Nonstop flight route between Leadville, Colorado, United States and Oslo, Norway:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Lake County Airport (LXV), Leadville, Colorado, United States and Oslo Airport, Fornebu ( Closed ) (FBU), Oslo, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,714 miles (or 7,587 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 Lake County Airport and Oslo Airport, Fornebu ( Closed ), 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 Lake County Airport and Oslo Airport, Fornebu ( Closed ). You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Lake County Airport (LXV):

• The furthest airport from Lake County Airport (LXV) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,958 miles (17,635 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Lake County Airport, also known as Leadville Airport, is a county-owned public-use airport located two nautical miles southwest of the central business district of Leadville, a city in Lake County, Colorado, United States.
• In addition to being known as "Lake County Airport", another name for LXV is "Leadville Airport".
• Lake County Airport (LXV) currently has only 1 runway.
• The highest helicopter flight training school in the world, RAVCO, operates out of the Lake County Airport.
• At an elevation of 9,927 ft above mean sea level the airport claims the distinction of being North America's highest.
• Because of Lake County Airport's high elevation of 9,927 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at LXV. Combined with a high temperature, this could make LXV a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• The closest airport to Lake County Airport (LXV) is Aspen–Pitkin County Airport (ASE), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) W of LXV.

Facts about Oslo Airport, Fornebu ( Closed ) (FBU):

• Prior to 1 April 1994, all air transport in Norway was restricted to airlines that had received concession from the ministry.
• In 1996, the airport had 170,823 aircraft movement and 10,072,054 passengers, making it the busiest airport in the country.
• International services were provided by 21 airlines to 28 destinations.
• The airport opened as a combined sea and land airport, serving both domestic and international destinations.
• The furthest airport from Oslo Airport, Fornebu ( Closed ) (FBU) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,288 miles (18,165 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Because of Oslo Airport, Fornebu ( Closed )'s relatively low elevation of 56 feet, planes can take off or land at Oslo Airport, Fornebu ( Closed ) 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 Oslo Airport, Fornebu ( Closed ) (FBU) is Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) NE of FBU.
• In 1953, work started with expanding the north–south runway to 1,800 metres and building a new east–west runway which also was to become 1,800 metres.
• Following Norway joining the European Economic Area, the airline industry was deregulated, allowing any airline from any EEA member country to make domestic or international flights to Norway.
• In 1989, Braathens SAFE started its first international scheduled service since 1960, from Fornebu to Billund in Denmark.
• Aviation in Oslo started in 1909, when Carl Cederström of Sweden made exhibition flights from fields at Etterstad.
• Oslo Airport, Fornebu ( Closed ) handled 10,072,054 passengers last year.
• Oslo Airport, Fornebu ( Closed ) (FBU) has 2 runways.
• In May 1945, as German forces were ousted from Norway, the airport was taken over by the Allies and the Royal Norwegian Air Force.
• In addition to being known as "Oslo Airport, Fornebu ( Closed )", another name for FBU is "Oslo lufthavn, Fornebu".