Nonstop flight route between Topeka, Kansas, United States and Ullensaker (near Oslo), Norway:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Forbes Field (FOE), Topeka, Kansas, United States and Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL), Ullensaker (near Oslo), Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,884 miles (or 6,251 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 Forbes Field 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 Forbes Field and Oslo Airport, Gardermoen. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Forbes Field (FOE):

• In 1925, the right field grandstand was extended into the corner and into fair territory, reducing the foul line distance from 376 feet to 300 feet.
• In addition to being known as "Forbes Field", another name for FOE is ""The House of Thrills""The Old Lady of Schenley Park""The Orchard of Oakland" [1]".
• On June 29, 1909, the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Chicago Cubs by a score of 8–1 at Exposition Park.
• The furthest airport from Forbes Field (FOE) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,496 miles (18,501 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• On October 2, 1920, Forbes Field hosted the last triple-header in MLB history.
• With such a large outfield space, triples and inside-the-park home runs were common.
• Though Forbes Field was praised upon its opening, it began to show its age after 60 years of use.
• The closest airport to Forbes Field (FOE) is Allegheny County Airport (AGC), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) SSE of FOE.

Facts about Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL):

• The choice of Gardermoen has spurred controversy, also after the matter was settled in parliament.
• Construction of the new main airport started on 13 August 1994.
• Oslo Airport, Gardermoen handled 22,956,540 passengers last year.
• The Norwegian–Danish army started using Gardermoen as a camp in 1740, although it was called Fredericksfeldt until 1788.
• In addition to being known as "Oslo Airport, Gardermoen", another name for OSL is "Oslo lufthavn".
• The closest airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL) is Oslo Airport, Fornebu ( Closed ) (FBU), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) SW of OSL.
• 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.
• At Gardermoen there was both an air station and about 270 house owners that had their real estate expropriated following parliament's decision.
• Since Hurum could no longer be used, the government again recommended Gardermoen as the location.
• The Royal Norwegian Air Force has an air base at Gardermoen, located at the north side of the passenger terminal at Oslo Airport.
• Parliament decided to build a high-speed airport rail link from Oslo to Gardermoen.
• 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.
• About half the airport operator's income is from retail revenue.