Nonstop flight route between Hammerfest, Finnmark, Norway and Avalon, California, United States:
Departure Airport:
(70°40'46"N by 23°40'6"E)
Arrival Airport:
(33°24'18"N by 118°24'56"W)
Distance from HFT to CIB:
5,005.32 miles (8,055.27 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Hammerfest Airport (HFT), Hammerfest, Finnmark, Norway and Catalina AirportBuffalo Springs Airport (CIB), Avalon, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,005 miles (or 8,055 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 Hammerfest Airport and Catalina AirportBuffalo Springs 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 Hammerfest Airport and Catalina AirportBuffalo Springs Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HFT / ENHF |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Hammerfest, Finnmark, Norway |
| GPS Coordinates: | 70°40'46"N by 23°40'6"E |
| Area Served: | Hammerfest |
| Operator/Owner: | Avinor |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 262 feet (80 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from HFT |
| More Information: | HFT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CIB / KAVX |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Avalon, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°24'18"N by 118°24'56"W |
| Area Served: | Avalon, Catalina Island, California |
| Operator/Owner: | Catalina Island Conservancy |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1602 feet (488 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CIB |
| More Information: | CIB Maps & Info |
Facts about Hammerfest Airport (HFT):
- The first plans for serving Hammerfest with an airline route was launched in a government plan from 1933.
- Avinor's proposal for National Transport Plan 2014–2023 discards building an airport at Grøtnes.
- Because of Hammerfest Airport's relatively low elevation of 262 feet, planes can take off or land at Hammerfest 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 "Hammerfest Airport", another name for HFT is "Hammerfest lufthavn".
- The closest airport to Hammerfest Airport (HFT) is Hasvik Airport (HAA), which is located 38 miles (60 kilometers) WSW of HFT.
- Widerøe introduced the de Havilland Canada Dash 7 on the route from Tromsø Airport to Hammerfest in 1983, the same year as Norving started flights from Hammerfest to Hasvik Airport.
- The furthest airport from Hammerfest Airport (HFT) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,456 miles (16,828 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The Widerøe Dash 8-103 aircraft LN-WIK underwent a hard landing on 1 May 2005.
- Hammerfest Airport handled 120,503 passengers last year.
Facts about Catalina AirportBuffalo Springs Airport (CIB):
- The closest airport to Catalina AirportBuffalo Springs Airport (CIB) is Zamperini FieldLomita Landing Strip (TOA), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) N of CIB.
- Catalina AirportBuffalo Springs Airport (CIB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Catalina AirportBuffalo Springs Airport (CIB) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,521 miles (18,541 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- In addition to being known as "Catalina AirportBuffalo Springs Airport", another name for CIB is "AVX".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 37.56 miles (60.45 km) WSW | Hasvik Airport (HAA) | Hasvik, Norway |     |
| 2 | 49.10 miles (79.02 km) S | Alta Airport (ALF) | Alta, Norway | |
| 3 | 52.07 miles (83.80 km) SE | Lakselv Airport, Banak (LKL) | Lakselv, Norway | |
| 4 | 57.22 miles (92.08 km) ENE | Honningsvåg Airport, Valan (HVG) | Nordkapp, Finnmark, Norway | |
| 5 | 88.38 miles (142.24 km) SW | Sørkjosen Airport (SOJ) | Sørkjosen, Norway | |
| 6 | 97.24 miles (156.49 km) ENE | Mehamn Airport (MEH) | Mehamn, Norway | |
| 7 | 122.74 miles (197.54 km) E | Berlevåg Airport (BVG) | Berlevåg, Norway | |
| 8 | 130.88 miles (210.64 km) WSW | Tromsø Airport, Langnes (TOS) | Tromsø, Norway | |
| 9 | 138.03 miles (222.14 km) E | Båtsfjord Airport (BJF) | Båtsfjord, Finnmark, Norway | |
| 10 | 149.42 miles (240.47 km) ESE | Vadsø Airport (VDS) | Vadsø, Finnmark, Norway | |
| 11 | 159.70 miles (257.01 km) ESE | Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen (KKN) | Kirkenes, Finnmark, Norway | |
| 12 | 160.08 miles (257.62 km) S | Enontekiö Airport (ENF) | Enontekiö, Finland | |
| 13 | 165.62 miles (266.54 km) SW | Bardufoss Airport (BDU) | Bardufoss, Norway | |
