Nonstop flight route between Nordkapp, Finnmark, Norway and Mtwara, Tanzania:
Departure Airport:
(71°0'34"N by 25°59'0"E)
Arrival Airport:
(10°20'9"S by 40°10'54"E)
Distance from HVG to MYW:
5,659.58 miles (9,108.19 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Honningsvåg Airport, Valan (HVG), Nordkapp, Finnmark, Norway and Mtwara Airport (MYW), Mtwara, Tanzania would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,660 miles (or 9,108 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 Mtwara 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 Mtwara Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HVG / ENHV |
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| Location: | Nordkapp, Finnmark, Norway |
| GPS Coordinates: | 71°0'34"N by 25°59'0"E |
| Area Served: | Honningsvåg |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 46 feet (14 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from HVG |
| More Information: | HVG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MYW / HTMT |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Mtwara, Tanzania |
| GPS Coordinates: | 10°20'9"S by 40°10'54"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Tanzania |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 371 feet (113 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MYW |
| More Information: | MYW Maps & Info |
Facts about Honningsvåg Airport, Valan (HVG):
- 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.
- The closest airport to Honningsvåg Airport, Valan (HVG) is Mehamn Airport (MEH), which is located 41 miles (67 kilometers) E of HVG.
- Widerøe originally served the airport with twenty-seat Twin Otters, serving Honningsvåg up to six times per day.
- In addition to being known as "Honningsvåg Airport, Valan", another name for HVG is "Honningsvåg lufthavn, Valan".
- Honningsvåg Airport, Valan handled 15,067 passengers last year.
- 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.
- On 29 October 1990 at 14:30 a Twin Otter of the Royal Norwegian Air Force crashed during landing at Honningsvåg Airport.
Facts about Mtwara Airport (MYW):
- In addition to being known as "Mtwara Airport", another name for MYW is "Uwanja wa Ndege wa Mtwara (Swahili)".
- Because of Mtwara Airport's relatively low elevation of 371 feet, planes can take off or land at Mtwara 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.
- Mtwara Airport (MYW) has 2 runways.
- Mtwara Airport handled 19,718 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Mtwara Airport (MYW) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is located 11,233 miles (18,077 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
- The closest airport to Mtwara Airport (MYW) is Lindi / Kikwetu Airport (LDI), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) NW of MYW.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 41.43 miles (66.68 km) E | Mehamn Airport (MEH) | Mehamn, Norway |     |
| 2 | 57.22 miles (92.08 km) WSW | Hammerfest Airport (HFT) | Hammerfest, Finnmark, Norway | |
| 3 | 69.18 miles (111.33 km) SSW | Lakselv Airport, Banak (LKL) | Lakselv, Norway | |
| 4 | 69.48 miles (111.82 km) E | Berlevåg Airport (BVG) | Berlevåg, Norway | |
| 5 | 88.87 miles (143.02 km) ESE | Båtsfjord Airport (BJF) | Båtsfjord, Finnmark, Norway | |
| 6 | 93.43 miles (150.36 km) SW | Alta Airport (ALF) | Alta, Norway | |
| 7 | 94.71 miles (152.43 km) WSW | Hasvik Airport (HAA) | Hasvik, Norway | |
| 8 | 110.24 miles (177.41 km) SE | Vadsø Airport (VDS) | Vadsø, Finnmark, Norway | |
| 9 | 124.16 miles (199.82 km) ESE | Vardø Airport, Svartnes (VAW) | Vardø, Norway | |
| 10 | 126.82 miles (204.09 km) SE | Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen (KKN) | Kirkenes, Finnmark, Norway | |
| 11 | 143.81 miles (231.44 km) WSW | Sørkjosen Airport (SOJ) | Sørkjosen, Norway | |
| 12 | 169.21 miles (272.31 km) SSE | Ivalo Airport (IVL) | Ivalo, Finland | |
| 13 | 187.95 miles (302.48 km) WSW | Tromsø Airport, Langnes (TOS) | Tromsø, Norway | |
| 14 | 192.74 miles (310.18 km) SSW | Enontekiö Airport (ENF) | Enontekiö, Finland | |
| 15 | 221.26 miles (356.09 km) SW | Bardufoss Airport (BDU) | Bardufoss, Norway | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,408.86 miles (16,751.40 km) SE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,363.09 miles (16,677.73 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 10,339.97 miles (16,640.53 km) SE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,336.13 miles (16,634.34 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,294.24 miles (16,566.94 km) SE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,279.11 miles (16,542.59 km) SE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,255.30 miles (16,504.27 km) SE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,253.72 miles (16,501.72 km) SE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,245.42 miles (16,488.37 km) SE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,237.80 miles (16,476.11 km) SE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,223.52 miles (16,453.12 km) SE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,217.99 miles (16,444.22 km) SE | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,208.78 miles (16,429.40 km) SE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,199.89 miles (16,415.09 km) SE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,178.15 miles (16,380.10 km) SE | Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 44.24 miles (71.20 km) NW | Lindi / Kikwetu Airport (LDI) | Lindi, Tanzania | |
| 2 | 71.63 miles (115.27 km) S | Mocímboa da Praia Airport (MZB) | Mocimboa da Praia, Mozambique | |
| 3 | 99.76 miles (160.56 km) WSW | Masasi Airport (XMI) | Masasi, Tanzania | |
| 4 | 101.45 miles (163.26 km) SSW | Mueda Airport (MUD) | Mueda, Mozambique | |
| 5 | 108.62 miles (174.80 km) NNW | Kilwa Masoko Airport (KIY) | Kilwa Masoko, Tanzania | |
| 6 | 184.59 miles (297.06 km) S | Pemba Airport (POL) | Pemba/Porto Amelia, Mozambique | |
| 7 | 225.40 miles (362.74 km) ESE | Prince Said Ibrahim International Airport (HAH) | Moroni, Comoros | |
| 8 | 228.30 miles (367.42 km) ESE | Iconi Airport (YVA) | Moroni, Comoros | |
| 9 | 248.11 miles (399.30 km) NNW | Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR) | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | |
| 10 | 289.09 miles (465.25 km) S | Nacala Airport (MNC) | Nacala, Mozambique | |
| 11 | 291.68 miles (469.42 km) NNW | Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) | Zanzibar, Tanzania | |
| 12 | 313.49 miles (504.50 km) ESE | Ouani Airport (FMCV- Port of Soap) (AJN) | Anjouan, Comoros | |
| 13 | 335.07 miles (539.25 km) S | Nampula Airport (APL) | Nampula, Mozambique | |
| 14 | 354.01 miles (569.72 km) WNW | Iringa / Nduli Airport (IRI) | Iringa, Tanzania | |
| 15 | 384.97 miles (619.55 km) ESE | Dzaoudzi Pamandzi International Airport (DZA) | Dzaoudzi, Mayotte | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,232.61 miles (18,077.08 km) NE | Hilo International Airport (ITO) | Hilo, Hawaii, United States | |
| 2 | 11,190.80 miles (18,009.81 km) ENE | Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF) | Camp Pohakuloa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 3 | 11,188.03 miles (18,005.34 km) NE | Waimea-Kohala Airport (MUE) | Kamuela, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 11,175.52 miles (17,985.21 km) ENE | Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) | Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 11,168.10 miles (17,973.27 km) NE | Upolu Airport (UPP) | Hawi, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 11,140.71 miles (17,929.20 km) NE | Hana Airport (HNM) | Hana, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 11,114.04 miles (17,886.27 km) NE | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 11,102.46 miles (17,867.64 km) ENE | Cassidy International Airport (CXI) | Christmas Island, Kiribati | |
| 9 | 11,098.32 miles (17,860.97 km) NE | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 11,088.97 miles (17,845.93 km) NE | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 11,072.91 miles (17,820.07 km) NE | Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 11,068.15 miles (17,812.42 km) NE | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 11,046.59 miles (17,777.73 km) N | Atuona Airport (AUQ) | Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 11,016.33 miles (17,729.03 km) NE | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 11,016.33 miles (17,729.03 km) NE | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |