Nonstop flight route between Lewisburg, West Virginia, United States and Kiruna, Sweden:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Greenbrier Valley Airport (LWB), Lewisburg, West Virginia, United States and Kiruna Airport (KRN), Kiruna, Sweden would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,087 miles (or 6,577 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 Greenbrier Valley Airport and Kiruna 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 Greenbrier Valley Airport and Kiruna Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LWB / KLWB |
Airport Name: | Greenbrier Valley Airport |
Location: | Lewisburg, West Virginia, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°51'29"N by 80°23'57"W |
Area Served: | Lewisburg, West Virginia |
Operator/Owner: | Greenbrier County Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2301 feet (701 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LWB |
More Information: | LWB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KRN / ESNQ |
Airport Name: | Kiruna Airport |
Location: | Kiruna, Sweden |
GPS Coordinates: | 67°49'19"N by 20°20'12"E |
Operator/Owner: | Swedavia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1509 feet (460 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KRN |
More Information: | KRN Maps & Info |
Facts about Greenbrier Valley Airport (LWB):
- The airport has four rental car companies, National/Alamo, Hertz, Enterprise, and Avis, and a country homestyle restaurant called Dutch Haaus.
- Greenbrier Valley Airport (LWB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The 2013 Federal sequester will result in the closure of the airport's control tower and will require pilots to rely on air traffic controllers from other airports.
- The closest airport to Greenbrier Valley Airport (LWB) is Raleigh County Memorial Airport (BKW), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) W of LWB.
- The furthest airport from Greenbrier Valley Airport (LWB) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,529 miles (18,554 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Kiruna Airport (KRN):
- The furthest airport from Kiruna Airport (KRN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,668 miles (17,169 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Kiruna Airport (KRN) currently has only 1 runway.
- On March 15, 2012, a Norwegian military transport plane, type Lockheed Hercules, crashed into the Kebnekaise mountain when approaching Kiruna Airport, the Norwegian C-130 Hercules accident.
- The closest airport to Kiruna Airport (KRN) is Gällivare Airport (GEV), which is located 49 miles (79 kilometers) SSE of KRN.