Nonstop flight route between Hokitika, New Zealand and Oslo, Norway:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Hokitika Airport (HKK), Hokitika, New Zealand and Oslo Airport, Fornebu ( Closed ) (FBU), Oslo, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,991 miles (or 17,688 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 Hokitika Airport and Oslo Airport, Fornebu ( Closed ), 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 Hokitika Airport and Oslo Airport, Fornebu ( Closed ). You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Hokitika Airport (HKK):

• The furthest airport from Hokitika Airport (HKK) is Santiago de Compostela Airport (SCQ), which is nearly antipodal to Hokitika Airport (meaning Hokitika Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Santiago de Compostela Airport), and is located 12,404 miles (19,962 kilometers) away in Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
• The closest airport to Hokitika Airport (HKK) is Greymouth Airport (GMN), which is located 20 miles (33 kilometers) NNE of HKK.
• Because of Hokitika Airport's relatively low elevation of 146 feet, planes can take off or land at Hokitika 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.
• NAC inaugurated its Christchurch-Hokitika Friendship service on 20 December 1968.
• Hokitika Aerodrome is a small, uncontrolled aerodrome located 1 NM north east of Hokitika in the suburb of Seaview on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand.
• Hokitika originally had an aerodrome on the south side of town just over the Hokitika River.
• Hokitika Airport (HKK) has 2 runways.
• The main runway has a landing distance of 1,314 metres, but for take off is considered to have a distance of 1,374m.

Facts about Oslo Airport, Fornebu ( Closed ) (FBU):

• In 1960, Finnair started flying to Helsinki, although direct flights were not introduced until 1971.
• Oslo Airport, Fornebu ( Closed ) (FBU) has 2 runways.
• It was the Municipality of Oslo which built the airport, having bought the land from the Municipality of Bærum.
• Braathens SAFE's first domestic service was via Tønsberg Airport, Jarlsberg to Stavanger, and later a route to Trondheim.
• The furthest airport from Oslo Airport, Fornebu ( Closed ) (FBU) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,288 miles (18,165 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Prior to 1 April 1994, all air transport in Norway was restricted to airlines that had received concession from the ministry.
• Oslo Airport, Fornebu ( Closed ) handled 10,072,054 passengers last year.
• In addition to being known as "Oslo Airport, Fornebu ( Closed )", another name for FBU is "Oslo lufthavn, Fornebu".
• The closest airport to Oslo Airport, Fornebu ( Closed ) (FBU) is Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) NE of FBU.
• Following the political processes, the north–south runway was extended to 1,600 metres.
• At the north part of the airport, located where the former main terminal was until 1964, were the offices of the Air Force and Fred.
• In 1996, the airport had 170,823 aircraft movement and 10,072,054 passengers, making it the busiest airport in the country.
• Because of Oslo Airport, Fornebu ( Closed )'s relatively low elevation of 56 feet, planes can take off or land at Oslo Airport, Fornebu ( Closed ) 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.