Nonstop flight route between Gaborone, Botswana and Bergen, Norway:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Sir Seretse Khama International Airport (GBE), Gaborone, Botswana and Bergen-Flesland International Airport (BGO), Bergen, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,978 miles (or 9,621 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 Sir Seretse Khama International Airport and Bergen-Flesland International 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 Sir Seretse Khama International Airport and Bergen-Flesland International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Sir Seretse Khama International Airport (GBE):

• The government of Botswana has started a $61 million expansion plan to further develop the airport to accommodate increased traffic and larger planes.
• The furthest airport from Sir Seretse Khama International Airport (GBE) is Hana Airport (HNM), which is nearly antipodal to Sir Seretse Khama International Airport (meaning Sir Seretse Khama International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Hana Airport), and is located 12,149 miles (19,552 kilometers) away in Hana, Hawaii, United States.
• The closest airport to Sir Seretse Khama International Airport (GBE) is Lobatse Airport (LOQ), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) SSW of GBE.
• Botswana Defence Force Air Wing VIP Flight Wing is based at the airport.
• Sir Seretse Khama International Airport (GBE) currently has only 1 runway.
• Old interior of Khama Airport

Facts about Bergen-Flesland International Airport (BGO):

• The furthest airport from Bergen-Flesland International Airport (BGO) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,296 miles (18,179 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The closest airport to Bergen-Flesland International Airport (BGO) is Stord Airport, Sørstokken (SRP), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) S of BGO.
• After the German occupation of Norway, the Wehrmacht started looking for a location for an airstrip.
• With the delivery of DC-8-aircraft, SAS started a direct service to New York.
• Engineering reports were made of both Herdla and Flesland in 1950 and 1951.
• Because of Bergen-Flesland International Airport's relatively low elevation of 166 feet, planes can take off or land at Bergen-Flesland International 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.
• All passengers traveling on international flight must pass through the duty-free shop in order to get to their flight.
• In addition to being known as "Bergen-Flesland International Airport", another name for BGO is "Bergen lufthavn, Flesland".
• Wanderlust announced Flesland as Europe's best and the world's sixth-best international airport in 2009.
• Planning of an airport with an airstrip took place during the 1930s.
• Bergen Airport, Flesland is an international airport located at Flesland in Bergen, a city and municipality in Hordaland county, Norway.
• With the ending of the Cold War following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the military activity at Flesland diminished.
• Bergen-Flesland International Airport handled 6,213,960 passengers last year.
• Bergen-Flesland International Airport (BGO) currently has only 1 runway.