Nonstop flight route between Lhoksumawe, Sumatra, Indonesia and Tromsø, Norway:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Malikus Saleh Airport (LSW), Lhoksumawe, Sumatra, Indonesia and Tromsø Airport, Langnes (TOS), Tromsø, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,594 miles (or 9,002 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 Malikus Saleh Airport and Tromsø Airport, Langnes, 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 Malikus Saleh Airport and Tromsø Airport, Langnes. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Malikus Saleh Airport (LSW):

• In addition to being known as "Malikus Saleh Airport", another name for LSW is "Bandar Udara Malikussaleh".
• The airport was built by PT Arun NGL to facilitate the transport of Lhokseumawe and its vicinity to the city of Medan.
• Malikus Saleh Airport (LSW) currently has only 1 runway.
• PT Arun NGL initially using aircraft owned by Pelita Air Service to daily flights Lhokseumawe - Medan route.
• The furthest airport from Malikus Saleh Airport (LSW) is Cap. FAP Victor Montes Arias Airport (TYL), which is nearly antipodal to Malikus Saleh Airport (meaning Malikus Saleh Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cap. FAP Victor Montes Arias Airport), and is located 12,305 miles (19,803 kilometers) away in Talara, Peru.
• The closest airport to Malikus Saleh Airport (LSW) is Sultan Iskandar Muda International Airport (BTJ), which is located 107 miles (173 kilometers) W of LSW.
• Because of Malikus Saleh Airport's relatively low elevation of 90 feet, planes can take off or land at Malikus Saleh 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.

Facts about Tromsø Airport, Langnes (TOS):

• Tromsø Airport, Langnes handled 1,723,465 passengers last year.
• The airport was opened on 14 September 1964.
• The closest airport to Tromsø Airport, Langnes (TOS) is Bardufoss Airport (BDU), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) SSW of TOS.
• Tromsø Airport, Langnes (TOS) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Tromsø Airport, Langnes", another name for TOS is "Tromsø lufthavn, Langnes".
• The first airport in Tromsø was a water aerodrome located at Skattøra, located in the then separate municipality of Tromsøysund.
• The original terminal was replaced by a newer building, shaped like a semicircle, in 1977.
• The Civil Airport Administration stated in 1950 that Tromsø, as Northern Norway's largest town, should have an airfield.
• Operation of the water aerodrome was taken over from the Royal Norwegian Air Force by the municipalities of Tromsø and Tromsøysund.
• Because of Tromsø Airport, Langnes's relatively low elevation of 32 feet, planes can take off or land at Tromsø Airport, Langnes 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 Tromsø Airport, Langnes (TOS) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,570 miles (17,010 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.