Nonstop flight route between Concordia, Kansas, United States and Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Blosser Municipal Airport (CNK), Concordia, Kansas, United States and Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR), Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,857 miles (or 6,207 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 Blosser Municipal Airport and Svalbard Airport, Longyear, 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 Blosser Municipal Airport and Svalbard Airport, Longyear. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CNK / KCNK |
| Airport Name: | Blosser Municipal Airport |
| Location: | Concordia, Kansas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°32'57"N by 97°39'7"W |
| Area Served: | Concordia, Kansas |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Concordia |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1486 feet (453 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CNK |
| More Information: | CNK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LYR / ENSB |
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| Location: | Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway |
| GPS Coordinates: | 78°14'45"N by 15°27'56"E |
| Area Served: | Svalbard, Norway |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 94 feet (29 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LYR |
| More Information: | LYR Maps & Info |
Facts about Blosser Municipal Airport (CNK):
- The closest airport to Blosser Municipal Airport (CNK) is Salina Regional Airport (SLN), which is located 52 miles (84 kilometers) S of CNK.
- The airport's roots are in 1930, when Charlie Blosser laid the first dirt airstrip on his farm.
- The furthest airport from Blosser Municipal Airport (CNK) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,664 miles (17,163 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Video panorama of airport from ground level
- Blosser Municipal Airport (CNK) has 3 runways.
- Blosser Municipal Airport is two miles south of Concordia, in Cloud County, Kansas.
Facts about Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR):
- The furthest airport from Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,170 miles (16,367 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
- The Svalbard Treaty specifies that no military installations are permitted on the archipelago.
- The first air strip on Svalbard was constructed in Adventdalen, near Longyearbyen, by the Luftwaffe during World War II.
- Because of Svalbard Airport, Longyear's relatively low elevation of 94 feet, planes can take off or land at Svalbard Airport, Longyear 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.
- There are 200 free outdoor parking spaces at the airport.
- Svalbard Airport, Longyear handled 126,350 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) is Honningsvåg Airport, Valan (HVG), which is located 534 miles (859 kilometers) SSE of LYR.
- In addition to being known as "Svalbard Airport, Longyear", another name for LYR is "Svalbard lufthavn, Longyear".
- Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) currently has only 1 runway.
