Nonstop flight route between Fargo, North Dakota, United States and Oslo, Norway:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Hector International Airport (FAR), Fargo, North Dakota, United States and Oslo Airport, Fornebu ( Closed ) (FBU), Oslo, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,011 miles (or 6,455 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 Hector International 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 Hector International 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: | FAR / KFAR |
Airport Name: | Hector International Airport |
Location: | Fargo, North Dakota, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 46°55'14"N by 96°48'56"W |
Area Served: | Fargo, North Dakota and Moorhead, Minnesota |
Operator/Owner: | City of Fargo |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 902 feet (275 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from FAR |
More Information: | FAR 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 Hector International Airport (FAR):
- Hector International Airport (FAR) has 3 runways.
- Because of Hector International Airport's relatively low elevation of 902 feet, planes can take off or land at Hector 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 Hector International Airport (FAR) is Detroit Lakes Airport (DTL), which is located 44 miles (72 kilometers) E of FAR.
- The furthest airport from Hector International Airport (FAR) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,552 miles (16,981 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Oslo Airport, Fornebu ( Closed ) (FBU):
- 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 1947, Icelandair started flights to Reykjavík and the same year British European Airways transferred its London route from Gardermoen to Fornebu.
- In addition to being known as "Oslo Airport, Fornebu ( Closed )", another name for FBU is "Oslo lufthavn, Fornebu".
- International services were provided by 21 airlines to 28 destinations.
- The closest airport to Oslo Airport, Fornebu ( Closed ) (FBU) is Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) NE of FBU.
- Following Norway joining the European Economic Area, the airline industry was deregulated, allowing any airline from any EEA member country to make domestic or international flights to Norway.
- Oslo Airport, Fornebu ( Closed ) (FBU) has 2 runways.
- Braathens SAFE's first domestic service was via Tønsberg Airport, Jarlsberg to Stavanger, and later a route to Trondheim.
- Since Fornebu is located on a peninsula, all transport to the airport needed to go via Lysaker.
- 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 ) handled 10,072,054 passengers last year.
- Oslo Airport, Fornebu was the main airport serving Oslo and Eastern Norway from 1 June 1939 to 7 October 1998.
- Prior to 1 April 1994, all air transport in Norway was restricted to airlines that had received concession from the ministry.
- In May 1945, as German forces were ousted from Norway, the airport was taken over by the Allies and the Royal Norwegian Air Force.