Nonstop flight route between Bergen, Norway and Alton, Illinois, United States:
Departure Airport:
(60°17'36"N by 5°13'5"E)
Arrival Airport:
(38°53'25"N by 90°2'45"W)
Distance from BGO to ALN:
4,100.05 miles (6,598.38 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bergen-Flesland International Airport (BGO), Bergen, Norway and St. Louis Regional Airport (ALN), Alton, Illinois, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,100 miles (or 6,598 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 Bergen-Flesland International Airport and St. Louis 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 Bergen-Flesland International Airport and St. Louis Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BGO / ENBR |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Bergen, Norway |
| GPS Coordinates: | 60°17'36"N by 5°13'5"E |
| Area Served: | Bergen, Norway |
| Operator/Owner: | Avinor |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 166 feet (51 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BGO |
| More Information: | BGO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ALN / KALN |
| Airport Name: | St. Louis Regional Airport |
| Location: | Alton, Illinois, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 38°53'25"N by 90°2'45"W |
| Area Served: | Alton, Illinois |
| Operator/Owner: | St. Louis Regional |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 544 feet (166 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ALN |
| More Information: | ALN Maps & Info |
Facts about Bergen-Flesland International Airport (BGO):
- The furthest airport from Bergen-Flesland International Airport (BGO) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,296 miles (18,179 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Bergen-Flesland International Airport (BGO) is Stord Airport, Sørstokken (SRP), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) S of BGO.
- Originally Bergen was served by water aerodromes at Flatøy, Sandviken and Herdla.
- After the German occupation of Norway, the Wehrmacht started looking for a location for an airstrip.
- In addition to being known as "Bergen-Flesland International Airport", another name for BGO is "Bergen lufthavn, Flesland".
- The helicopter terminal is located in the old terminal from the airport's opening and covers an area of 8,030 square meters.
- From the opening Flesland was served by three airlines.
- Wanderlust announced Flesland as Europe's best and the world's sixth-best international airport in 2009.
- Because of Bergen-Flesland International Airport's relatively low elevation of 166 feet, planes can take off or land at Bergen-Flesland 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.
- Planning of an airport with an airstrip took place during the 1930s.
- Bergen-Flesland International Airport (BGO) currently has only 1 runway.
- Bergen-Flesland International Airport handled 6,213,960 passengers last year.
- Because of the increase of traffic was making the terminal building more cramped, a new administration building opened in the early 1970s, with a fire station in the ground floor.
Facts about St. Louis Regional Airport (ALN):
- Today a fair amount of air traffic and the Direct TV blimp comes for Cardinals playoffs, as Lambert's airport cannot take the blimp.
- Because of St. Louis Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 544 feet, planes can take off or land at St. Louis 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 St. Louis Regional Airport (ALN) is Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) WSW of ALN.
- St. Louis Regional Airport (ALN) has 2 runways.
- Its operations are paid for by an airport taxation district created in 1946, which collects taxes from property owners in the Madison County townships of Alton, Wood River, Foster and Fort Russell.
