Nonstop flight route between Hammerfest, Finnmark, Norway and Kununurra, Western Australia, Australia:
Departure Airport:
(70°40'46"N by 23°40'6"E)
Arrival Airport:
(15°46'41"S by 128°42'27"E)
Distance from HFT to KNX:
7,588.44 miles (12,212.38 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Hammerfest Airport (HFT), Hammerfest, Finnmark, Norway and East Kimberley Regional Airport (KNX), Kununurra, Western Australia, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,588 miles (or 12,212 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 East Kimberley Regional 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 East Kimberley Regional 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: | KNX / YPKU |
| Airport Name: | East Kimberley Regional Airport |
| Location: | Kununurra, Western Australia, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 15°46'41"S by 128°42'27"E |
| Area Served: | Kununurra |
| Operator/Owner: | Shire of Wyndham East-Kimberley |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 145 feet (44 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KNX |
| More Information: | KNX Maps & Info |
Facts about Hammerfest Airport (HFT):
- 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.
- Hammerfest Airport handled 120,503 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Hammerfest Airport", another name for HFT is "Hammerfest lufthavn".
- 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 Widerøe Dash 8-103 aircraft LN-WIK underwent a hard landing on 1 May 2005.
- 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 closest airport to Hammerfest Airport (HFT) is Hasvik Airport (HAA), which is located 38 miles (60 kilometers) WSW of HFT.
Facts about East Kimberley Regional Airport (KNX):
- East Kimberley Regional Airport handled 86,955 passengers last year.
- In 2012, a major expansion of the airport was completed and opened to the public.
- Due to the long distances involved in traveling across the Kimberley region, several air-tours are offered by various charter airlines not based in Kununurra, hopping across the north-west of Australia.
- The furthest airport from East Kimberley Regional Airport (KNX) is Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI), which is located 11,857 miles (19,082 kilometers) away in Bridgetown, Barbados.
- East Kimberley Regional Airport (KNX) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of East Kimberley Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 145 feet, planes can take off or land at East Kimberley Regional 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.
- The closest airport to East Kimberley Regional Airport (KNX) is Argyle Downs Airport (AGY), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) S of KNX.
| 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 | 39.62 miles (63.76 km) S | Argyle Downs Airport (AGY) | Argyle Downs, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 61.73 miles (99.34 km) SSW | Argyle Airport (GYL) | Argyle, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 119.04 miles (191.58 km) NNE | Port Keats Airfield (PKT) | Wadeye, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 4 | 154.84 miles (249.19 km) SSW | Springvale Airport (ZVG) | Springvale, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 180.00 miles (289.68 km) SE | Kalkgurung Airport (KFG) | Daguragu / Kalkaringi, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 6 | 183.01 miles (294.52 km) SSW | Halls Creek Airport (HCQ) | Halls Creek, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 266.23 miles (428.45 km) SW | Fitzroy Crossing Airport (FIZ) | Fitzroy Crossing, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 274.09 miles (441.10 km) NNE | Darwin International Airport (DRW) | Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 9 | 305.26 miles (491.26 km) NNE | Bathurst Island Airport (BRT) | Bathurst Island, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 10 | 305.79 miles (492.11 km) S | Balgo Hill Airport (BQW) | Balgo Hill, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 307.67 miles (495.14 km) SSW | Lake Gregory Airport (LGE) | Lake Gregory, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 323.79 miles (521.09 km) NNE | Garden Point Airport (GPN) | Pirlangimpi, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 13 | 328.06 miles (527.96 km) NNE | Snake Bay Airport (SNB) | Milikapiti, Melville Island, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 14 | 351.83 miles (566.22 km) WSW | Derby Airport (DRB) | Derby, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 353.60 miles (569.07 km) NE | Jabiru Airport (JAB) | Jabiru, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,857.26 miles (19,082.37 km) ENE | Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI) | Bridgetown, Barbados | |
| 2 | 11,784.63 miles (18,965.48 km) E | Aimé Césaire Airport (FDF) | Le Lamentin / Fort de France, Martinique | |
| 3 | 11,777.88 miles (18,954.61 km) E | George F. L. Charles Airport (SLU) | Castries, Saint Lucia | |
| 4 | 11,776.18 miles (18,951.87 km) E | Hewanorra International Airport (UVF) | Vieux-Fort, Saint Lucia | |
| 5 | 11,770.89 miles (18,943.37 km) E | Melville Hall Airport (DOM) | Melville Hall (near Roseau), Dominica | |
| 6 | 11,763.92 miles (18,932.14 km) E | Canefield Airport (DCF) | Canefield, Dominica | |
| 7 | 11,756.45 miles (18,920.12 km) E | Pointe-à-Pitre Le Raizet Airport (PTP) | Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe | |
| 8 | 11,752.93 miles (18,914.47 km) E | Les Saintes Airport (LSS) | Terre-de-Haut Island, Les Saintes, Guadeloupe | |
| 9 | 11,748.84 miles (18,907.88 km) ENE | E.T. Joshua Airport (SVD) | Arno Vale (near Kingstown), Saint Vincent, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| 10 | 11,745.55 miles (18,902.58 km) ENE | Mustique Airport (MQS) | Mustique Island, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| 11 | 11,742.41 miles (18,897.53 km) ENE | J. F. Mitchell Airport (BQU) | Bequia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| 12 | 11,734.80 miles (18,885.28 km) E | V. C. Bird International Airport (ANU) | St. John's, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda | |
| 13 | 11,731.07 miles (18,879.27 km) ENE | Canouan Airport (CIW) | Canouan Island, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| 14 | 11,728.06 miles (18,874.44 km) ENE | Barbuda Codrington Airport (BBQ) | Codrington, Barbuda, Antigua and Barbuda | |
| 15 | 11,724.21 miles (18,868.23 km) ENE | Union Island Airport (UNI) | Union Island, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |