Nonstop flight route between Easton, Washington, United States and Kirkenes, Finnmark, Norway:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Easton State Airport (ESW), Easton, Washington, United States and Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen (KKN), Kirkenes, Finnmark, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,223 miles (or 6,796 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 Easton State Airport and Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen, 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 Easton State Airport and Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Easton State Airport (ESW):

• Easton State Airport (ESW) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Easton State Airport (ESW) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,770 miles (17,332 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• It was constructed in the 1930s by the federal government as an emergency field for DC-3s crossing the Cascades through Snoqualmie Pass.
• The closest airport to Easton State Airport (ESW) is Bowers Field (ELN), which is located 34 miles (55 kilometers) ESE of ESW.
• For the 12-month period ending May 31, 2007, the airport had 300 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 25 per month.

Facts about Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen (KKN):

• The project was estimated to cost 267 million Norwegian krone.
• The closest airport to Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen (KKN) is Vadsø Airport (VDS), which is located 24 miles (38 kilometers) N of KKN.
• Finnair terminated their services to Kirkenes in 1975.
• Instead, in 1940 the German occupation of Norway terminated all civilian aviation until 1945.
• Because of Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen's relatively low elevation of 282 feet, planes can take off or land at Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen 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 "Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen", another name for KKN is "Kirkenes lufthavn, Høybuktmoen".
• Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen handled 297,149 passengers last year.
• Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen (KKN) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen (KKN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,424 miles (16,775 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The runway was extended eastwards by 290 meters in the late 1990s.