Nonstop flight route between Haugesund / Karmøy, Norway and Vivigani, Goodenough Island, Papua New Guinea:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Haugesund Airport, Karmøy (HAU), Haugesund / Karmøy, Norway and Vivigani Airport (VIV), Vivigani, Goodenough Island, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,533 miles (or 13,732 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 Vivigani 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 Haugesund Airport, Karmøy and Vivigani Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HAU / ENHD |
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| Location: | Haugesund / Karmøy, Norway |
| GPS Coordinates: | 59°20'35"N by 5°12'45"E |
| Area Served: | Haugesund, Norway |
| Operator/Owner: | Avinor |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 87 feet (27 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HAU |
| More Information: | HAU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | VIV / |
| Airport Name: | Vivigani Airport |
| Location: | Vivigani, Goodenough Island, Papua New Guinea |
| GPS Coordinates: | 9°18'23"S by 150°19'11"E |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| View all routes: | Routes from VIV |
| More Information: | VIV Maps & Info |
Facts about Haugesund Airport, Karmøy (HAU):
- In addition to being known as "Haugesund Airport, Karmøy", another name for HAU is "Haugesund lufthavn, Karmøy".
- The runway was extended by 400 meters in November 2003 from 1600 to 2000 meters.
- 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.
- In 2013 the airport had 701,326 passengers.
- Haugesund Airport, Karmøy handled 701,326 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Haugesund Airport, Karmøy (HAU) is Stord Airport, Sørstokken (SRP), which is located 31 miles (50 kilometers) N of HAU.
- The airport opened in 1975.
- 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.
Facts about Vivigani Airport (VIV):
- The closest airport to Vivigani Airport (VIV) is Gurney Airport (GUR), which is located 69 miles (112 kilometers) S of VIV.
- The airfield was used by both the 5th Air Force and the RAAF.
- Vivigani Airfield was an airstrip at Vivigani on Goodenough Island, part of the D'Entrecasteaux Islands in Papua New Guinea.
- The furthest airport from Vivigani Airport (VIV) is São Filipe Airport (SFL), which is located 11,915 miles (19,176 kilometers) away in Fogo, Cape Verde.
