Nonstop flight route between Farsund, Norway and Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Farsund Airport, Lista (FAN), Farsund, Norway and King Shaka International (DUR), Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,224 miles (or 10,017 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 Farsund Airport, Lista and King Shaka International, 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 Farsund Airport, Lista and King Shaka International. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FAN / ENLI |
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Location: | Farsund, Norway |
GPS Coordinates: | 58°6'1"N by 6°37'30"E |
Area Served: | Farsund |
Operator/Owner: | Lista Flypark AS |
Airport Type: | Joint |
Elevation: | 29 feet (9 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from FAN |
More Information: | FAN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DUR / FALE |
Airport Name: | King Shaka International |
Location: | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°37'0"S by 31°6'29"E |
Area Served: | Durban, South Africa |
Operator/Owner: | Dube Tradeport Company |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 295 feet (90 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from DUR |
More Information: | DUR Maps & Info |
Facts about Farsund Airport, Lista (FAN):
- Farsund Airport, Lista (FAN) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Farsund Airport, Lista (FAN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,441 miles (18,412 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Farsund Airport, Lista", another name for FAN is "Farsund lufthavn, Lista".
- Because of Farsund Airport, Lista's relatively low elevation of 29 feet, planes can take off or land at Farsund Airport, Lista 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 Farsund Airport, Lista (FAN) is Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS), which is located 54 miles (86 kilometers) E of FAN.
Facts about King Shaka International (DUR):
- Although the larger airport was built to grow the area's international services, it is also a key airport for domestic services throughout South Africa, serving the "Golden Triangle" between Cape Town International Airport, OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, and KSIA itself with 7 airlines.
- King Shaka International (DUR) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from King Shaka International (DUR) is Hana Airport (HNM), which is located 11,682 miles (18,801 kilometers) away in Hana, Hawaii, United States.
- In 2013 Skytrax announced that King Shaka International Airport was the best airport in the world handling under 5 million passengers.
- The check-in concourse, located on the upper floor, contains 72 check-in counters and 18 self-service kiosks, as well as ticket offices for the various airlines operating out of the airport.
- On 8 December 2009, it was reported that "King Shaka International Airport" was indeed the most popular name for the new airport.
- The closest airport to King Shaka International (DUR) is Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) W of DUR.
- In response to the study, ACSA contracted De-Tect Inc.
- Because of King Shaka International's relatively low elevation of 295 feet, planes can take off or land at King Shaka International 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.
- On 27 January 2014 the worlds largest passenger aircraft, an Airbus A380-800 of British Airways landed at KSIA becoming the first A380 to do so.