Nonstop flight route between Kirkenes, Finnmark, Norway and New Orleans, Louisiana, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen (KKN), Kirkenes, Finnmark, Norway and Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY), New Orleans, Louisiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,936 miles (or 7,944 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 Louis Armstrong New Orleans 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 Louis Armstrong New Orleans 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: | MSY / KMSY |
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Location: | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°59'35"N by 90°15'29"W |
Area Served: | New Orleans, Louisiana |
Operator/Owner: | City of New Orleans |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4 feet (1 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from MSY |
More Information: | MSY Maps & Info |
Facts about Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen (KKN):
- Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen handled 297,149 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen (KKN) is Vadsø Airport (VDS), which is located 24 miles (38 kilometers) N of KKN.
- In addition to being known as "Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen", another name for KKN is "Kirkenes lufthavn, Høybuktmoen".
- 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 runway is located southwest–northeast and is 2,015 by 45 meters.
- 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.
- 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.
- Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen (KKN) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport is located next to European Road E6.Boreal Transport operates an airport coach service from Kirkenes to the airport in connection with all arrivals and departures.
- The airport is located at Høybuktmoen in Sør-Varanger, about 15 kilometers west of Kirkenes.
- The first aircraft to land in Sør-Varanger was part of a trial undertaken in 1922 by the Royal Norwegian Navy Air Service to test the flight time from Horten to Kirkenes.
Facts about Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY):
- The furthest airport from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,125 miles (17,905 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport", another name for MSY is "Moisant Field".
- In 1969 Braniff International Airways started direct Boeing 707-320 jet service twice a week to Hawaii.
- The closest airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) is Lakefront Airport (NEW), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) ENE of MSY.
- Southwest Airlines now carries the most passengers at New Orleans.
- Plans for Moisant Field began in 1940, as evidence mounted that New Orleans' older Shushan Airport was too small.
- Because of Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport's relatively low elevation of 4 feet, planes can take off or land at Louis Armstrong New Orleans 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.
- At about 2:30 EST in the morning on February 2, 2006, a tornado touched down on the grounds of MSY.
- Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) has 2 runways.