Nonstop flight route between Brønnøysund, Nordland, Norway and Galena, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Brønnøysund Airport, Brønnøy (BNN), Brønnøysund, Nordland, Norway and Edward G. Pitka Sr. Airport (GAL), Galena, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,425 miles (or 5,511 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 Brønnøysund Airport, Brønnøy and Edward G. Pitka Sr. 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 Brønnøysund Airport, Brønnøy and Edward G. Pitka Sr. Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BNN / ENBN |
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Location: | Brønnøysund, Nordland, Norway |
GPS Coordinates: | 65°27'39"N by 12°13'2"E |
Area Served: | Brønnøysund, Norway |
Operator/Owner: | Avinor |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 25 feet (8 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BNN |
More Information: | BNN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GAL / PAGA |
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Location: | Galena, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 64°44'9"N by 156°56'15"W |
Area Served: | Galena, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 153 feet (47 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from GAL |
More Information: | GAL Maps & Info |
Facts about Brønnøysund Airport, Brønnøy (BNN):
- Because of Brønnøysund Airport, Brønnøy's relatively low elevation of 25 feet, planes can take off or land at Brønnøysund Airport, Brønnøy 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.
- No primary airports had been built in Helgeland by the mid-1960s.
- Seaplane routes resumed in 1947 using the Junkers Ju 52.
- Brønnøysund Airport, Brønnøy handled 130,349 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Brønnøysund Airport, Brønnøy (BNN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,904 miles (17,549 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Widerøe is the only airline operating scheduled flights out of Brønnøysund, serving it with their Bombardier Dash 8 aircraft.
- Airport security was introduced on 1 January 2005.
- Brønnøysund Airport, Brønnøy (BNN) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Brønnøysund Airport, Brønnøy", another name for BNN is "Brønnøysund lufthavn, Brønnøy".
- The closest airport to Brønnøysund Airport, Brønnøy (BNN) is Sandnessjøen Airport, Stokka (SSJ), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) NNE of BNN.
Facts about Edward G. Pitka Sr. Airport (GAL):
- Because of Edward G. Pitka Sr. Airport's relatively low elevation of 153 feet, planes can take off or land at Edward G. Pitka Sr. 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.
- As Galena Air Force Base, it was used by the USAF during the Cold War as an interceptor base for aircraft patrolling the western areas of Alaska.
- In addition to being known as "Edward G. Pitka Sr. Airport", another name for GAL is "(former Galena Air Force Base)".
- Edward G. Pitka Sr. Airport (GAL) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Edward G. Pitka Sr. Airport (GAL) is George Airport (GRJ), which is located 10,313 miles (16,598 kilometers) away in George, South Africa.
- The airport also sports a ski-jump takeoff ramp at one end and provisions for arresting gear at the other, a leftover from the Cold War years as Galena Air Force Base, as tactical aircraft required more landing and takeoff space than was available on the runway.
- The closest airport to Edward G. Pitka Sr. Airport (GAL) is Koyukuk Airport (KYU), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) WNW of GAL.