Nonstop flight route between Huron, South Dakota, United States and Andenes, Norway:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Huron Regional Airport (HON), Huron, South Dakota, United States and Andøya Airport, Andenes (ANX), Andenes, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,913 miles (or 6,297 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 Huron Regional Airport and Andøya Airport, Andenes, 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 Huron Regional Airport and Andøya Airport, Andenes. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HON / KHON |
| Airport Name: | Huron Regional Airport |
| Location: | Huron, South Dakota, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 44°23'7"N by 98°13'42"W |
| Area Served: | Huron, South Dakota |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Huron |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1289 feet (393 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HON |
| More Information: | HON Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ANX / ENAN |
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| Location: | Andenes, Norway |
| GPS Coordinates: | 69°17'33"N by 16°8'39"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Avinor |
| Airport Type: | Joint (public and military) |
| Elevation: | 43 feet (13 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ANX |
| More Information: | ANX Maps & Info |
Facts about Huron Regional Airport (HON):
- Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 2,365 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 2,170 in 2009 and 2,016 in 2010.
- Huron Regional Airport is a city owned, public airport in Huron, in Beadle County, South Dakota.
- Huron Regional Airport (HON) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Huron Regional Airport (HON) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,527 miles (16,942 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Huron Regional Airport (HON) is Mitchell Municipal Airport (MHE), which is located 43 miles (70 kilometers) SSE of HON.
Facts about Andøya Airport, Andenes (ANX):
- The closest airport to Andøya Airport, Andenes (ANX) is Stokmarknes Airport, Skagen (SKN), which is located 56 miles (91 kilometers) SSW of ANX.
- Andøya Airport, Andenes handled 48,254 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Andøya Airport, Andenes (ANX) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,620 miles (17,092 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of Andøya Airport, Andenes's relatively low elevation of 43 feet, planes can take off or land at Andøya Airport, Andenes 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.
- In addition to being known as "Andøya Airport, Andenes", another name for ANX is "Andøya lufthavn, Andenes".
- From 1 April 2003 Norwegian Air Shuttle took over the route from Andenes to Bodø and Tromsø.
- Parliament decided in 1982 that Andenes would be the base for operating helicopters offshore to oil installations off Troms.
- Construction of the air station started in 1952 to host the 333 Squadron.
- Andøya Airport, Andenes (ANX) currently has only 1 runway.
