Nonstop flight route between Oslo, Norway and Ballera, Queensland, Australia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Oslo Airport, Fornebu ( Closed ) (FBU), Oslo, Norway and Ballera Airport (BBL), Ballera, Queensland, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,241 miles (or 14,873 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 Oslo Airport, Fornebu ( Closed ) and Ballera 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 Oslo Airport, Fornebu ( Closed ) and Ballera Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Oslo Airport, Fornebu ( Closed ) (FBU):

• Prior to 1 April 1994, all air transport in Norway was restricted to airlines that had received concession from the ministry.
• Oslo Airport, Fornebu ( Closed ) (FBU) has 2 runways.
• 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.
• The first aircraft to land at Fornebu was a Junkers Ju 52, operated by Lufthansa, in September 1938.
• 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.
• 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.
• The closest airport to Oslo Airport, Fornebu ( Closed ) (FBU) is Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) NE of FBU.
• At the time, Fornebu was a mostly unpopulated area.
• In addition to being known as "Oslo Airport, Fornebu ( Closed )", another name for FBU is "Oslo lufthavn, Fornebu".
• Oslo Airport, Fornebu ( Closed ) handled 10,072,054 passengers last year.

Facts about Ballera Airport (BBL):

• Ballera Airport (BBL) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Ballera Airport (BBL) is Arrabury Airport (AAB), which is located 68 miles (110 kilometers) NW of BBL.
• The furthest airport from Ballera Airport (BBL) is Flores Airport (FLW), which is located 11,511 miles (18,525 kilometers) away in Flores Island, Azores, Portugal.
• Because of Ballera Airport's relatively low elevation of 385 feet, planes can take off or land at Ballera 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.