Nonstop flight route between Kristiansund, Norway and Junction City, Kansas, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kristiansund Airport, Kvernberget (KSU), Kristiansund, Norway and Marshall Army AirfieldMarshall Air Force Base (FRI), Junction City, Kansas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,266 miles (or 6,865 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 Kristiansund Airport, Kvernberget and Marshall Army AirfieldMarshall Air Force Base, 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 Kristiansund Airport, Kvernberget and Marshall Army AirfieldMarshall Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Kristiansund Airport, Kvernberget (KSU):

• Kristiansund Airport, Kvernberget handled 359,968 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Kristiansund Airport, Kvernberget (KSU) is Molde Airport, Årø (MOL), which is located 31 miles (50 kilometers) SW of KSU.
• Kristiansund Airport, Kvernberget (KSU) currently has only 1 runway.
• The airport resides at an elevation of 204 feet above mean sea level.
• In addition to being known as "Kristiansund Airport, Kvernberget", other names for KSU include "Kristiansund lufthavn, Kvernberget" and "Kristiansund/Kvernberget Airport".
• Because of Kristiansund Airport, Kvernberget's relatively low elevation of 204 feet, planes can take off or land at Kristiansund Airport, Kvernberget 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 Kristiansund Airport, Kvernberget (KSU) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,092 miles (17,851 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.

Facts about Marshall Army AirfieldMarshall Air Force Base (FRI):

• When the United States entered World War II Marshall possessed two hangars and three unsurfaced landing strips, the biggest strip being 3,700 feet long.
• In March 1950, after 86 pilots had graduated, the school was moved to Selfridge Air Force Base, Michigan.
• A base detachment activated in January 1941 to operate the field was designated in January 1942 as the 305th Air Base Squadron, but in June it was renamed the 305th Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron.
• The closest airport to Marshall Army AirfieldMarshall Air Force Base (FRI) is Manhattan Regional Airport (MHK), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) NE of FRI.
• Marshall was much used as a convenient stop on cross-country flights.
• The furthest airport from Marshall Army AirfieldMarshall Air Force Base (FRI) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,654 miles (17,146 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Besides photographic work, observation, and artillery adjustment, its pilots flew air-ground support demonstrations and simulated strafing, bombing and chemical warfare missions.
• In addition to being known as "Marshall Army AirfieldMarshall Air Force Base", another name for FRI is "Marshall AAF".
• In 1921, Colonel Fred Herman selected the Smoky Hill Flats across the Kansas River as the location for a new airfield.