Nonstop flight route between Franklin, Virginia, United States and Ullensaker (near Oslo), Norway:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Franklin Municipal Airport (FKN), Franklin, Virginia, United States and Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL), Ullensaker (near Oslo), Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,995 miles (or 6,429 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 Franklin Municipal Airport and Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, 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 Franklin Municipal Airport and Oslo Airport, Gardermoen. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FKN / KFKN |
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Location: | Franklin, Virginia, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°41'53"N by 76°54'14"W |
Area Served: | Franklin, Virginia |
Operator/Owner: | City of Franklin |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 41 feet (12 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FKN |
More Information: | FKN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | OSL / ENGM |
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Location: | Ullensaker (near Oslo), Norway |
GPS Coordinates: | 60°12'10"N by 11°5'2"E |
Area Served: | Oslo, Norway |
Operator/Owner: | Oslo Lufthavn AS (part of Avinor) |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 681 feet (208 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from OSL |
More Information: | OSL Maps & Info |
Facts about Franklin Municipal Airport (FKN):
- In addition to being known as "Franklin Municipal Airport", another name for FKN is "John Beverly Rose Field".
- Because of Franklin Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 41 feet, planes can take off or land at Franklin Municipal 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 Franklin Municipal Airport (FKN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,734 miles (18,884 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Franklin Municipal Airport (FKN) is Naval Station Norfolk (NGU), which is located 37 miles (59 kilometers) ENE of FKN.
- Franklin Municipal Airport (FKN) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL):
- Oslo Airport, Gardermoen handled 22,956,540 passengers last year.
- Since Hurum could no longer be used, the government again recommended Gardermoen as the location.
- The closest airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL) is Oslo Airport, Fornebu ( Closed ) (FBU), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) SW of OSL.
- Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,261 miles (18,123 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of Oslo Airport, Gardermoen's relatively low elevation of 681 feet, planes can take off or land at Oslo Airport, Gardermoen 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 has two parallel runways, aligned 01/19.
- The airport location was first used by the Norwegian Army from 1740, with the first military airport facilities being built during the 1940s.
- At Gardermoen there was both an air station and about 270 house owners that had their real estate expropriated following parliament's decision.
- In addition to being known as "Oslo Airport, Gardermoen", another name for OSL is "Oslo lufthavn".
- The passenger terminal covers 148,000 square metres and is 819 metres long.