Nonstop flight route between Caviahue, Neuquén, Argentina and Skien, Telemark, Norway:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Caviahue Airport (CVH), Caviahue, Neuquén, Argentina and Skien Airport, Geiteryggen (SKE), Skien, Telemark, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,114 miles (or 13,058 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 Caviahue Airport and Skien Airport, Geiteryggen, 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 Caviahue Airport and Skien Airport, Geiteryggen. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Caviahue Airport (CVH):

• In addition to being known as "Caviahue Airport", other names for CVH include "Caviahue Airport (Caviahue)", "Aeródromo Caviahue" and "SAHE".
• Because of Caviahue Airport's high elevation of 5,446 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at CVH. Combined with a high temperature, this could make CVH a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• The furthest airport from Caviahue Airport (CVH) is Yan'an Airport (ENY), which is nearly antipodal to Caviahue Airport (meaning Caviahue Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Yan'an Airport), and is located 12,347 miles (19,871 kilometers) away in Yan'an, Shaanxi, China.
• The closest airport to Caviahue Airport (CVH) is Chos Malal Airport (HOS), which is located 51 miles (83 kilometers) ENE of CVH.
• Caviahue Airport (CVH) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Skien Airport, Geiteryggen (SKE):

• The furthest airport from Skien Airport, Geiteryggen (SKE) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,344 miles (18,257 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Skien Airport, Geiteryggen handled 46,995 passengers last year.
• The airport has a catchment area covering Grenland and surrounding parts of southern Telemark and eastern parts of Aust-Agder, with a total population of 140,000.
• The closest airport to Skien Airport, Geiteryggen (SKE) is Sandefjord Airport, Torp (TRF), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) E of SKE.
• Because of Skien Airport, Geiteryggen's relatively low elevation of 463 feet, planes can take off or land at Skien Airport, Geiteryggen 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.
• Norving's concession was granted in January 1976 and was the first time a formal taxi route concession was granted in Norway.
• In early 1976, Norving launched plans for a taxi route between Stavanger Airport, Sola and Skien.
• The runway and original facilities at Geiteryggen were built by the aviation club and cost 30,000 Norwegian krone.
• In addition to being known as "Skien Airport, Geiteryggen", another name for SKE is "Skien lufthavn, Geiteryggen".
• Teddy Air was established in 1989 and began services from Skien to Fornebu the following year, initially using a Britten-Norman Islander.
• At the same time, the municipal council was considering the future of the airport.