Nonstop flight route between Horta, Azores, Portugal and Andenes, Norway:
Departure Airport:
(38°31'12"N by 28°42'59"W)
Arrival Airport:
(69°17'33"N by 16°8'39"E)
Distance from HOR to ANX:
2,685.15 miles (4,321.32 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Horta International Airport (HOR), Horta, Azores, Portugal and Andøya Airport, Andenes (ANX), Andenes, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,685 miles (or 4,321 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 Horta International 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 Horta International 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: | HOR / LPHR |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Horta, Azores, Portugal |
| GPS Coordinates: | 38°31'12"N by 28°42'59"W |
| Area Served: | Horta |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Portugal |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 118 feet (36 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HOR |
| More Information: | HOR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ANX / ENAN |
| Airport Names: |
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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 Horta International Airport (HOR):
- The closest airport to Horta International Airport (HOR) is Pico Airport (PIX), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) E of HOR.
- Horta International Airport (HOR) currently has only 1 runway.
- Horta International Airport handled 191,969 passengers last year.
- Following the 2001 renovation, the airport was designated an international airport.
- Because of Horta International Airport's relatively low elevation of 118 feet, planes can take off or land at Horta International 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.
- In addition to being known as "Horta International Airport", another name for HOR is "Aeroporto Internacional da Horta".
- Horta Airport is an airport located in the parish of Castelo Branco, 9.5 km northeast of the center of Horta, on Faial Island in the archipelago of the Azores.
- The furthest airport from Horta International Airport (HOR) is Merimbula Airport (MIM), which is nearly antipodal to Horta International Airport (meaning Horta International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Merimbula Airport), and is located 12,302 miles (19,799 kilometers) away in Merimbula, New South Wales, Australia.
Facts about Andøya Airport, Andenes (ANX):
- 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.
- Andøya Airport, Andenes handled 48,254 passengers last year.
- Andøya Airport, Andenes (ANX) currently has only 1 runway.
- It soon proved difficult to provide sufficient patronage to keep operations profitable.
- 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.
- All four people on board were killed when a private Cessna 172 crashed west of the airport just after take-off on 31 July 1988.
- The closest airport to Andøya Airport, Andenes (ANX) is Stokmarknes Airport, Skagen (SKN), which is located 56 miles (91 kilometers) SSW of ANX.
- In addition to being known as "Andøya Airport, Andenes", another name for ANX is "Andøya lufthavn, Andenes".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 15.05 miles (24.22 km) E | Pico Airport (PIX) | Pico Island, Azores, Portugal |     |
| 2 | 54.18 miles (87.20 km) NE | Graciosa Airport (GRW) | Graciosa Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 3 | 89.30 miles (143.72 km) ENE | Lajes Air Base (TER) | Lajes, Azores, Portugal | |
| 4 | 145.02 miles (233.39 km) WNW | Flores Airport (FLW) | Flores Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 5 | 151.10 miles (243.18 km) WNW | Corvo Airport (CVU) | Corvo Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 6 | 172.63 miles (277.82 km) ESE | João Paulo II Airport (PDL) | Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal | |
| 7 | 221.17 miles (355.94 km) ESE | Santa Maria Airport (SMA) | Santa Maria, Portugal | |
| 8 | 781.18 miles (1,257.18 km) ESE | Madeira Airport (FNC) | Funchal, Madeira, Portugal | |
| 9 | 787.73 miles (1,267.72 km) ESE | Porto Santo Airport (PXO) | Porto Santo, Madeira, Portugal | |
| 10 | 928.84 miles (1,494.83 km) SE | La Palma Airport (SPC) | La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 11 | 981.58 miles (1,579.69 km) SE | La Gomera Airport (GMZ) | Alajeró / San Sebastián, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 12 | 992.80 miles (1,597.76 km) SE | Tenerife North Airport (TFN) | Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 13 | 1,006.07 miles (1,619.11 km) SE | Tenerife-South Airport (TFS) | Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 14 | 1,054.83 miles (1,697.58 km) E | Lisbon Portela Airport (LIS) | Lisbon, Portugal | |
| 15 | 1,060.22 miles (1,706.25 km) SE | Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) | Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,302.25 miles (19,798.51 km) SE | Merimbula Airport (MIM) | Merimbula, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 2 | 12,245.09 miles (19,706.51 km) SSE | Moruya Airport (MYA) | Moruya, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 3 | 12,230.39 miles (19,682.85 km) E | Bairnsdale Aerodrome (BSJ) | Bairnsdale, Victoria, Australia | |
| 4 | 12,230.08 miles (19,682.36 km) ESE | Flinders Island Airport (FLS) | Flinders Island, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 5 | 12,198.37 miles (19,631.32 km) ESE | Mount Hotham Airport (MHU) | Mount Hotham, Victoria, Australia | |
| 6 | 12,190.12 miles (19,618.05 km) SE | Corryong Airport (CYG) | Corryong, Victoria, Australia | |
| 7 | 12,186.62 miles (19,612.42 km) SSE | Canberra Airport (CBR) | Canberra, Australia | |
| 8 | 12,185.49 miles (19,610.60 km) SE | St Helens Airport (HLS) | St. Helens, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 9 | 12,165.65 miles (19,578.66 km) SSE | Goulburn Airport (GUL) | Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 10 | 12,161.89 miles (19,572.62 km) S | Illawarra Regional Airport (WOL) | Shellharbour, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 11 | 12,144.94 miles (19,545.33 km) SE | Albury Airport (ABX) | Albury, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 12 | 12,142.03 miles (19,540.66 km) SE | George Town Aerodrome (GEE) | George Town, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 13 | 12,136.84 miles (19,532.31 km) SE | Launceston Airport (LST) | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 14 | 12,125.48 miles (19,514.02 km) S | Camden Aerodrome (CDU) | Camden, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 15 | 12,123.37 miles (19,510.63 km) SE | Wagga Wagga Airport (WGA) | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 56.47 miles (90.87 km) SSW | Stokmarknes Airport, Skagen (SKN) | Hadsel, Nordland, Norway | |
| 2 | 57.09 miles (91.88 km) SSE | Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes (EVE) | Evenes, Norway | |
| 3 | 61.08 miles (98.31 km) ESE | Bardufoss Airport (BDU) | Bardufoss, Norway | |
| 4 | 66.81 miles (107.52 km) SSE | Narvik Airport, Framnes (NVK) | Narvik, Nordland, Norway | |
| 5 | 72.32 miles (116.39 km) ENE | Tromsø Airport, Langnes (TOS) | Tromsø, Norway | |
| 6 | 81.34 miles (130.91 km) SSW | Svolvær Airport, Helle (SVJ) | Svolvær, Norway | |
| 7 | 101.19 miles (162.85 km) SW | Leknes Airport (LKN) | Leknes, Norway | |
| 8 | 121.18 miles (195.02 km) ENE | Sørkjosen Airport (SOJ) | Sørkjosen, Norway | |
| 9 | 142.49 miles (229.31 km) SW | Værøy Heliport (VRY) | Værøy, Nordland, Norway | |
| 10 | 146.69 miles (236.07 km) SE | Kiruna Airport (KRN) | Kiruna, Sweden | |
| 11 | 147.00 miles (236.57 km) SSW | Bodø Airport (BOO) | Bodø, Norway | |
| 12 | 159.38 miles (256.49 km) SW | Røst Airport (RET) | Røst, Nordland, Norway | |
| 13 | 164.50 miles (264.74 km) ENE | Hasvik Airport (HAA) | Hasvik, Norway | |
| 14 | 179.97 miles (289.63 km) ENE | Alta Airport (ALF) | Alta, Norway | |
| 15 | 191.19 miles (307.68 km) SE | Gällivare Airport (GEV) | Gällivare, Sweden | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,620.39 miles (17,091.82 km) SSE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,617.35 miles (17,086.92 km) SE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 10,590.60 miles (17,043.87 km) SE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,589.78 miles (17,042.56 km) SE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,542.55 miles (16,966.54 km) SE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,530.39 miles (16,946.98 km) SE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,507.35 miles (16,909.90 km) SE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,501.16 miles (16,899.93 km) SE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,496.50 miles (16,892.44 km) SE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,483.80 miles (16,872.00 km) SE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,470.88 miles (16,851.20 km) SE | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,467.65 miles (16,846.00 km) SE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,457.79 miles (16,830.14 km) SE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,448.77 miles (16,815.62 km) SE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,426.97 miles (16,780.53 km) SE | Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | |