Nonstop flight route between West Lafayette, Indiana, United States and Sandefjord / Stokke, Norway:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Purdue University Airport (LAF), West Lafayette, Indiana, United States and Sandefjord Airport, Torp (TRF), Sandefjord / Stokke, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,109 miles (or 6,613 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 Purdue University Airport and Sandefjord Airport, Torp, 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 Purdue University Airport and Sandefjord Airport, Torp. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Purdue University Airport (LAF):

• Because of Purdue University Airport's relatively low elevation of 606 feet, planes can take off or land at Purdue University 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.
• Purdue University Airport (LAF) has 2 runways.
• Evergreen International maintained a short-lived cargo operation at the Airport in the late 1970s using Lockheed L-188 Electra turboprop aircraft.
• The furthest airport from Purdue University Airport (LAF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,148 miles (17,941 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 1,959 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 1,518 enplanements in 2009, and 1,405 in 2010.
• The closest airport to Purdue University Airport (LAF) is Kentland Municipal Airport (KKT), which is located 35 miles (57 kilometers) NW of LAF.
• Runway 10 has a Category 1 ILS approach.
• Purdue University Airport was the first university-owned airport in the United States.
• Runway 23 has a displaced threshold, which shortens the runway to 3,913 ft for landing operations.

Facts about Sandefjord Airport, Torp (TRF):

• The furthest airport from Sandefjord Airport, Torp (TRF) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,337 miles (18,245 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Even though it is more than twice as far, 118 km, from Oslo as Gardermoen, Oslo's principal airport, and it lacks high-speed rail transport to Oslo, the low-cost airlines market Sandefjord as Oslo-Torp or Oslo-Sandefjord.
• Following World War II and Norway's membership in NATO, it became strategically important to build several new air stations in the country.
• In addition to being known as "Sandefjord Airport, Torp", another name for TRF is "Sandefjord lufthavn, Torp".
• Sandefjord Airport, Torp (TRF) currently has only 1 runway.
• Closer investigations of Jarlsberg showed that the airport was not suitable for expansion.
• In 1996, Torp had 158,972 passengers and the company lost NOK 1.3 million.
• In 1957, NATO decided to build arsenals for nuclear weapons in all member countries, including Norway.
• Sandefjord Airport, Torp handled 1,345,732 passengers last year.
• Because of Sandefjord Airport, Torp's relatively low elevation of 285 feet, planes can take off or land at Sandefjord Airport, Torp 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.
• Widerøe has the largest maintenance facility at Torp, providing full maintenance for the airlines own fleet of Dash 8 series 100, 300, and 400 aircraft.
• The air traffic employees in the control tower worked for the Civil Aviation Administration.
• Negotiations between NATO, the United States and Norway were initiated on 27 March 1951.
• The closest airport to Sandefjord Airport, Torp (TRF) is Moss Airport, Rygge (RYG), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) NE of TRF.