Nonstop flight route between Melville Hall (near Roseau), Dominica and Oslo, Norway:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Melville Hall Airport (DOM), Melville Hall (near Roseau), Dominica and Oslo Airport, Fornebu ( Closed ) (FBU), Oslo, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,667 miles (or 7,511 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 Melville Hall Airport and Oslo Airport, Fornebu ( Closed ), 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 Melville Hall Airport and Oslo Airport, Fornebu ( Closed ). You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DOM / TDPD |
| Airport Name: | Melville Hall Airport |
| Location: | Melville Hall (near Roseau), Dominica |
| GPS Coordinates: | 15°32'48"N by 61°17'59"W |
| Area Served: | Roseau |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Dominica |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 73 feet (22 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DOM |
| More Information: | DOM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FBU / ENFB |
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| Location: | Oslo, Norway |
| GPS Coordinates: | 59°52'58"N by 10°37'1"E |
| Area Served: | Oslo, Norway |
| Operator/Owner: | Norwegian Civil Airport Administration |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 56 feet (17 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from FBU |
| More Information: | FBU Maps & Info |
Facts about Melville Hall Airport (DOM):
- Because of Melville Hall Airport's relatively low elevation of 73 feet, planes can take off or land at Melville Hall 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.
- Melville Hall Airport is an airport located on the northeast coast of Dominica, 2 mi northwest of Marigot, it is about one hour away from the second largest city Portsmouth.
- Melville Hall Airport (DOM) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Melville Hall Airport (DOM) is Broome International Airport (BME), which is nearly antipodal to Melville Hall Airport (meaning Melville Hall Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Broome International Airport), and is located 12,150 miles (19,554 kilometers) away in Broome, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Melville Hall Airport (DOM) is Canefield Airport (DCF), which is located only 16 miles (25 kilometers) SSW of DOM.
- The first ever night landing using the Instrument Flight Rules was conducted on 9 August 2010 by the Caribbean airline Winair.
Facts about Oslo Airport, Fornebu ( Closed ) (FBU):
- The furthest airport from Oslo Airport, Fornebu ( Closed ) (FBU) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,288 miles (18,165 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Oslo Airport, Fornebu ( Closed ) (FBU) has 2 runways.
- Because of Oslo Airport, Fornebu ( Closed )'s relatively low elevation of 56 feet, planes can take off or land at Oslo Airport, Fornebu ( Closed ) 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.
- In addition to being known as "Oslo Airport, Fornebu ( Closed )", another name for FBU is "Oslo lufthavn, Fornebu".
- Oslo Airport, Fornebu ( Closed ) handled 10,072,054 passengers last year.
- In 1947, Icelandair started flights to Reykjavík and the same year British European Airways transferred its London route from Gardermoen to Fornebu.
- In 1952, SAS started flights to Bodø Airport and in 1955 to Bergen Airport, Flesland.
- The closest airport to Oslo Airport, Fornebu ( Closed ) (FBU) is Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) NE of FBU.
- In 1989, about 5,500 people worked at Fornebu.
- At the time, Fornebu was a mostly unpopulated area.
