Nonstop flight route between Haugesund / Karmøy, Norway and Altus, Oklahoma, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Haugesund Airport, Karmøy (HAU), Haugesund / Karmøy, Norway and Altus Air Force Base (LTS), Altus, Oklahoma, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,656 miles (or 7,494 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 Haugesund Airport, Karmøy and Altus Air Force Base, 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 Haugesund Airport, Karmøy and Altus Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Haugesund Airport, Karmøy (HAU):

• The closest airport to Haugesund Airport, Karmøy (HAU) is Stord Airport, Sørstokken (SRP), which is located 31 miles (50 kilometers) N of HAU.
• Haugesund Airport, Karmøy handled 701,326 passengers last year.
• One short-term parking lot and three long-term parking lots are located to the north and east of the terminal.
• The runway was extended by 400 meters in November 2003 from 1600 to 2000 meters.
• Haugesund Airport, Karmøy (HAU) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Haugesund Airport, Karmøy (HAU) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,361 miles (18,284 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The airport resides at an elevation of 27 meters above mean sea level.
• In addition to being known as "Haugesund Airport, Karmøy", another name for HAU is "Haugesund lufthavn, Karmøy".
• Because of Haugesund Airport, Karmøy's relatively low elevation of 87 feet, planes can take off or land at Haugesund Airport, Karmøy 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.

Facts about Altus Air Force Base (LTS):

• In August 2002, the mission of the wing grew when the Air Force moved the basic loadmaster course from Sheppard AFB, Texas to Altus.
• In August 1966, the 4th Mobile Communications Group transferred from Hunter AFB, Georgia to Altus.
• The closest airport to Altus Air Force Base (LTS) is Altus/Quartz Mountain Regional Airport (AXS), which is located only 5 miles (7 kilometers) WNW of LTS.
• The furthest airport from Altus Air Force Base (LTS) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,958 miles (17,635 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• The base would only sit idle for a few years.
• Altus AFB, through its host 97 AMW, provides quality training to produce the finest combat-ready aircrew members for the United States Air Force.
• In addition to being known as "Altus Air Force Base", another name for LTS is "Altus AFB".
• The 577th Strategic Missile Squadron operated twelve missile sites, of one missile at each site.
• The post Cold War environment would bring many changes to Altus AFB.