Nonstop flight route between Jacksonville, Texas, United States and Alta, Norway:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cherokee County Airport (JKV), Jacksonville, Texas, United States and Alta Airport (ALF), Alta, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,774 miles (or 7,682 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 Cherokee County Airport and Alta 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 Cherokee County Airport and Alta Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | JKV / KJSO |
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Location: | Jacksonville, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 31°52'9"N by 95°13'3"W |
Area Served: | Jacksonville, Texas |
Operator/Owner: | Cherokee County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 677 feet (206 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from JKV |
More Information: | JKV Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ALF / ENAT |
Airport Names: |
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Location: | Alta, Norway |
GPS Coordinates: | 69°58'33"N by 23°22'18"E |
Area Served: | Alta, Norway |
Operator/Owner: | Avinor |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ALF |
More Information: | ALF Maps & Info |
Facts about Cherokee County Airport (JKV):
- Because of Cherokee County Airport's relatively low elevation of 677 feet, planes can take off or land at Cherokee County 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 furthest airport from Cherokee County Airport (JKV) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 10,876 miles (17,503 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- The closest airport to Cherokee County Airport (JKV) is Tyler Pounds Regional Airport (TYR), which is located 35 miles (57 kilometers) NNW of JKV.
- Cherokee County Airport (JKV) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Cherokee County Airport", another name for JKV is "JSO".
Facts about Alta Airport (ALF):
- In addition to being known as "Alta Airport", another name for ALF is "Alta lufthavn".
- Local politicians started discussing the airfield plans again in the mid-1950s, and an airport for Alta was included in the national airport plan launched in 1956.
- The closest airport to Alta Airport (ALF) is Lakselv Airport, Banak (LKL), which is located 38 miles (62 kilometers) E of ALF.
- Alta Airport handled 353,051 passengers last year.
- Construction started in February 1962 and cost NOK 3.2 million.
- The furthest airport from Alta Airport (ALF) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,502 miles (16,901 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Avinor decided in February 2007 to build a new passenger terminal and tower for NOK 300 million.
- Because of Alta Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Alta 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 first airport in Alta was built by the Wehrmacht during the German occupation of Norway.
- Alta Airport (ALF) currently has only 1 runway.