Nonstop flight route between Hasvik, Norway and Ketchikan, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Hasvik Airport (HAA), Hasvik, Norway and Ketchikan International Airport (KTN), Ketchikan, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,646 miles (or 5,868 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 Hasvik Airport and Ketchikan 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 Hasvik Airport and Ketchikan International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HAA / ENHK |
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Location: | Hasvik, Norway |
GPS Coordinates: | 70°29'12"N by 22°8'22"E |
Operator/Owner: | Avinor |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 23 feet (7 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from HAA |
More Information: | HAA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KTN / PAKT |
Airport Name: | Ketchikan International Airport |
Location: | Ketchikan, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 55°21'15"N by 131°42'39"W |
Area Served: | Ketchikan, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF – Southeastern Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 89 feet (27 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from KTN |
More Information: | KTN Maps & Info |
Facts about Hasvik Airport (HAA):
- Because of Hasvik Airport's relatively low elevation of 23 feet, planes can take off or land at Hasvik 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 Hasvik Airport (HAA) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,486 miles (16,875 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Hasvik Airport handled 7,995 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Hasvik Airport", another name for HAA is "Hasvik lufthavn".
- Planning started in 1972 for an airport to serve air taxi and air ambulance services.
- The initial airport consisted of a 421-meter gravel runway and a spartan terminal consisting of no more than a shack.
- The closest airport to Hasvik Airport (HAA) is Hammerfest Airport (HFT), which is located 38 miles (60 kilometers) ENE of HAA.
- Norving operated at the airport until 1990, when the route was taken over by Widerøe, who initially used the de Havilland Canada Twin Otter.
- The airport is served by Widerøe, who operates flights based on a public service obligation contract with the Ministry of Transport and Communications.
Facts about Ketchikan International Airport (KTN):
- The furthest airport from Ketchikan International Airport (KTN) is Port Alfred Airport (AFD), which is located 10,613 miles (17,081 kilometers) away in Port Alfred, South Africa.
- As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 108,837 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 96,996 enplanements in 2009, and 100,138 in 2010.
- Ketchikan International Airport (KTN) has 2 runways.
- Because of Ketchikan International Airport's relatively low elevation of 89 feet, planes can take off or land at Ketchikan 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 Ketchikan International Airport (KTN) is Ketchikan Harbor Seaplane Base (WFB), which is located only 2 miles (3 kilometers) ESE of KTN.
- Because the international airport is on a sparsely populated island separated from Ketchikan, a ferry connects the airport to the city.