handled 353,051 passengers last year.
• 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.
• Activity at Alta Airport peaked in the following years.
• Alta Airport is an international airport serving Alta, a town and municipality in Finnmark county, Norway.
• The airbus bus is operated by Boreal Transport and takes ten minutes to the town center.
• 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.
• However, no progress was made with the airfield for over a decade.
• In addition to being known as "Alta Airport", another name for ALF is "Alta lufthavn".