Nonstop flight route between Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan and Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Manas International Airport (FRU), Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan and Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR), Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,890 miles (or 4,652 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 Manas International Airport and Svalbard Airport, Longyear, 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 Manas International Airport and Svalbard Airport, Longyear. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FRU / UAFM | 
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| Location: | Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 43°3'40"N by 74°28'39"E | 
| Area Served: | Bishkek | 
| Airport Type: | Joint (Civil and Military) | 
| Elevation: | 2090 feet (637 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from FRU | 
| More Information: | FRU Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LYR / ENSB | 
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| Location: | Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 78°14'45"N by 15°27'56"E | 
| Area Served: | Svalbard, Norway | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 94 feet (29 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from LYR | 
| More Information: | LYR Maps & Info | 
Facts about Manas International Airport (FRU):
- Manas International Airport (FRU) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The airport terminal underwent renovation and redesign in 2007.
 - When Kyrgyzstan gained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, the airport began a slow but steady decline as its infrastructure remained neglected for almost ten years and a sizable aircraft boneyard developed.
 - In addition to being known as "Manas International Airport", other names for FRU include "Манас эл аралык аэропорту", "FRU (БИШ)" and "UCFM".
 - In 2012, the airport handled 1,056,000 passengers.
 - The closest airport to Manas International Airport (FRU) is Almaty International Airport (ALA), which is located 131 miles (211 kilometers) E of FRU.
 - The furthest airport from Manas International Airport (FRU) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,317 miles (18,213 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
 
Facts about Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR):
- In 2011, the airport had 126,350 passengers.Scandinavian Airlines operates daily flights to Tromsø and Oslo in mainland Norway.
 - Both Braathens SAFE and SAS applied for the concession to fly from the mainland to Norway.
 - Because of Svalbard Airport, Longyear's relatively low elevation of 94 feet, planes can take off or land at Svalbard Airport, Longyear 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.
 - Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) currently has only 1 runway.
 - In addition to being known as "Svalbard Airport, Longyear", another name for LYR is "Svalbard lufthavn, Longyear".
 - The furthest airport from Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,170 miles (16,367 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
 - Lufttransport has a base at Svalbard Airport with two 19-seat Dornier Do 228-202K aircraft and 15 employees.
 - The closest airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) is Honningsvåg Airport, Valan (HVG), which is located 534 miles (859 kilometers) SSE of LYR.
 - Svalbard Airport, Longyear handled 126,350 passengers last year.
 
