Nonstop flight route between Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States and Hamar, Norway:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Harrisburg International Airport (MDT), Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States and Hamar Airport, Stafsberg (HMR), Hamar, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,781 miles (or 6,085 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 Harrisburg International Airport and Hamar Airport, Stafsberg, 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 Harrisburg International Airport and Hamar Airport, Stafsberg. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Harrisburg International Airport (MDT):

• The furthest airport from Harrisburg International Airport (MDT) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,654 miles (18,755 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Harrisburg International Airport is a public airport in Lower Swatara Township, Pennsylvania, nine miles southeast of Harrisburg.
• The closest airport to Harrisburg International Airport (MDT) is Capital City Airport (HAR), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) WNW of MDT.
• Route 7 of the Capital Area Transit System runs to downtown Harrisburg and surrounding communities.
• Harrisburg International Airport covers 680 acres at an elevation of 310 feet above mean sea level.
• Harrisburg International Airport (MDT) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Harrisburg International Airport's relatively low elevation of 310 feet, planes can take off or land at Harrisburg 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 Middletown Air Depot at Olmsted provided logistical and maintenance support of military aircraft until it closed in 1969.

Facts about Hamar Airport, Stafsberg (HMR):

• During the early 1980s the government was considering building an regional short take-off and landing airport in the Mjøsa area.
• Because of Hamar Airport, Stafsberg's relatively low elevation of 713 feet, planes can take off or land at Hamar Airport, Stafsberg 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 airport has particularly good weather conditions for aviation.
• In addition to being known as "Hamar Airport, Stafsberg", another name for HMR is "Hamar flyplass, Stafsberg".
• The furthest airport from Hamar Airport, Stafsberg (HMR) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,221 miles (18,059 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The closest airport to Hamar Airport, Stafsberg (HMR) is Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL), which is located 43 miles (68 kilometers) S of HMR.
• The airport was built as a joint project between Hamar Municipality and the Royal Norwegian Air Force.