Nonstop flight route between Hayward, California, United States and Rørvik, Norway:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Hayward Executive Airport (HWD), Hayward, California, United States and Rørvik Airport, Ryum (RVK), Rørvik, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,919 miles (or 7,917 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 Hayward Executive Airport and Rørvik Airport, Ryum, 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 Hayward Executive Airport and Rørvik Airport, Ryum. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Hayward Executive Airport (HWD):

• Because of Hayward Executive Airport's relatively low elevation of 52 feet, planes can take off or land at Hayward Executive 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.
• The California Air National Guard moved onto land adjoining the airport in 1949.
• The closest airport to Hayward Executive Airport (HWD) is Oakland International Airport (OAK), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) NW of HWD.
• On May 1, 1980 the remaining California Air National Guard units at Hayward were reassigned to Naval Air Station Moffett Field near San Jose.
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• Hayward Executive Airport (HWD) has 2 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Hayward Executive Airport", another name for HWD is "(former Hayward Army Airfield)".
• The furthest airport from Hayward Executive Airport (HWD) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,354 miles (18,273 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• On April 3, 1955 the 129th Air Resupply Squadron was established at Hayward and equipped with Curtiss C-46D Commandos in the Summer 1955 supplemented by Grumman SA-16A Albatrosses in 1958.

Facts about Rørvik Airport, Ryum (RVK):

• In addition to being known as "Rørvik Airport, Ryum", another name for RVK is "Rørvik lufthavn, Ryum".
• Because of Rørvik Airport, Ryum's relatively low elevation of 15 feet, planes can take off or land at Rørvik Airport, Ryum 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 airport is located at Ryumsjøen in Vikna, 6 kilometers south of Rørvik.
• The furthest airport from Rørvik Airport, Ryum (RVK) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,954 miles (17,629 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The airfield's elevation is 15 meters above mean sea level and it has a 950-by-30-meter runway aligned 04–22.
• The closest airport to Rørvik Airport, Ryum (RVK) is Namsos Airport (OSY), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) SSE of RVK.
• Rørvik Airport, Ryum handled 27,418 passengers last year.