Nonstop flight route between Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, United States and Svolvær, Norway:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kincheloe Air Force Base (INR), Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, United States and Svolvær Airport, Helle (SVJ), Svolvær, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,519 miles (or 5,664 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 Kincheloe Air Force Base and Svolvær Airport, Helle, 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 Kincheloe Air Force Base and Svolvær Airport, Helle. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Kincheloe Air Force Base (INR):

• The furthest airport from Kincheloe Air Force Base (INR) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,103 miles (17,869 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Kincheloe Air Force Base (INR) is Chippewa County International Airport (CIU), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of INR.
• Next, Kincheloe AFB was assigned to the Sault Sainte Marie Air Defense Sector at K.
• In the 1950s, the Air Force adopted a policy of dispersing Strategic Air Command bombers and tankers.
• The mission of Kinross AAF was to serve as a refueling stop for aircraft headed for Alaska as well as to defend the locks of Sault Ste.
• Kinross was considered a vital Air Defense Command base, an alert-status military base equipped with interceptors ready 24/7 to respond to unknown aircraft picked up by Ground Control Radar stations in the Great Lakes region.
• The 449th and its subordinate units' mission was to operate at full readiness, and support activities included aircraft and vehicle maintenance, bombing crew and unit training, and air refueling support.
• The 438th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron was upgraded again to the F-106 Delta Dart interceptor in June 1960, one of the first ADC squadrons to receive the new interceptor.

Facts about Svolvær Airport, Helle (SVJ):

• In addition to being known as "Svolvær Airport, Helle", another name for SVJ is "Svolvær lufthavn, Helle".
• There is no bus service to the airport, but taxis are available.
• The closest airport to Svolvær Airport, Helle (SVJ) is Stokmarknes Airport, Skagen (SKN), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) NNE of SVJ.
• In 2011, Svolvær Airport had 77,310 passengers.
• Svolvær Airport, Helle (SVJ) currently has only 1 runway.
• Svolvær Airport, Helle handled 77,310 passengers last year.
• The furthest airport from Svolvær Airport, Helle (SVJ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,701 miles (17,222 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Because of Svolvær Airport, Helle's relatively low elevation of 29 feet, planes can take off or land at Svolvær Airport, Helle 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.
• Avinor is planning building a new primary airport to serve Lofoten and possibly also Vesterålen.