Nonstop flight route between Governor's Harbour, Eleuthera, Bahamas and Kirkenes, Finnmark, Norway:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Governor's Harbour Airport (GHB), Governor's Harbour, Eleuthera, Bahamas and Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen (KKN), Kirkenes, Finnmark, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,958 miles (or 7,978 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 Governor's Harbour Airport and Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen, 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 Governor's Harbour Airport and Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Governor's Harbour Airport (GHB):

• Governor's Harbour Airport (GHB) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Governor's Harbour Airport's relatively low elevation of 26 feet, planes can take off or land at Governor's Harbour 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 Governor's Harbour Airport (GHB) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,818 miles (19,019 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Governor's Harbour Airport (GHB) is North Eleuthera Airport (ELH), which is located 26 miles (41 kilometers) WNW of GHB.

Facts about Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen (KKN):

• Instead, in 1940 the German occupation of Norway terminated all civilian aviation until 1945.
• Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen handled 297,149 passengers last year.
• Varangfly merged with two other airlines in 1970 to create the Kirkenes-based Norving.
• Busy Bee was contracted by the Norwegian Armed Forces to fly military charters in June 1968.
• SAS Commuter was established in 1988 and started operations in Northern Norway in May 1990.
• In addition to being known as "Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen", another name for KKN is "Kirkenes lufthavn, Høybuktmoen".
• The closest airport to Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen (KKN) is Vadsø Airport (VDS), which is located 24 miles (38 kilometers) N of KKN.
• Because of Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen's relatively low elevation of 282 feet, planes can take off or land at Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen 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 Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen (KKN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,424 miles (16,775 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The route had doubled its patronage since its introduction by 1953—the last year it was operated by DNL.
• Three airlines serve the airport with scheduled flights.
• The runway was extended eastwards by 290 meters in the late 1990s.
• Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen (KKN) currently has only 1 runway.