Nonstop flight route between Jacksonville, Arkansas, United States and Sandnessjøen, Norway:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Little Rock Air Force Base (LRF), Jacksonville, Arkansas, United States and Sandnessjøen Airport, Stokka (SSJ), Sandnessjøen, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,422 miles (or 7,116 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 Little Rock Air Force Base and Sandnessjøen Airport, Stokka, 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 Little Rock Air Force Base and Sandnessjøen Airport, Stokka. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Little Rock Air Force Base (LRF):

• From the mid-1990s to the late 1990s, the 314 AW and the 463 AG supported the air war over Serbia and since the September 11, 2001 attacks, the 463 AG has supported both Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom.
• The furthest airport from Little Rock Air Force Base (LRF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,887 miles (17,521 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• In addition to being known as "Little Rock Air Force Base", another name for LRF is "Little Rock AFB".
• In September 1962, the 154th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron of the Arkansas Air National Guard relocated to Little Rock AFB and reorganized as the 189th Tactical Reconnaissance Group.
• Other organizations at Little Rock AFB include the 189th Airlift Wing of the Arkansas Air National Guard, and the C-130 division of the U.S.
• In 2012, First Lady Michelle Obama visited the Little Rock base to mark the second anniversary of the Let's Move initiative.
• Little Rock Air Force Base is the home of the 19th Airlift Wing, the host unit.
• The closest airport to Little Rock Air Force Base (LRF) is Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport (LIT), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) SSW of LRF.

Facts about Sandnessjøen Airport, Stokka (SSJ):

• Sandnessjøen Airport, Stokka handled 75,096 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Sandnessjøen Airport, Stokka (SSJ) is Mosjøen Airport, Kjærstad (MJF), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) ESE of SSJ.
• In addition to being known as "Sandnessjøen Airport, Stokka", another name for SSJ is "Sandnessjøen Lufthavn, Stokka".
• Since the float planes could only be operated during daylight and in good weather, a more stable air transport solution was deemed necessary as the volume of traffic steadily grew.
• Sandnessjøen airport is served by Widerøe with Dash 8 aircraft connecting the community to Bodø, Trondheim and Oslo.
• Because of Sandnessjøen Airport, Stokka's relatively low elevation of 56 feet, planes can take off or land at Sandnessjøen Airport, Stokka 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.
• Sandnessjøen Airport, Stokka (SSJ) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Sandnessjøen Airport, Stokka (SSJ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,870 miles (17,493 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.