Nonstop flight route between Fort Stewart, Hinesville, Georgia, United States and Stavanger, Norway:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between MidCoast Regional Airport at Wright Army Airfield (LIY), Fort Stewart, Hinesville, Georgia, United States and Stavanger-Sola International Airport (SVG), Stavanger, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,265 miles (or 6,864 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 MidCoast Regional Airport at Wright Army Airfield and Stavanger-Sola International 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 MidCoast Regional Airport at Wright Army Airfield and Stavanger-Sola International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about MidCoast Regional Airport at Wright Army Airfield (LIY):

• MidCoast Regional Airport at Wright Army Airfield (LIY) has 4 runways.
• In addition to being known as "MidCoast Regional Airport at Wright Army Airfield", another name for LIY is "LHW".
• Wright Army Airfield became a joint-use facility in November 2007.
• The closest airport to MidCoast Regional Airport at Wright Army Airfield (LIY) is Hunter Army Airfield (SVN), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) ENE of LIY.
• In the postwar years, the Army utilized the camp during the summer for the training of National Guard units.
• During the Vietnam War, the airfield trained initial entry Army Fixed Wing Aviators and helicopter pilots.
• The furthest airport from MidCoast Regional Airport at Wright Army Airfield (LIY) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,461 miles (18,445 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Because of MidCoast Regional Airport at Wright Army Airfield's relatively low elevation of 45 feet, planes can take off or land at MidCoast Regional Airport at Wright Army Airfield 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 Stavanger-Sola International Airport (SVG):

• Stavanger-Sola International Airport (SVG) has 2 runways.
• Stavanger-Sola International Airport handled 4,119,348 passengers last year.
• The vast complex of civilian technical facilities, heavy investments in simulator centres besides the air forces own facilities makes the Sola AFB ideal for the vital role it is assigned, incorporating the next generation of Search & Rsecue Helicopters.
• The Norwegian authorities have denied, among others, Northwest Airlines the right to start flying intercontinental flights from the United States.
• Originally, the idea was to locate the Stavanger airport at Forus, but after the war the Royal Norwegian Air Force decided to use Sola temporarily until the new airport was built, and nothing ever became of Forus.
• The closest airport to Stavanger-Sola International Airport (SVG) is Haugesund Airport, Karmøy (HAU), which is located 36 miles (57 kilometers) NNW of SVG.
• Because of Stavanger-Sola International Airport's relatively low elevation of 29 feet, planes can take off or land at Stavanger-Sola 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.
• The furthest airport from Stavanger-Sola International Airport (SVG) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,392 miles (18,334 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• In addition to being known as "Stavanger-Sola International Airport", another name for SVG is "Stavanger lufthavn, Sola".