Nonstop flight route between Galcaio, Somalia and Sørkjosen, Norway:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Abdullahi Yusuf International Airport (GLK), Galcaio, Somalia and Sørkjosen Airport (SOJ), Sørkjosen, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,512 miles (or 7,261 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 Abdullahi Yusuf International Airport and Sørkjosen 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 Abdullahi Yusuf International Airport and Sørkjosen Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GLK / HCMR |
Airport Name: | Abdullahi Yusuf International Airport |
Location: | Galcaio, Somalia |
GPS Coordinates: | 6°46'50"N by 47°27'15"E |
Area Served: | Galkayo, Somalia |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Puntland |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 975 feet (297 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from GLK |
More Information: | GLK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SOJ / ENSR |
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Location: | Sørkjosen, Norway |
GPS Coordinates: | 69°47'12"N by 20°57'34"E |
Operator/Owner: | Avinor |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 16 feet (5 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from SOJ |
More Information: | SOJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Abdullahi Yusuf International Airport (GLK):
- Because of Abdullahi Yusuf International Airport's relatively low elevation of 975 feet, planes can take off or land at Abdullahi Yusuf 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.
- The closest airport to Abdullahi Yusuf International Airport (GLK) is Obbia Airport (CMO), which is located 123 miles (198 kilometers) SE of GLK.
- Abdullahi Yusuf International Airport (GLK) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Abdullahi Yusuf International Airport (GLK) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,949 miles (19,230 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
Facts about Sørkjosen Airport (SOJ):
- The furthest airport from Sørkjosen Airport (SOJ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,541 miles (16,965 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Sørkjosen Airport handled 16,993 passengers last year.
- Sørkjosen was launched as part of a national network of regional short take-off and landing airport which was proposed in the mid-1960s.
- Because of Sørkjosen Airport's relatively low elevation of 16 feet, planes can take off or land at Sørkjosen 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.
- Berlevåg Airport is served by Widerøe with Dash 8-100 aircraft connecting the community with Tromsø and airports in Finnmark.
- The closest airport to Sørkjosen Airport (SOJ) is Tromsø Airport, Langnes (TOS), which is located 49 miles (80 kilometers) W of SOJ.
- In addition to being known as "Sørkjosen Airport", another name for SOJ is "Sørkjosen lufthavn".