Nonstop flight route between Kirkenes, Finnmark, Norway and Inukjuak, Quebec, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen (KKN), Kirkenes, Finnmark, Norway and Inukjuak Airport (YPH), Inukjuak, Quebec, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,899 miles (or 4,665 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 Inukjuak 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 Inukjuak 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: | YPH / CYPH |
Airport Name: | Inukjuak Airport |
Location: | Inukjuak, Quebec, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 58°28'18"N by 78°4'36"W |
Operator/Owner: | Kativik Regional Government Administration régionale Kativik |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 86 feet (26 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YPH |
More Information: | YPH Maps & Info |
Facts about Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen (KKN):
- The closest airport to Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen (KKN) is Vadsø Airport (VDS), which is located 24 miles (38 kilometers) N of KKN.
- Varangfly merged with two other airlines in 1970 to create the Kirkenes-based Norving.
- 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.
- Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen handled 297,149 passengers last year.
- Instead, in 1940 the German occupation of Norway terminated all civilian aviation until 1945.
- Service between Kirkenes and Murmansk Airport were initiated by SAS Commuter in 1990, but the airline quickly terminated the service.Aeroflot started two weekly services between Kirkenes and Murmansk and onwards to Arkhangelsk Airport in June 1990.
- Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen (KKN) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- Avinor has also proposed lowering the terrain east of the airport.
- In addition to being known as "Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen", another name for KKN is "Kirkenes lufthavn, Høybuktmoen".
Facts about Inukjuak Airport (YPH):
- The closest airport to Inukjuak Airport (YPH) is Puvirnituq Airport (YPX), which is located 113 miles (181 kilometers) NNE of YPH.
- Inukjuak Airport (YPH) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Inukjuak Airport's relatively low elevation of 86 feet, planes can take off or land at Inukjuak 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 Inukjuak Airport (YPH) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 10,656 miles (17,149 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.