Nonstop flight route between Florø, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway and Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Florø Airport (FRO), Florø, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway and Grande Prairie Airport (YQU), Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,815 miles (or 6,140 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 Grande Prairie 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 Grande Prairie Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FRO / ENFL |
Airport Name: | Florø Airport |
Location: | Florø, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway |
GPS Coordinates: | 61°35'0"N by 5°1'28"E |
Area Served: | Florø |
Operator/Owner: | Avinor |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 37 feet (11 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FRO |
More Information: | FRO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YQU / CYQU |
Airport Name: | Grande Prairie Airport |
Location: | Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 55°10'47"N by 118°53'4"W |
Operator/Owner: | Grande Prairie Airport Commission |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2195 feet (669 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from YQU |
More Information: | YQU Maps & Info |
Facts about Florø Airport (FRO):
- The closest airport to Florø Airport (FRO) is Førde Airport, Bringeland (FDE), which is located 28 miles (44 kilometers) ESE of FRO.
- Florø Airport handled 187 passengers last year.
- Flights with seaplanes commenced already in the 1930s.
- 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.
- 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.
- Florø Airport (FRO) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Grande Prairie Airport (YQU):
- The furthest airport from Grande Prairie Airport (YQU) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,233 miles (16,469 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Grande Prairie Airport (YQU) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Grande Prairie Airport (YQU) is Dawson Creek Airport (YDQ), which is located 64 miles (103 kilometers) NW of YQU.