Nonstop flight route between Hamar, Norway and Courtenay, British Columbia, Canada:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Hamar Airport, Stafsberg (HMR), Hamar, Norway and Courtenay Airpark (YCA), Courtenay, British Columbia, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,421 miles (or 7,115 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 Courtenay Airpark, 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 Courtenay Airpark. 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):

• 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 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.
• The airport was built as a joint project between Hamar Municipality and the Royal Norwegian Air Force.
• Construction commenced immediately and took less than four months.
• The closest airport to Hamar Airport, Stafsberg (HMR) is Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL), which is located 43 miles (68 kilometers) S of HMR.
• The municipality took initiative to cover the costs to upgrade Stafsberg to allow scheduled services in 1985.
• In addition to being known as "Hamar Airport, Stafsberg", another name for HMR is "Hamar flyplass, Stafsberg".

Facts about Courtenay Airpark (YCA):

• Because of Courtenay Airpark's relatively low elevation of 9 feet, planes can take off or land at Courtenay Airpark 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 Courtenay Airpark (YCA) is CFB Comox (YQQ), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) ENE of YCA.
• The furthest airport from Courtenay Airpark (YCA) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,680 miles (17,188 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• Courtenay Airpark (YCA) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Courtenay Airpark", another name for YCA is "CAH3".