Nonstop flight route between Evenes, Norway and Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States:
Departure Airport:
(68°29'20"N by 16°40'41"E)
Arrival Airport:
(34°44'43"N by 87°36'37"W)
Distance from EVE to MSL:
4,344.53 miles (6,991.83 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes (EVE), Evenes, Norway and Northwest Alabama Regional Airport (MSL), Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,345 miles (or 6,992 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 Northwest Alabama Regional 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 Northwest Alabama Regional 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: | MSL / KMSL |
| Airport Name: | Northwest Alabama Regional Airport |
| Location: | Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°44'43"N by 87°36'37"W |
| Area Served: | Muscle Shoals, Alabama |
| Operator/Owner: | Colbert & Lauderdale Counties |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 551 feet (168 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MSL |
| More Information: | MSL Maps & Info |
Facts about Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes (EVE):
- Kato Air terminated operations in 2008, following the grounding of its aircraft after the Civil Aviation Authority of Norway closed its maintenance division.
- The air force started looking at Evenes as a potential air station after the airport opened.
- 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.
- The air force has started upgrading Evenes Air Station to be used first for the F-16 Fighting Falcon from 2016 and the F-35 from 2019.
- 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.
- Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes handled 654,977 passengers last year.
- A government committee which had received a mandate to consider future airports, concluded with a report on 16 December 1964.
- 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.
- Evenes is located 45 kilometers by road from Harstad, 79 kilometers from Narvik, 121 kilometers from Sortland, 149 kilometers from Stokmarknes, 160 kilometers from Svolvær and 230 kilometers to Leknes.
- Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes is an international airport located in Evenes, Norway, serving the towns of Harstad and Narvik.
- In addition to being known as "Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes", another name for EVE is "Harstad/Narvik lufthavn, Evenes".
Facts about Northwest Alabama Regional Airport (MSL):
- Pilot training at the airfield apparently ended on May 30, 1944, with the drawdown of AAFTC's pilot training program.
- Because of Northwest Alabama Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 551 feet, planes can take off or land at Northwest Alabama Regional 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 Northwest Alabama Regional Airport (MSL) is Pryor Field Regional Airport (DCU), which is located 38 miles (62 kilometers) E of MSL.
- Historically, Muscle Shoals was served by Southern Airways which operated Douglas DC-9-10 and DC-9-30 jetliners on nonstop and direct flights to Atlanta.
- The furthest airport from Northwest Alabama Regional Airport (MSL) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,143 miles (17,932 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Northwest Alabama Regional Airport is a public-use airport in Colbert County, Alabama, United States.
- Northwest Alabama Regional Airport (MSL) has 2 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 | 38.30 miles (61.63 km) E | Pryor Field Regional Airport (DCU) | Decatur, Alabama, United States | |
| 2 | 48.04 miles (77.31 km) E | Huntsville International Airport (HSV) | Huntsville / Decatur, Alabama, United States | |
| 3 | 48.69 miles (78.35 km) SSW | Marion County - Rankin Fite Airport (HAB) | Hamilton, Alabama, United States | |
| 4 | 52.77 miles (84.92 km) E | Redstone Army Airfield (AAF) (HUA) | Redstone Arsenal (near Huntsville), Alabama, United States | |
| 5 | 57.54 miles (92.61 km) WNW | Roscoe Turner Airport (CRX) | Corinth, Mississippi, United States | |
| 6 | 60.98 miles (98.14 km) NNE | Maury County Airport (MRC) | Columbia/Mount Pleasant, Tennessee, United States | |
| 7 | 63.15 miles (101.63 km) ENE | Fayetteville Municipal Airport (FYM) | Fayetteville, Tennessee, United States | |
| 8 | 73.81 miles (118.78 km) WSW | Tupelo Regional Airport (TUP) | Tupelo, Mississippi, United States | |
| 9 | 76.02 miles (122.34 km) N | Centerville Municipal Airport (GHM) | Centerville, Tennessee, United States | |
| 10 | 86.70 miles (139.52 km) NE | Shelbyville Municipal Airport (SYI) | Shelbyville, Tennessee, United States | |
| 11 | 88.71 miles (142.77 km) ENE | Tullahoma Regional Airport (THA) | Tullahoma, Tennessee, United States | |
| 12 | 89.78 miles (144.49 km) SSW | Columbus Air Force Base (CBM) | Columbus, Mississippi, United States | |
| 13 | 94.44 miles (151.99 km) NW | McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport (MKL) | Jackson, Tennessee, United States | |
| 14 | 95.23 miles (153.26 km) SSE | Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM) | Birmingham, Alabama, United States | |
| 15 | 98.80 miles (159.01 km) SSW | Columbus-Lowndes County Airport (UBS) | Columbus, Mississippi, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,142.65 miles (17,932.31 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,122.93 miles (17,900.57 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,103.49 miles (17,869.29 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,090.79 miles (17,848.85 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,087.23 miles (17,843.13 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,084.36 miles (17,838.50 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,072.96 miles (17,820.15 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,066.34 miles (17,809.50 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,065.40 miles (17,807.98 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,059.28 miles (17,798.14 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,036.88 miles (17,762.10 km) WSW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,012.40 miles (17,722.70 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,003.51 miles (17,708.39 km) W | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,999.24 miles (17,701.51 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,995.36 miles (17,695.27 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |