Nonstop flight route between Florø, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway and Carlsbad, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Florø Airport (FRO), Florø, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway and McClellan–Palomar Airport (CLD), Carlsbad, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,146 miles (or 8,281 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 Florø Airport and McClellan–Palomar 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 Florø Airport and McClellan–Palomar Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Florø Airport (FRO):

• Flights with seaplanes commenced already in the 1930s.
• Florø Airport (FRO) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Florø Airport (FRO) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,222 miles (18,059 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
• Because of Florø Airport's relatively low elevation of 37 feet, planes can take off or land at Florø 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.
• Florø Airport handled 187 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Florø Airport (FRO) is Førde Airport, Bringeland (FDE), which is located 28 miles (44 kilometers) ESE of FRO.
• The scheduled passenger service to Florø was provided by Widerøe from its 1971 opening until 2000 when Coast Air won the Public Service Obligation and took over.

Facts about McClellan–Palomar Airport (CLD):

• In addition to being known as "McClellan–Palomar Airport", another name for CLD is "CRQ".
• Because of McClellan–Palomar Airport's relatively low elevation of 331 feet, planes can take off or land at McClellan–Palomar 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.
• McClellan–Palomar Airport (CLD) currently has only 1 runway.
• The airport is planned to be the main hub for California Pacific Airlines, which intends to begin flights on six routes from the airport.
• The closest airport to McClellan–Palomar Airport (CLD) is Bob Maxwell Field (Oceanside Municipal Airport) (OCN), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) NNW of CLD.
• The airport is named for Gerald McClellan, an aviator and civic leader in San Diego's North County area.
• The furthest airport from McClellan–Palomar Airport (CLD) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,512 miles (18,527 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.