Nonstop flight route between Hagerstown, Maryland, United States and Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Hagerstown Regional Airport (HGR), Hagerstown, Maryland, United States and Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR), Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,587 miles (or 5,773 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 Hagerstown Regional Airport and Svalbard Airport, Longyear, 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 Hagerstown Regional Airport and Svalbard Airport, Longyear. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HGR / KHGR |
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Location: | Hagerstown, Maryland, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°42'30"N by 77°43'35"W |
Area Served: | Hagerstown, Maryland |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 703 feet (214 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from HGR |
More Information: | HGR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LYR / ENSB |
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Location: | Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway |
GPS Coordinates: | 78°14'45"N by 15°27'56"E |
Area Served: | Svalbard, Norway |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 94 feet (29 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LYR |
More Information: | LYR Maps & Info |
Facts about Hagerstown Regional Airport (HGR):
- Because of Hagerstown Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 703 feet, planes can take off or land at Hagerstown 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.
- Hagerstown Regional Airport (HGR) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Hagerstown Regional Airport (HGR) is Eastern WV Regional Airport (MRB), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) SSW of HGR.
- In July and August 2011 the airport had service from Direct Air operated by Dynamic Airways to Lakeland, Florida and Myrtle Beach.
- Allegiant Air flew from HGR to Orlando Sanford International Airport with two departures on Friday and two arrivals on Monday.
- The furthest airport from Hagerstown Regional Airport (HGR) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,624 miles (18,707 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Hagerstown Regional Airport", another name for HGR is "Richard A. Henson Field".
Facts about Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR):
- Because of Svalbard Airport, Longyear's relatively low elevation of 94 feet, planes can take off or land at Svalbard Airport, Longyear 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 first night landing was made on 8 December 1965.
- Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) currently has only 1 runway.
- Svalbard Airport, Longyear handled 126,350 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) is Honningsvåg Airport, Valan (HVG), which is located 534 miles (859 kilometers) SSE of LYR.
- Construction started in 1973.
- The furthest airport from Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,170 miles (16,367 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
- In addition to being known as "Svalbard Airport, Longyear", another name for LYR is "Svalbard lufthavn, Longyear".
- There are 200 free outdoor parking spaces at the airport.