Nonstop flight route between Kristiansand, Vest-Agder, Norway and Toamasina, Madagascar:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS), Kristiansand, Vest-Agder, Norway and Toamasino Airport (TMM), Toamasina, Madagascar would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,774 miles (or 9,292 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 Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik and Toamasino 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 Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik and Toamasino Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS):

• In addition to being known as "Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik", another name for KRS is "Kristiansand lufthavn, Kjevik".
• The furthest airport from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,423 miles (18,384 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Between 1963 and 1981, Dan-Air of London operated a route between Newcastle and Kjevik.
• The Royal Norwegian Air Force has a training centre at the airport.
• The closest airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS) is Farsund Airport, Lista (FAN), which is located 54 miles (86 kilometers) W of KRS.
• Before the war, Det Danske Luftfartsselskap operated a route between Kristiansand, Aalborg and Copenhagen.
• The airport's 2,000-metre runway has been defined as 1,840 metres and lacks a safety area at the southern end.
• Because of Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik's relatively low elevation of 57 feet, planes can take off or land at Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik 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.
• Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS) currently has only 1 runway.
• Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik handled 1,065,615 passengers last year.

Facts about Toamasino Airport (TMM):

• Toamasino Airport (TMM) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Toamasino Airport (TMM) is Guerrero Negro Airport (GUB), which is located 11,182 miles (17,995 kilometers) away in Guerrero Negro, Baja California Sur, Mexico.
• The closest airport to Toamasino Airport (TMM) is Sainte Marie Airport (SMS), which is located 76 miles (122 kilometers) NNE of TMM.
• Because of Toamasino Airport's relatively low elevation of 22 feet, planes can take off or land at Toamasino 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.