Nonstop flight route between Hasvik, Norway and Rochester, Minnesota, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Hasvik Airport (HAA), Hasvik, Norway and Rochester International Airport (RST), Rochester, Minnesota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,897 miles (or 6,272 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 Rochester 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 Rochester International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Hasvik Airport (HAA):

• 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.
• Planning started in 1972 for an airport to serve air taxi and air ambulance services.
• The closest airport to Hasvik Airport (HAA) is Hammerfest Airport (HFT), which is located 38 miles (60 kilometers) ENE of HAA.
• The airport is served by Widerøe, who operates flights based on a public service obligation contract with the Ministry of Transport and Communications.
• Hasvik Airport handled 7,995 passengers last year.
• The first aircraft in Hasvik was an emergency landing carried out en route to Svalbard in the early 1970s.
• Norving operated at the airport until 1990, when the route was taken over by Widerøe, who initially used the de Havilland Canada Twin Otter.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Hasvik Airport", another name for HAA is "Hasvik lufthavn".

Facts about Rochester International Airport (RST):

• The furthest airport from Rochester International Airport (RST) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,811 miles (17,399 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Rochester International Airport (RST) is Austin Municipal Airport (AUM), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) SW of RST.
• On June 17, 2010, a small aircraft crashed a half-mile north of the runway, killing all three passengers.
• Rochester International Airport is a nonhub primary airport located seven miles southwest of the central business district of Rochester, a city in Olmsted County, Minnesota, United States.
• Rochester International Airport (RST) has 2 runways.
• In 1960, Rochester International Airport opened at its current location 8 miles south of downtown Rochester.