Nonstop flight route between London, England, United Kingdom and Kristiansund, Norway:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between London Heathrow Airport (LHR), London, England, United Kingdom and Kristiansund Airport, Kvernberget (KSU), Kristiansund, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 860 miles (or 1,384 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 relatively short distance between London Heathrow Airport and Kristiansund Airport, Kvernberget, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about London Heathrow Airport (LHR):

• The airport holds a Civil Aviation Authority Public Use Aerodrome Licence, which allows flights for public transportation of passengers or for flying instruction.
• The original 1950s red-brick control tower was demolished in early 2013 to enable access roads for the new Terminal 2 to be laid.
• Because of London Heathrow Airport's relatively low elevation of 83 feet, planes can take off or land at London Heathrow 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.
• London Heathrow Airport (LHR) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,875 miles (19,112 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Terminal 1 opened in 1968 and was formally inaugurated by Queen Elizabeth II in May 1969.
• As the airport is west of London and as its runways run east–west, an airliner's landing approach is usually directly over the conurbation of London when the wind is from the west.
• The closest airport to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) is RAF Northolt (NHT), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) NNE of LHR.
• Full body scanners are now used at the airport, and passengers who object to their use after being selected are not allowed to fly.
• In the 1950s, Heathrow had six runways, arranged in three pairs at different angles in the shape of a hexagram with the permanent passenger terminal in the middle and the older terminal along the north edge of the field, and two of its runways would always be within 30° of the wind direction.

Facts about Kristiansund Airport, Kvernberget (KSU):

• Kristiansund Airport, Kvernberget handled 359,968 passengers last year.
• 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 closest airport to Kristiansund Airport, Kvernberget (KSU) is Molde Airport, Årø (MOL), which is located 31 miles (50 kilometers) SW of KSU.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Kristiansund Airport, Kvernberget", other names for KSU include "Kristiansund lufthavn, Kvernberget" and "Kristiansund/Kvernberget Airport".
• In 2006 an upgrade of the terminal was completed, and by the end of the year a new duty-free store will be finished.
• Kristiansund Airport, Kvernberget (KSU) currently has only 1 runway.