Nonstop flight route between Angleton / Lake Jackson, Texas, United States and Sandefjord / Stokke, Norway:
Departure Airport:
(29°6'30"N by 95°27'43"W)
Arrival Airport:
(59°11'12"N by 10°15'30"E)
Distance from LJN to TRF:
5,026.57 miles (8,089.46 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport (LJN), Angleton / Lake Jackson, Texas, United States and Sandefjord Airport, Torp (TRF), Sandefjord / Stokke, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,027 miles (or 8,089 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 Texas Gulf Coast Regional 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 Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport and Sandefjord Airport, Torp. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LJN / KLBX |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Angleton / Lake Jackson, Texas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 29°6'30"N by 95°27'43"W |
| Area Served: | Angleton / Lake Jackson, Texas |
| Operator/Owner: | Brazoria County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 25 feet (8 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LJN |
| More Information: | LJN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TRF / ENTO |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Sandefjord / Stokke, Norway |
| GPS Coordinates: | 59°11'12"N by 10°15'30"E |
| Area Served: | Sandefjord, Norway |
| Operator/Owner: | Sandefjord Lufthavn AS |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 285 feet (87 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TRF |
| More Information: | TRF Maps & Info |
Facts about Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport (LJN):
- Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport, previously known as Brazoria County Airport, is a county-owned public-use airport located four miles southwest of the central business district of Angleton and north of Lake Jackson, both cities in Brazoria County, Texas, United States.
- Other air carriers that have served Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport in the past include Comair operating Canadair CRJ regional jet aircraft and Aerodynamics Inc.
- Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport (LJN) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport (LJN) is Bay City Municipal Airport (BBC), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) WSW of LJN.
- Because of Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 25 feet, planes can take off or land at Texas Gulf Coast Regional 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.
- In addition to being known as "Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport", another name for LJN is "LBX".
- The airport's on-site restaurant, the Windsock Restaurant, closed in February 2011.
- In the late 1970s and early 1980s, Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport was linked to the national airway grid with regularly scheduled airline service.
- The furthest airport from Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport (LJN) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,026 miles (17,744 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
Facts about Sandefjord Airport, Torp (TRF):
- The air traffic employees in the control tower worked for the Civil Aviation Administration.
- In addition to being known as "Sandefjord Airport, Torp", another name for TRF is "Sandefjord lufthavn, Torp".
- Sandefjord Airport, Torp handled 1,345,732 passengers last year.
- On 26 March 1984, Busy Bee, Braathens SAFE's regional airline, started flights from Torp.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Sandefjord Airport, Torp (TRF) is Moss Airport, Rygge (RYG), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) NE of 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.
- The new owners concluded that the airport needed a new control tower and a new terminal building.
- During the 1950s, the interest to use Torp as an air station dwindled.
- Sandefjord Airport, Torp (TRF) currently has only 1 runway.
