Nonstop flight route between Nordkapp, Finnmark, Norway and Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Honningsvåg Airport, Valan (HVG), Nordkapp, Finnmark, Norway and Alice Springs Airport (ASP), Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,170 miles (or 13,149 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 Honningsvåg Airport, Valan and Alice Springs Airport, 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 Honningsvåg Airport, Valan and Alice Springs Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Honningsvåg Airport, Valan (HVG):

• Because of Honningsvåg Airport, Valan's relatively low elevation of 46 feet, planes can take off or land at Honningsvåg Airport, Valan 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.
• Honningsvåg was served by a seaplane route in the late 1930s, but these never resumed after World War II.
• In addition to being known as "Honningsvåg Airport, Valan", another name for HVG is "Honningsvåg lufthavn, Valan".
• The airport is located at Valan, 3 kilometers from Honningsvåg.
• The furthest airport from Honningsvåg Airport, Valan (HVG) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,409 miles (16,751 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Honningsvåg Airport, Valan handled 15,067 passengers last year.
• The ministry proposed in 1972 that six airports be built in northern Troms and Finnmark.
• The closest airport to Honningsvåg Airport, Valan (HVG) is Mehamn Airport (MEH), which is located 41 miles (67 kilometers) E of HVG.
• Honningsvåg is served by Widerøe, which operates 39-seat Dash 8-100 aircraft to other communities in Finnmark and to Tromsø.

Facts about Alice Springs Airport (ASP):

• The airport has two runways, the largest of which can accommodate a Boeing 747 or 777 landing.
• In 1958 it officially became Alice Springs Airport.
• Alice Springs Airport handled 598,749 passengers last year.
• On 5 October 1921 the first aircraft landed at the original airport located in the Alice Springs township.
• The closest airport to Alice Springs Airport (ASP) is Cowra Airport (CWT), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) E of ASP.
• Alice Springs Airport (ASP) has 2 runways.
• The facility is to be operated by Asia Pacific Aircraft Storage Ltd which chose Alice Springs because its dry, arid climate is perfect for aircraft storage and preservation.
• Alice Springs Airport is a regional airport 7 nautical miles south of Alice Springs, Northern Territory.
• The furthest airport from Alice Springs Airport (ASP) is Barbuda Codrington Airport (BBQ), which is located 11,336 miles (18,243 kilometers) away in Codrington, Barbuda, Antigua and Barbuda.