Nonstop flight route between Leknes, Norway and Chico, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Leknes Airport (LKN), Leknes, Norway and Chico Municipal Airport (CIC), Chico, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,631 miles (or 7,453 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 Leknes Airport and Chico Municipal 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 Leknes Airport and Chico Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LKN / ENLK |
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Location: | Leknes, Norway |
GPS Coordinates: | 68°9'9"N by 13°36'33"E |
Operator/Owner: | Avinor |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 81 feet (25 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LKN |
More Information: | LKN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CIC / KCIC |
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Location: | Chico, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°47'43"N by 121°51'29"W |
Area Served: | Chico, California |
Operator/Owner: | City of Chico |
Airport Type: | City of Chico |
Elevation: | 73 feet (22 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from CIC |
More Information: | CIC Maps & Info |
Facts about Leknes Airport (LKN):
- Because of Leknes Airport's relatively low elevation of 81 feet, planes can take off or land at Leknes 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.
- Avinor is planning building a new primary airport to serve Lofoten and possibly also Vesterålen.
- Leknes Airport handled 96,593 passengers last year.
- Leknes Airport (LKN) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Leknes Airport", another name for LKN is "Leknes lufthavn".
- The furthest airport from Leknes Airport (LKN) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 10,718 miles (17,249 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Leknes Airport (LKN) is Svolvær Airport, Helle (SVJ), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) ENE of LKN.
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Facts about Chico Municipal Airport (CIC):
- The closest airport to Chico Municipal Airport (CIC) is Oroville Municipal Airport (OVE), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) SSE of CIC.
- Chico Army Air Field was deactivated on December 31, 1945.
- An all black company was assigned to the Field in August 1942.
- Because of Chico Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 73 feet, planes can take off or land at Chico Municipal 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.
- Chico Municipal Airport (CIC) has 2 runways.
- Pacific Express was based in Chico.
- In addition to being known as "Chico Municipal Airport", another name for CIC is "Chico Army Airfield".
- The furthest airport from Chico Municipal Airport (CIC) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,229 miles (18,071 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.