- In June 2006 the airport decided to invest NOK 24 million to expand the terminal.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 25.97 miles (41.79 km) WSW | Bay City Municipal Airport (BBC) | Bay City, Texas, United States |     |
| 2 | 37.37 miles (60.14 km) NNW | Sugar Land Regional Airport (SGR) | Sugar Land, Texas (near Houston), United States | |
| 3 | 37.87 miles (60.95 km) ENE | Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS) | Galveston, Texas, United States | |
| 4 | 38.71 miles (62.29 km) NNE | William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 5 | 38.99 miles (62.75 km) NNE | Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 6 | 42.64 miles (68.62 km) N | Andrau Airpark (AAP) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 7 | 42.94 miles (69.10 km) WNW | Wharton Regional Airport (WHT) | Wharton, Texas, United States | |
| 8 | 50.64 miles (81.50 km) NNW | West Houston Airport (IWS) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 9 | 54.48 miles (87.68 km) WSW | Palacios Municipal Airport (PSX) | Palacios, Texas, United States | |
| 10 | 55.95 miles (90.05 km) NNE | Baytown Airport (HPY) | Baytown, Texas, United States | |
| 11 | 60.95 miles (98.09 km) N | George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 12 | 66.09 miles (106.37 km) N | David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport (DWH) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 13 | 85.99 miles (138.39 km) N | Lone Star Executive Airport (CXO) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 14 | 89.79 miles (144.50 km) W | Victoria Regional Airport (VCT) | Victoria, Texas, United States | |
| 15 | 100.15 miles (161.18 km) NE | Beaumont Municipal Airport (BMT) | Beaumont, Texas, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,025.59 miles (17,743.92 km) SW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 2 | 10,959.58 miles (17,637.69 km) ESE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 10,653.59 miles (17,145.25 km) ESE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 4 | 10,647.84 miles (17,136.00 km) W | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,632.45 miles (17,111.23 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,624.22 miles (17,097.97 km) W | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,617.71 miles (17,087.50 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,613.10 miles (17,080.09 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,608.99 miles (17,073.48 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,596.39 miles (17,053.19 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,587.73 miles (17,039.26 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,580.85 miles (17,028.18 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,567.97 miles (17,007.45 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,565.82 miles (17,003.99 km) W | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,562.54 miles (16,998.71 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 22.85 miles (36.78 km) NE | Moss Airport, Rygge (RYG) | Rygge (near Moss), Norway | |
| 2 | 24.48 miles (39.40 km) W | Skien Airport, Geiteryggen (SKE) | Skien, Telemark, Norway | |
| 3 | 45.18 miles (72.72 km) NW | Notodden Airport, Tuven (NTB) | Notodden, Norway | |
| 4 | 49.72 miles (80.02 km) NNE | Oslo Airport, Fornebu ( Closed ) (FBU) | Oslo, Norway | |
| 5 | 75.87 miles (122.10 km) NNE | Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL) | Ullensaker (near Oslo), Norway | |
| 6 | 95.37 miles (153.48 km) SE | Trollhättan–Vänersborg Airport (THN) | Trollhättan / Vänersborg, Sweden | |
| 7 | 103.43 miles (166.46 km) SW | Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS) | Kristiansand, Vest-Agder, Norway | |
| 8 | 110.00 miles (177.03 km) E | Karlstad Airport (KSD) | Karlstad, Sweden | |
| 9 | 113.55 miles (182.75 km) SSE | Göteborg City Airport (GSE) | Gothenburg (Göteborg), Sweden | |
| 10 | 115.56 miles (185.98 km) ESE | Lidköping-Hovby Airport (LDK) | Lidköping, Sweden | |
| 11 | 116.13 miles (186.90 km) NNE | Hamar Airport, Stafsberg (HMR) | Hamar, Norway | |
| 12 | 116.22 miles (187.03 km) S | Sindal Airport (CNL) | Sindal, Denmark | |
| 13 | 118.43 miles (190.60 km) NNW | Gol Airport, Klanten (GLL) | Gol, Norway | |
| 14 | 128.57 miles (206.92 km) SE | Göteborg Landvetter Airport (GOT) | Gothenburg, Sweden | |
| 15 | 129.75 miles (208.81 km) ENE | Hagfors Airport (HFS) | Hagfors, Sweden | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,337.14 miles (18,245.32 km) SSE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,201.76 miles (18,027.45 km) SE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,195.57 miles (18,017.48 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,175.30 miles (17,984.86 km) SE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,170.35 miles (17,976.90 km) SE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,138.35 miles (17,925.40 km) SE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,134.86 miles (17,919.78 km) SE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,125.49 miles (17,904.70 km) SE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,118.46 miles (17,893.39 km) SE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,109.93 miles (17,879.65 km) SE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,106.89 miles (17,874.77 km) SE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,083.13 miles (17,836.52 km) SE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,077.74 miles (17,827.84 km) SE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,075.10 miles (17,823.59 km) SE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,067.34 miles (17,811.12 km) SE | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |