Nonstop flight route between Bettles, Alaska, United States and Leknes, Norway:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Bettles Airport (BTT), Bettles, Alaska, United States and Leknes Airport (LKN), Leknes, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,077 miles (or 4,952 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 Bettles Airport and Leknes 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 Bettles Airport and Leknes Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Bettles Airport (BTT):

• The closest airport to Bettles Airport (BTT) is Prospect Creek Airport (PPC), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) ESE of BTT.
• Because of Bettles Airport's relatively low elevation of 647 feet, planes can take off or land at Bettles 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.
• Bettles Airport (BTT) has 3 runways.
• Bettles Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located in Bettles, a city in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area of the U.S.
• The furthest airport from Bettles Airport (BTT) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,159 miles (16,349 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.

Facts about Leknes Airport (LKN):

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• The furthest airport from Leknes Airport (LKN) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 10,718 miles (17,249 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
• The closest airport to Leknes Airport (LKN) is Svolvær Airport, Helle (SVJ), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) ENE of LKN.
• Leknes Airport is a regional airport serving the town of Leknes and the surrounding areas in the Lofoten archipelago in Nordland county, Norway.
• Leknes Airport (LKN) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Leknes Airport's relatively low elevation of 81 feet, planes can take off or land at Leknes 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 airport is served by Widerøe with Dash 8 aircraft connecting the community to Bodø and other communities in Nordland.
• Avinor is planning building a new primary airport to serve Lofoten and possibly also Vesterålen.
• Leknes Airport handled 96,593 passengers last year.
• The airport is located approximately 1 kilometre from the town center.
• In addition to being known as "Leknes Airport", another name for LKN is "Leknes lufthavn".