Nonstop flight route between Kirkenes, Finnmark, Norway and Caye Chapel, Belize:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen (KKN), Kirkenes, Finnmark, Norway and Caye Chapel Airport (CYC), Caye Chapel, Belize would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,700 miles (or 9,173 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 Caye Chapel 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 Caye Chapel 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 |
| Airport Names: |
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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: | CYC / |
| Airport Name: | Caye Chapel Airport |
| Location: | Caye Chapel, Belize |
| GPS Coordinates: | 17°42'2"N by 88°2'27"W |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CYC |
| More Information: | CYC Maps & Info |
Facts about Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen (KKN):
- Busy Bee was contracted by the Norwegian Armed Forces to fly military charters in June 1968.
- In addition to being known as "Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen", another name for KKN is "Kirkenes lufthavn, Høybuktmoen".
- Finnair terminated their services to Kirkenes in 1975.
- Arctic Air took over Widerøe's flights to Vardø in 2000, using a 19-passenger Dornier Do 228.
- 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.
- The route had doubled its patronage since its introduction by 1953—the last year it was operated by DNL.
- Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen (KKN) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen (KKN) is Vadsø Airport (VDS), which is located 24 miles (38 kilometers) N of KKN.
- Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen handled 297,149 passengers last year.
- The project was estimated to cost 267 million Norwegian krone.
- 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 Caye Chapel Airport (CYC):
- The closest airport to Caye Chapel Airport (CYC) is Caye Caulker Airport (CUK), which is located only 2 miles (4 kilometers) NNE of CYC.
- The furthest airport from Caye Chapel Airport (CYC) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,936 miles (19,209 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- Caye Chapel Airport (CYC) currently has only 1 runway.
