Nonstop flight route between Columbia, South Carolina, United States and Sandefjord / Stokke, Norway:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Jim Hamilton - L.B. Owens Airport (CUB), Columbia, South Carolina, United States and Sandefjord Airport, Torp (TRF), Sandefjord / Stokke, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,279 miles (or 6,886 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 Jim Hamilton - L.B. Owens Airport and Sandefjord Airport, Torp, 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 Jim Hamilton - L.B. Owens Airport and Sandefjord Airport, Torp. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Jim Hamilton - L.B. Owens Airport (CUB):

• Jim Hamilton - L.B. Owens Airport (CUB) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Jim Hamilton - L.B. Owens Airport's relatively low elevation of 194 feet, planes can take off or land at Jim Hamilton - L.B. Owens 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 Jim Hamilton - L.B. Owens Airport (CUB) is Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) WSW of CUB.
• The furthest airport from Jim Hamilton - L.B. Owens Airport (CUB) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,515 miles (18,532 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Eastern Air Transport began passenger and airmail service to Owens Field in 1932.
• Jim Hamilton – L.B.

Facts about Sandefjord Airport, Torp (TRF):

• Following World War II and Norway's membership in NATO, it became strategically important to build several new air stations in the country.
• The closest airport to Sandefjord Airport, Torp (TRF) is Moss Airport, Rygge (RYG), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) NE of TRF.
• The private placement in 1987 allowed sufficient financing of a new terminal building.
• Sandefjord Airport, Torp handled 1,345,732 passengers last year.
• Sandefjord Airport, Torp (TRF) currently has only 1 runway.
• Closer investigations of Jarlsberg showed that the airport was not suitable for expansion.
• In addition to being known as "Sandefjord Airport, Torp", another name for TRF is "Sandefjord lufthavn, Torp".
• In February 1953, the government expropriated the necessary land, 4.0 square kilometres, of which 3.5 square kilometres was forest and 0.25 square kilometres was fields and 0.25 square kilometres was pasture.
• The furthest airport from Sandefjord Airport, Torp (TRF) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,337 miles (18,245 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Widerøe is the only airline to have an operative base at Torp.
• Because of Sandefjord Airport, Torp's relatively low elevation of 285 feet, planes can take off or land at Sandefjord Airport, Torp 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.