Nonstop flight route between Oslo, Norway and Arviat, Nunavut, Canada:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Oslo Airport, Fornebu ( Closed ) (FBU), Oslo, Norway and Arviat Airport (YEK), Arviat, Nunavut, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,172 miles (or 5,105 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 Arviat 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 Arviat 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 first aircraft to land at Fornebu was a Junkers Ju 52, operated by Lufthansa, in September 1938.
• In 1994, the domestic and international flights to the European Union were deregulated, and the number of international services increased and Fornebu received airlines such as Air Malta, Air Portugal, AirUK and LOT Polish Airlines.
• 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 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.
• The closest airport to Oslo Airport, Fornebu ( Closed ) (FBU) is Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) NE of FBU.
• 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".
• Oslo Airport, Fornebu ( Closed ) handled 10,072,054 passengers last year.
• International services were provided by 21 airlines to 28 destinations.
• Prior to 1 April 1994, all air transport in Norway was restricted to airlines that had received concession from the ministry.
• 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.
• During the late 1920s and early 1930s, the politicians became less satisfied with the solution.

Facts about Arviat Airport (YEK):

• Arviat Airport (YEK) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Arviat Airport's relatively low elevation of 34 feet, planes can take off or land at Arviat 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 furthest airport from Arviat Airport (YEK) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,158 miles (16,348 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Arviat Airport (YEK) is Whale Cove Airport (YXN), which is located 93 miles (149 kilometers) NNE of YEK.