Nonstop flight route between Tucson, Arizona, United States and Sogndal, Norway:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Davis–Monthan Air Force Base (DMA), Tucson, Arizona, United States and Sogndal Airport, Haukåsen (SOG), Sogndal, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,118 miles (or 8,236 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 Davis–Monthan Air Force Base and Sogndal Airport, Haukåsen, 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 Davis–Monthan Air Force Base and Sogndal Airport, Haukåsen. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Davis–Monthan Air Force Base (DMA):

• The closest airport to Davis–Monthan Air Force Base (DMA) is Tucson International Airport (TUS), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) SW of DMA.
• The base provides additional active duty support to the 162d Fighter Wing of the Arizona Air National Guard, located at nearby Tucson International Airport, which flies the F-16C and F-16D Fighting Falcon.
• Training at the airfield came to a halt on 14 August 1945, when the Japanese surrendered.
• In 1984, as a result of the first series of Strategic Arms Reduction Treaties START I between the United States and the Soviet Union, SAC began to decommission its Titan II missile system.
• The furthest airport from Davis–Monthan Air Force Base (DMA) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,508 miles (18,521 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• In April 1953 the Air Defense Command's 15th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron was activated with F-86A Sabres.
• Other military activities and federal agencies using the base include Navy Operational Support Center Tucson, a detachment of the Naval Air Systems Command, the Federal Aviation Administration, the U.S.

Facts about Sogndal Airport, Haukåsen (SOG):

• Sogndal Airport, Haukåsen handled 64,637 passengers last year.
• Sogndal Airport, Haukåsen (SOG) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Sogndal Airport, Haukåsen (SOG) is Førde Airport, Bringeland (FDE), which is located 49 miles (78 kilometers) WNW of SOG.
• In addition to being known as "Sogndal Airport, Haukåsen", another name for SOG is "Sogndal lufthavn, Haukåsen".
• The furthest airport from Sogndal Airport, Haukåsen (SOG) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,229 miles (18,072 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.