Nonstop flight route between Oslo, Norway and Medan, Indonesia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Oslo Airport, Fornebu ( Closed ) (FBU), Oslo, Norway and Polonia International Airport (MES), Medan, Indonesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,938 miles (or 9,557 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 Polonia 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 Oslo Airport, Fornebu ( Closed ) and Polonia International 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):

• The closest airport to Oslo Airport, Fornebu ( Closed ) (FBU) is Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) NE of FBU.
• In 1960, Finnair started flying to Helsinki, although direct flights were not introduced until 1971.
• At the time, Fornebu was a mostly unpopulated area.
• Oslo Airport, Fornebu ( Closed ) handled 10,072,054 passengers last year.
• In 1953, work started with expanding the north–south runway to 1,800 metres and building a new east–west runway which also was to become 1,800 metres.
• 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.
• As part of the invasion of Norway by Nazi Germany on 9 April 1940, German Luftwaffe-aircraft landed at Fornebu.
• 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.
• In 1996, the airport had 170,823 aircraft movement and 10,072,054 passengers, making it the busiest airport in the country.
• Oslo Airport, Fornebu ( Closed ) (FBU) has 2 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Oslo Airport, Fornebu ( Closed )", another name for FBU is "Oslo lufthavn, Fornebu".

Facts about Polonia International Airport (MES):

• The furthest airport from Polonia International Airport (MES) is Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport (TBP), which is nearly antipodal to Polonia International Airport (meaning Polonia International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport), and is located 12,371 miles (19,910 kilometers) away in Tumbes, Peru.
• The closest airport to Polonia International Airport (MES) is Kualanamu International Airport (KNO), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) ENE of MES.
• After the ferry flights were completed, all of the airport activity officially shifted to Kuala Namu International Airport.
• After this first landing, the Assistant Resident of Eastern Sumatra C.S.
• In addition to being known as "Polonia International Airport", other names for MES include "Bandar Udara Internasional Polonia" and "WIMK".
• Polonia International Airport is an airport located in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, about 2 km from the downtown.
• Because of Polonia International Airport's relatively low elevation of 114 feet, planes can take off or land at Polonia 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 airport's name is taken from the plantation area owned by a Pole, Baron Michalski in which it is situated.