Nonstop flight route between Hampton, Virginia, United States and Førde / Bringeland, Norway:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Langley Field (LFI), Hampton, Virginia, United States and Førde Airport, Bringeland (FDE), Førde / Bringeland, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,761 miles (or 6,052 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 Langley Field and Førde Airport, Bringeland, 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 Langley Field and Førde Airport, Bringeland. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Langley Field (LFI):

• Langley is also home to the F-22 Raptor Demo Team.
• The Air Force mission at Langley is to sustain the ability for fast global deployment and air superiority for the United States or allied armed forces.
• The furthest airport from Langley Field (LFI) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,757 miles (18,921 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Langley Air Force Base was severely damaged by flooding due to the storm surge from Hurricane Isabel in September 2003 and again during the November 2009 Mid-Atlantic nor'easter.
• AAF Antisubmarine Command
• Langley also hosts the Global Cyberspace Integration Center field operating agency and Headquarters Air Combat Command.
• At the outbreak of World War II Langley took on a new mission, to develop special detector equipment used in antisubmarine warfare.
• The closest airport to Langley Field (LFI) is Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport (PHF), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) WNW of LFI.

Facts about Førde Airport, Bringeland (FDE):

• The furthest airport from Førde Airport, Bringeland (FDE) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,219 miles (18,055 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Førde Airport, Bringeland handled 83,207 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Førde Airport, Bringeland (FDE) is Florø Airport (FRO), which is located 28 miles (44 kilometers) WNW of FDE.
• Avinor has started a process to look at the airport structure in Sogn og Fjordane.
• The first plans for an airport serving the Sunnfjord region was in the town of Florø.
• From before the airport was built it was evident that the location was not well suited, and planning of an alternative location began in 1968.
• The airport was originally owned as an inter-municipal enterprise by Gaular and Førde.
• In addition to being known as "Førde Airport, Bringeland", another name for FDE is "Førde lufthavn, Bringeland".