- The furthest airport from St. Louis Regional Airport (ALN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,002 miles (17,706 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In the spring of 2004 the airport was at the center of a scandal.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 34.86 miles (56.10 km) S | Stord Airport, Sørstokken (SRP) | Stord, Hordaland, Norway |     |
| 2 | 65.66 miles (105.67 km) S | Haugesund Airport, Karmøy (HAU) | Haugesund / Karmøy, Norway | |
| 3 | 77.97 miles (125.48 km) NNE | Førde Airport, Bringeland (FDE) | Førde / Bringeland, Norway | |
| 4 | 88.13 miles (141.84 km) NE | Sogndal Airport, Haukåsen (SOG) | Sogndal, Norway | |
| 5 | 89.37 miles (143.82 km) N | Florø Airport (FRO) | Florø, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway | |
| 6 | 99.00 miles (159.32 km) S | Stavanger-Sola International Airport (SVG) | Stavanger, Norway | |
| 7 | 110.22 miles (177.39 km) NNE | Sandane Airport, Anda (SDN) | Gloppen, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway | |
| 8 | 133.32 miles (214.56 km) NNE | Ørsta–Volda Airport, Hovden (HOV) | Ørsta / Volda / Hovden, Møre og Romsdal, Norway | |
| 9 | 134.66 miles (216.71 km) ENE | Gol Airport, Klanten (GLL) | Gol, Norway | |
| 10 | 146.53 miles (235.82 km) ENE | Fagernes Airport, Leirin (VDB) | Fagernes, Norway | |
| 11 | 147.12 miles (236.76 km) ESE | Notodden Airport, Tuven (NTB) | Notodden, Norway | |
| 12 | 159.50 miles (256.69 km) SSE | Farsund Airport, Lista (FAN) | Farsund, Norway | |
| 13 | 159.57 miles (256.80 km) N | Ålesund Airport, Vigra (AES) | Aalesund, Norway | |
| 14 | 169.65 miles (273.02 km) ESE | Skien Airport, Geiteryggen (SKE) | Skien, Telemark, Norway | |
| 15 | 176.33 miles (283.78 km) SE | Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS) | Kristiansand, Vest-Agder, Norway | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,295.76 miles (18,178.72 km) S | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,282.68 miles (18,157.67 km) SE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,271.07 miles (18,138.99 km) SE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,258.50 miles (18,118.75 km) SE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,229.18 miles (18,071.56 km) SE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,209.02 miles (18,039.13 km) SE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,189.61 miles (18,007.88 km) SE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,183.41 miles (17,997.91 km) SE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,175.92 miles (17,985.86 km) SE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,174.73 miles (17,983.93 km) SSE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,161.05 miles (17,961.92 km) SSE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,143.82 miles (17,934.19 km) SE | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,142.99 miles (17,932.86 km) SE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,134.29 miles (17,918.86 km) SE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,112.66 miles (17,884.05 km) SE | Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 19.64 miles (31.61 km) WSW | Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) | St. Louis, Missouri, United States | |
| 2 | 22.85 miles (36.78 km) SSW | St. Louis Downtown Airport (CPS) | Cahokia, Illinois (near St. Louis), United States | |
| 3 | 26.41 miles (42.50 km) SSE | MidAmerica St. Louis Airport (BLV) | Belleville, Illinois, United States | |
| 4 | 36.08 miles (58.06 km) E | Greenville Airport (GRE) | Greenville, Illinois, United States | |
| 5 | 36.24 miles (58.32 km) WSW | Spirit of St. Louis Airport (SUS) | Chesterfield, Missouri, United States | |
| 6 | 60.74 miles (97.76 km) ESE | Salem–Leckrone Airport (SLO) | Salem, Illinois, United States | |
| 7 | 68.78 miles (110.69 km) NNE | Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport (SPI) | Springfield, Illinois, United States | |
| 8 | 75.13 miles (120.92 km) ESE | Mt. Vernon Airport (MVN) | Mount Vernon, Illinois, United States | |
| 9 | 88.08 miles (141.75 km) SSE | Southern Illinois Airport (MDH) | Carbondale/Murphysboro, Illinois, United States | |
| 10 | 90.73 miles (146.02 km) NE | Decatur Airport (DEC) | Decatur, Illinois, United States | |
| 11 | 95.12 miles (153.07 km) NW | Quincy Regional Airport (UIN) | Quincy, Illinois, United States | |
| 12 | 96.44 miles (155.20 km) SE | Williamson County Regional Airport (MWA) | Marion, Illinois, United States | |
| 13 | 102.97 miles (165.72 km) ENE | Coles County Memorial Airport (MTO) | Mattoon/Charleston, Illinois, United States | |
| 14 | 107.04 miles (172.27 km) WSW | Rolla National Airport (VIH) | Rolla, Missouri, United States | |
| 15 | 115.57 miles (186.00 km) W | Jefferson City Memorial Airport (JEF) | Jefferson City, Missouri, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,002.15 miles (17,706.21 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 10,979.99 miles (17,670.53 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 10,957.22 miles (17,633.90 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,954.58 miles (17,629.65 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,926.12 miles (17,583.85 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,910.74 miles (17,559.09 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,901.55 miles (17,544.30 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,897.24 miles (17,537.37 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,880.36 miles (17,510.20 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,861.31 miles (17,479.54 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,859.59 miles (17,476.77 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,841.22 miles (17,447.21 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,808.74 miles (17,394.93 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,807.95 miles (17,393.67 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,799.72 miles (17,380.43 km) WSW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |