Nonstop flight route between Evenes, Norway and Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States:
Departure Airport:
(68°29'20"N by 16°40'41"E)
Arrival Airport:
(42°52'50"N by 85°31'22"W)
Distance from EVE to GRR:
3,787.00 miles (6,094.56 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes (EVE), Evenes, Norway and Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR), Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,787 miles (or 6,095 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 Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes and Gerald R. Ford International Airport, 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 Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes and Gerald R. Ford International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | EVE / ENEV |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Evenes, Norway |
| GPS Coordinates: | 68°29'20"N by 16°40'41"E |
| Area Served: | Harstad and Narvik, Norway |
| Operator/Owner: | Avinor |
| Airport Type: | Joint (public and military) |
| Elevation: | 85 feet (26 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from EVE |
| More Information: | EVE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GRR / KGRR |
| Airport Name: | Gerald R. Ford International Airport |
| Location: | Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 42°52'50"N by 85°31'22"W |
| Area Served: | Grand Rapids, Michigan |
| Operator/Owner: | Kent County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 794 feet (242 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GRR |
| More Information: | GRR Maps & Info |
Facts about Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes (EVE):
- Regular domestic scheduled services are provided by Norwegian Air Shuttle, Scandinavian Airlines and Widerøe.
- Seaplane services to Harstad and Narvik started in 1935.
- Avinor is planning building a new primary airport to serve Lofoten and possibly also Vesterålen.
- The Tjelsund Bridge was opened on 22 October 1967.
- The Harstad–Narvik area had been proposed as a potential location of Bardufoss Air Station when it had been planned during the late 1930s.
- The furthest airport from Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes (EVE) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,667 miles (17,167 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes handled 654,977 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes (EVE) is Narvik Airport, Framnes (NVK), which is located only 18 miles (30 kilometers) E of EVE.
- In addition to being known as "Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes", another name for EVE is "Harstad/Narvik lufthavn, Evenes".
- The airlines Braathens SAFE and Widerøe both launched an alternative proposal whereby the government instead should build a network of short take-off and landing airports.
- Because of Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes's relatively low elevation of 85 feet, planes can take off or land at Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes 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.
Facts about Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR):
- 81,221,489 pounds of air freight were handled in 2012, representing an increase of 0.6% over the previous year.
- On January 27, 1977 Kent County Airport was renamed Kent County International Airport with the opening of a U.S.
- The furthest airport from Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,165 miles (17,969 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Gerald R. Ford International Airport's relatively low elevation of 794 feet, planes can take off or land at Gerald R. Ford International 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 Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) is Park Township Airport (HLM), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) W of GRR.
- The first scheduled air service in the United States was between Grand Rapids and Detroit on a Ford-Stout monoplane named Miss Grand Rapids, which started July 26, 1926.
- In April 2012 Frontier Airlines ended flights from Grand Rapids to Milwaukee.
- Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) has 3 runways.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 18.37 miles (29.57 km) E | Narvik Airport, Framnes (NVK) | Narvik, Nordland, Norway |     |
| 2 | 42.25 miles (68.00 km) W | Stokmarknes Airport, Skagen (SKN) | Hadsel, Nordland, Norway | |
| 3 | 53.92 miles (86.77 km) WSW | Svolvær Airport, Helle (SVJ) | Svolvær, Norway | |
| 4 | 57.09 miles (91.88 km) NNW | Andøya Airport, Andenes (ANX) | Andenes, Norway | |
| 5 | 60.86 miles (97.94 km) NE | Bardufoss Airport (BDU) | Bardufoss, Norway | |
| 6 | 81.70 miles (131.48 km) WSW | Leknes Airport (LKN) | Leknes, Norway | |
| 7 | 99.18 miles (159.62 km) NNE | Tromsø Airport, Langnes (TOS) | Tromsø, Norway | |
