Nonstop flight route between Los Angeles, California, United States and Namsos, Norway:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), Los Angeles, California, United States and Namsos Airport (OSY), Namsos, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,120 miles (or 8,240 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 Los Angeles International Airport and Namsos 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 Los Angeles International Airport and Namsos Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LAX / KLAX |
Airport Name: | Los Angeles International Airport |
Location: | Los Angeles, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°56'33"N by 118°24'29"W |
Area Served: | Greater Los Angeles metropolitan area |
Operator/Owner: | City of Los Angeles |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 126 feet (38 meters) |
# of Runways: | 4 |
View all routes: | Routes from LAX |
More Information: | LAX Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | OSY / ENNM |
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Location: | Namsos, Norway |
GPS Coordinates: | 64°28'0"N by 11°35'59"E |
Operator/Owner: | Avinor |
Airport Type: | Civil |
Elevation: | 8 feet (2 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from OSY |
More Information: | OSY Maps & Info |
Facts about Los Angeles International Airport (LAX):
- Los Angeles International Airport is the primary airport serving the Greater Los Angeles Area, the second-most populated metropolitan area in the United States.
- The "Imperial Hill" area in El Segundo is a prime location for aircraft spotting.
- In 1981, LAX began a $700 million expansion in preparation for the 1984 Summer Olympics.
- It is illegal to limit the number of passengers that use an airport, but in December 2005 the city agreed to limit the passenger gates to 163.
- On July 8, 1982, groundbreaking for the two new terminals were conducted by Mayor Tom Bradley and World War II aviator General James Doolittle.
- American Airlines' 707-123s flew the first jet passengers out of LAX to New York in January 1959.
- Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) has 4 runways.
- Los Angeles International Airport handled 66,667,619 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,487 miles (18,487 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- The closest airport to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) is Hawthorne Municipal Airport (HHR), which is located only 4 miles (7 kilometers) ESE of LAX.
- Because of Los Angeles International Airport's relatively low elevation of 126 feet, planes can take off or land at Los Angeles International 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.
Facts about Namsos Airport (OSY):
- Namsos Airport handled 25,684 passengers last year.
- Because of Namsos Airport's relatively low elevation of 8 feet, planes can take off or land at Namsos 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 closest airport to Namsos Airport (OSY) is Rørvik Airport, Ryum (RVK), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) NNW of OSY.
- The furthest airport from Namsos Airport (OSY) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,975 miles (17,663 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Namsos Airport (OSY) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Namsos Airport", another name for OSY is "Namsos lufthavn".