Nonstop flight route between Midland/Bay City/Saginaw, Michigan, United States and Leknes, Norway:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between MBS International Airport (MBS), Midland/Bay City/Saginaw, Michigan, United States and Leknes Airport (LKN), Leknes, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,655 miles (or 5,882 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 MBS International Airport and Leknes 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 MBS International Airport and Leknes Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about MBS International Airport (MBS):

• The 1980s and 1990s saw a lot of growth at MBS.
• 2006 enplanements were 200,150 boardings, a 6.33% drop from the previous year.
• DAL Global Services operates ground handling duties for Delta and Delta Connection at MBS.
• Because of MBS International Airport's relatively low elevation of 668 feet, planes can take off or land at MBS International 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.
• The closest airport to MBS International Airport (MBS) is Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport (MOP), which is located 33 miles (54 kilometers) W of MBS.
• MBS International Airport (MBS) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from MBS International Airport (MBS) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,213 miles (18,046 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Until October 1, 2009, Mesaba Airlines ran ground services for Delta Connection.

Facts about Leknes Airport (LKN):

• Leknes Airport handled 96,593 passengers last year.
• 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.
• Avinor is planning building a new primary airport to serve Lofoten and possibly also Vesterålen.
• Interior, waiting area
• Leknes Airport (LKN) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Leknes Airport (LKN) is Svolvær Airport, Helle (SVJ), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) ENE of 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.
• In addition to being known as "Leknes Airport", another name for LKN is "Leknes lufthavn".