Nonstop flight route between Kristiansand, Vest-Agder, Norway and Bamfield, British Columbia, Canada:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS), Kristiansand, Vest-Agder, Norway and Bamfield Water Aerodrome (YBF), Bamfield, British Columbia, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,579 miles (or 7,370 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 Bamfield Water Aerodrome, 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 Bamfield Water Aerodrome. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS):

• 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.
• The closest airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS) is Farsund Airport, Lista (FAN), which is located 54 miles (86 kilometers) W of KRS.
• In addition to being known as "Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik", another name for KRS is "Kristiansand lufthavn, Kjevik".
• In 1945, the Air Force moved its technical school to Kjevik.
• A new control tower and a larger two-storey terminal have also been proposed.
• Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik handled 1,065,615 passengers last year.
• 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.
• Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik is situated 4.3 NM northeast of the city Kristiansand, Vest-Agder in southern Norway, located 16 km from the city centre.
• Starting in autumn 1991, Widerøe Norsk Air flew on the route from its hub at Sandefjord Airport, Torp via Kjevik to London Stansted Airport using Fokker 50 turboprop aircraft.
• Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Bamfield Water Aerodrome (YBF):

• The furthest airport from Bamfield Water Aerodrome (YBF) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,738 miles (17,281 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• The closest airport to Bamfield Water Aerodrome (YBF) is Tofino/Long Beach Airport (YAZ), which is located 34 miles (54 kilometers) WNW of YBF.
• Because of Bamfield Water Aerodrome's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Bamfield Water Aerodrome 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.
• In addition to being known as "Bamfield Water Aerodrome", another name for YBF is "CAE9".