Nonstop flight route between Bergen, Norway and Oviedo, Asturias, Spain:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Bergen-Flesland International Airport (BGO), Bergen, Norway and Asturias Airport (OVD), Oviedo, Asturias, Spain would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,247 miles (or 2,007 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 relatively short distance between Bergen-Flesland International Airport and Asturias Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Bergen-Flesland International Airport (BGO):

• Financing was instead secured through a national military communications project, of which 16 million Norwegian krone was set aside over a period of three years, which would secure construction of a 1,460-meter runway.
• Nineteen scheduled airlines operate to nineteen domestic and thirty-four international destinations.
• Helikopter Service established itself at Flesland in 1958, two years after the Stavanger-based company was established.
• In addition to being known as "Bergen-Flesland International Airport", another name for BGO is "Bergen lufthavn, Flesland".
• SAS bought Braathens in 2001, and from the following year, only SAS flew the Oslo route.
• Bergen-Flesland International Airport handled 6,213,960 passengers last year.
• 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.
• The current terminal opened in 1988, was also designed by Halfdan Grieg and cost NOK 250 million.
• The closest airport to Bergen-Flesland International Airport (BGO) is Stord Airport, Sørstokken (SRP), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) S of 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.
• From the opening Flesland was served by three airlines.
• The main terminal covers an area of 21,000 square meters, of which 14,200 square meters is used for passenger areas.
• Bergen Airport serves 63 destinations, of which 19 are domestic, 34 are international and 16 are charter.
• Bergen-Flesland International Airport (BGO) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Asturias Airport (OVD):

• Asturias airport is located in the parish of Santiago del Monte, municipality of Castrillón, 15 km from Avilés, 40 km from Gijón and 47 km from the regional capital, Oviedo.
• In addition to being known as "Asturias Airport", another name for OVD is "Aeropuerto de Asturias".
• In 2003, a series of improvements were made to the airport, that would enable it to handle a higher volume of passengers and aircraft traffic.
• The furthest airport from Asturias Airport (OVD) is Christchurch International Airport (CHC), which is nearly antipodal to Asturias Airport (meaning Asturias Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Christchurch International Airport), and is located 12,365 miles (19,899 kilometers) away in Christchurch, New Zealand.
• The closest airport to Asturias Airport (OVD) is León Airport (LEN), which is located 70 miles (113 kilometers) SSE of OVD.
• Asturias Airport (OVD) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Asturias Airport's relatively low elevation of 226 feet, planes can take off or land at Asturias 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.