Nonstop flight route between Hamar, Norway and Rapid City, South Dakota, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Hamar Airport, Stafsberg (HMR), Hamar, Norway and Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA), Rapid City, South Dakota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,304 miles (or 6,926 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 Hamar Airport, Stafsberg and Ellsworth Air Force Base, 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 Hamar Airport, Stafsberg and Ellsworth Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Hamar Airport, Stafsberg (HMR):

• The furthest airport from Hamar Airport, Stafsberg (HMR) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,221 miles (18,059 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Because of Hamar Airport, Stafsberg's relatively low elevation of 713 feet, planes can take off or land at Hamar Airport, Stafsberg 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 Hamar Airport, Stafsberg (HMR) is Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL), which is located 43 miles (68 kilometers) S of HMR.
• Flytransport was established at the airport in 1964 and operated taxi flights and an aviation school, specializing in helicopter training.
• During the early 1980s the government was considering building an regional short take-off and landing airport in the Mjøsa area.
• In addition to being known as "Hamar Airport, Stafsberg", another name for HMR is "Hamar flyplass, Stafsberg".
• The municipality took initiative to cover the costs to upgrade Stafsberg to allow scheduled services in 1985.

Facts about Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA):

• The Titan I's life span was short in western South Dakota.
• Air Defense Command activated the 740th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron at Rapid City AFB on 1 February 1953 under the ADC 31st Air Division.
• The closest airport to Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA) is Rapid City Regional Airport (RAP), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) S of RCA.
• Ellsworth AFB was established in 1941 as Rapid City Army Air Base.
• In addition to being known as "Ellsworth Air Force Base", another name for RCA is "Ellsworth AFB".
• The base experienced one of its worst peacetime tragedies in March 1953 when an RB-36 and its entire crew of 23 crashed in Newfoundland while returning from a routine exercise in Europe.
• The furthest airport from Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,579 miles (17,026 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• When operations resumed in 1947 the base was a new United States Air Force asset.