| 14 | 168.86 miles (271.75 km) SE | Ivalo Airport (IVL) | Ivalo, Finland | |
| 15 | 171.34 miles (275.75 km) E | Vardø Airport, Svartnes (VAW) | Vardø, Norway | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,456.39 miles (16,827.89 km) SSE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,419.30 miles (16,768.20 km) SE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 10,395.45 miles (16,729.81 km) SE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,392.22 miles (16,724.61 km) SE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,349.24 miles (16,655.45 km) SE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,334.71 miles (16,632.07 km) SE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,311.06 miles (16,594.00 km) SE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,308.53 miles (16,589.94 km) SE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,300.98 miles (16,577.78 km) SE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,292.32 miles (16,563.85 km) SE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,277.65 miles (16,540.24 km) SE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,273.92 miles (16,534.22 km) SE | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,263.91 miles (16,518.13 km) SE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,254.99 miles (16,503.77 km) SE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,233.24 miles (16,468.76 km) SE | Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 27.87 miles (44.85 km) N | Zamperini FieldLomita Landing Strip (TOA) | Torrance, California, United States | |
| 2 | 32.32 miles (52.01 km) NNE | Long Beach Airport (JLB) | Long Beach, California, United States | |
| 3 | 32.32 miles (52.01 km) NNE | Long Beach Airport (LGB) | Long Beach, California, United States | |
| 4 | 34.94 miles (56.24 km) NNE | Compton/Woodley Airport (CPM) | Compton, California, United States | |
| 5 | 36.07 miles (58.05 km) N | Hawthorne Municipal Airport (HHR) | Hawthorne, California, United States | |
| 6 | 36.66 miles (58.99 km) ENE | John Wayne Airport (SNA) | Santa Ana, California, United States | |
| 7 | 37.14 miles (59.77 km) N | Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) | Los Angeles, California, United States | |
| 8 | 40.87 miles (65.77 km) NE | Fullerton Municipal Airport (FUL) | Fullerton, California, United States | |
| 9 | 42.25 miles (68.00 km) N | Santa Monica Airport (SMO) | Santa Monica, California, United States | |
| 10 | 43.66 miles (70.26 km) ENE | MCAS El Toro (NZJ) | Santa Ana, California, United States | |
| 11 | 51.90 miles (83.53 km) NNE | San Gabriel Valley (El Monte) Airport (EMT) | El Monte, California, United States | |
| 12 | 55.07 miles (88.62 km) N | Bob Hope Airport (BUR) | Burbank, California, United States | |
| 13 | 55.76 miles (89.74 km) N | Van Nuys Airport (VNY) | Van Nuys, California, United States | |
| 14 | 59.03 miles (95.00 km) N | Whiteman Airport (WHP) | Los Angeles, California, United States | |
| 15 | 59.63 miles (95.97 km) NE | Chino Airport (CNO) | Chino, California, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,520.91 miles (18,541.06 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 2 | 11,508.90 miles (18,521.73 km) SSE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 11,495.60 miles (18,500.32 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 4 | 11,487.53 miles (18,487.34 km) S | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 5 | 11,383.90 miles (18,320.57 km) ESE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 11,268.40 miles (18,134.68 km) SE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 11,256.94 miles (18,116.24 km) ESE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 11,226.44 miles (18,067.16 km) SE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 11,138.26 miles (17,925.25 km) SE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 11,103.84 miles (17,869.86 km) SE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 11,095.68 miles (17,856.72 km) ESE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 11,093.48 miles (17,853.19 km) SE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 11,075.57 miles (17,824.36 km) ESE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 11,065.12 miles (17,807.54 km) ESE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 11,058.26 miles (17,796.50 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |