Nonstop flight route between Kirkenes, Finnmark, Norway and Asunción, Paraguay:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen (KKN), Kirkenes, Finnmark, Norway and Silvio Pettirossi International Airport (ASU), Asunción, Paraguay would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,786 miles (or 12,531 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 Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen and Silvio Pettirossi International 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 Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen and Silvio Pettirossi International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KKN / ENKR |
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Location: | Kirkenes, Finnmark, Norway |
GPS Coordinates: | 69°43'29"N by 29°53'16"E |
Area Served: | Kirkenes, Norway |
Operator/Owner: | Avinor |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 282 feet (86 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KKN |
More Information: | KKN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ASU / SGAS |
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Location: | Asunción, Paraguay |
GPS Coordinates: | 25°14'22"S by 57°31'9"W |
Area Served: | Asunción |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 291 feet (89 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ASU |
More Information: | ASU Maps & Info |
Facts about Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen (KKN):
- In addition to being known as "Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen", another name for KKN is "Kirkenes lufthavn, Høybuktmoen".
- Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen (KKN) currently has only 1 runway.
- Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen handled 297,149 passengers last year.
- Three airlines serve the airport with scheduled flights.
- The closest airport to Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen (KKN) is Vadsø Airport (VDS), which is located 24 miles (38 kilometers) N of KKN.
- Høybuktmoen was built as a military air station by the Luftwaffe during World War II.
- SAS introduced the 52-passenger Convair Metropolitan on their domestic services, while Finnair served the airport with the 30-seat Douglas DC-3 on their flights to Finland.
- SAS Commuter was established in 1988 and started operations in Northern Norway in May 1990.
- Because of Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen's relatively low elevation of 282 feet, planes can take off or land at Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen 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 has also proposed lowering the terrain east of the airport.
- The furthest airport from Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen (KKN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,424 miles (16,775 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
Facts about Silvio Pettirossi International Airport (ASU):
- The furthest airport from Silvio Pettirossi International Airport (ASU) is Taipei International Airport (Taipei Songshan Airport) (TSA), which is nearly antipodal to Silvio Pettirossi International Airport (meaning Silvio Pettirossi International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Taipei International Airport (Taipei Songshan Airport)), and is located 12,378 miles (19,920 kilometers) away in Taipei City, Taiwan, Republic of China.
- In addition to being known as "Silvio Pettirossi International Airport", another name for ASU is "Aeropuerto Internacional de Asunción Silvio Pettirossi".
- The closest airport to Silvio Pettirossi International Airport (ASU) is Clorinda Airport (CLX), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) WSW of ASU.
- Silvio Pettirossi International Airport is Paraguay's main national and international gateway, located at Luque, suburb of the capital Asunción.
- Silvio Pettirossi International Airport (ASU) currently has only 1 runway.
- Silvio Pettirossi International Airport handled 835,323 passengers last year.
- Because of Silvio Pettirossi International Airport's relatively low elevation of 291 feet, planes can take off or land at Silvio Pettirossi International 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 terminal building splits into domestic and international concourses, with 2 gates and 4 gates respectively.
- The airport serves as hub for TAM Airlines also known as Transportes Aéreos del Mercosur S.A., formerly known as TAM Mercosur and LAP.