| 8 | 103.54 miles (166.63 km) SW | Bodø Airport (BOO) | Bodø, Norway | |
| 9 | 104.70 miles (168.50 km) ESE | Kiruna Airport (KRN) | Kiruna, Sweden | |
| 10 | 117.10 miles (188.45 km) WSW | Værøy Heliport (VRY) | Værøy, Nordland, Norway | |
| 11 | 135.68 miles (218.35 km) WSW | Røst Airport (RET) | Røst, Nordland, Norway | |
| 12 | 138.29 miles (222.55 km) NE | Sørkjosen Airport (SOJ) | Sørkjosen, Norway | |
| 13 | 142.82 miles (229.84 km) SE | Gällivare Airport (GEV) | Gällivare, Sweden | |
| 14 | 159.76 miles (257.10 km) SSW | Mo i Rana Airport, Røssvoll (MQN) | Mo i Rana, Norway | |
| 15 | 171.59 miles (276.15 km) E | Enontekiö Airport (ENF) | Enontekiö, Finland | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,667.15 miles (17,167.07 km) SSE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,645.16 miles (17,131.69 km) SE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 10,621.69 miles (17,093.91 km) SE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,618.22 miles (17,088.33 km) SE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,575.31 miles (17,019.27 km) SE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,560.96 miles (16,996.18 km) SE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,537.28 miles (16,958.07 km) SE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,534.48 miles (16,953.57 km) SE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,527.23 miles (16,941.89 km) SE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,518.02 miles (16,927.06 km) SE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,502.93 miles (16,902.78 km) SE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,500.05 miles (16,898.16 km) SE | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,490.06 miles (16,882.08 km) SE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,481.13 miles (16,867.70 km) SE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,459.36 miles (16,832.67 km) SE | Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 32.91 miles (52.96 km) W | Park Township Airport (HLM) | Holland, Michigan, United States | |
| 2 | 41.10 miles (66.15 km) WNW | Muskegon County Airport (MKG) | Muskegon, Michigan, United States | |
| 3 | 42.05 miles (67.67 km) SSE | W. K. Kellogg Airport (BTL) | Battle Creek, Michigan, United States | |
| 4 | 44.65 miles (71.85 km) S | Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport (AZO) | Kalamazoo/Battle Creek, Michigan, United States | |
| 5 | 47.98 miles (77.22 km) E | Capital Region International Airport (LAN) | Lansing, Michigan, United States | |
| 6 | 51.99 miles (83.67 km) NE | Gratiot Community Airport (AMN) | Alma, Michigan, United States | |
| 7 | 58.16 miles (93.60 km) N | Roben-Hood Airport (WBR) | Big Rapids, Michigan, United States | |
| 8 | 64.67 miles (104.07 km) NE | Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport (MOP) | Mount Pleasant, Michigan, United States | |
| 9 | 68.98 miles (111.01 km) SE | Jackson County Airport (JXN) | Jackson, Michigan, United States | |
| 10 | 69.41 miles (111.71 km) SW | Southwest Michigan Regional Airport (BEH) | Benton Harbor, Michigan, United States | |
| 11 | 70.42 miles (113.33 km) N | Nartron Field (RCT) | Reed City, Michigan, United States | |
| 12 | 80.33 miles (129.28 km) SSW | Jerry Tyler Memorial Airport (NLE) | Niles, Michigan, United States | |
| 13 | 83.92 miles (135.05 km) SSW | Elkhart Municipal Airport (EKI) | Elkhart, Indiana, United States | |
| 14 | 85.50 miles (137.60 km) ENE | MBS International Airport (MBS) | Midland/Bay City/Saginaw, Michigan, United States | |
| 15 | 86.94 miles (139.91 km) NNW | Mason County Airport (LDM) | Ludington, Michigan, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,165.30 miles (17,968.77 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,141.54 miles (17,930.52 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,129.20 miles (17,910.67 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,116.13 miles (17,889.63 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,073.67 miles (17,821.31 km) WSW | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,064.64 miles (17,806.77 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,053.03 miles (17,788.09 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,042.31 miles (17,770.83 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,035.28 miles (17,759.52 km) WSW | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,008.73 miles (17,716.78 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,950.27 miles (17,622.70 km) SW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,914.20 miles (17,564.66 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,912.41 miles (17,561.78 km) SW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,900.16 miles (17,542.07 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,843.36 miles (17,450.65 km) SW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |