Nonstop flight route between Hobart, Tasmania, Australia and Gloppen, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Hobart International Airport (HBA), Hobart, Tasmania, Australia and Sandane Airport, Anda (SDN), Gloppen, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,395 miles (or 16,729 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 Hobart International Airport and Sandane Airport, Anda, 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 Hobart International Airport and Sandane Airport, Anda. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Hobart International Airport (HBA):

• The furthest airport from Hobart International Airport (HBA) is Corvo Airport (CVU), which is nearly antipodal to Hobart International Airport (meaning Hobart International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Corvo Airport), and is located 12,207 miles (19,645 kilometers) away in Corvo Island, Azores, Portugal.
• The airport maintains a conjoined international and domestic terminal.
• Throughout 2013, no public drinking water fountains have been operational at the airport terminal.
• Hobart International Airport handled 1,855,849 passengers last year.
• Hobart International Airport (HBA) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Hobart International Airport (HBA) is Launceston Airport (LST), which is located 91 miles (146 kilometers) N of HBA.
• The current domestic terminal was opened in 1976, and has been expanded several times since then.
• Previous airlines to fly from the airport include Ansett Australia, Compass Airlines, Tasair, Trans Australia Airlines and Air New Zealand.
• Hobart International Airport was established in 1956, after a review found the nearby Cambridge Aerodrome was unsuitable for Hobart's future air transport needs.
• Because of Hobart International Airport's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at Hobart 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.
• In December 2005, prominent Hobart developer Ali Sultan proposed a four star, 60-room hotel/motel for the airport.

Facts about Sandane Airport, Anda (SDN):

• The upgrades in 2010 also provided safety zones at the runway and improved approach instrumentation.
• Because of Sandane Airport, Anda's relatively low elevation of 196 feet, planes can take off or land at Sandane Airport, Anda 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 Sandane Airport, Anda (SDN) is Ørsta–Volda Airport, Hovden (HOV), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) N of SDN.
• Sandane Airport, Anda (SDN) currently has only 1 runway.
• The only airline at the airport is Widerøe who operates regional Dash 8 aircraft on public service obligation contract with the Norwegian Government.
• The furthest airport from Sandane Airport, Anda (SDN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,187 miles (18,004 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Sandane Airport, Anda handled 36,491 passengers last year.