Nonstop flight route between Mehamn, Norway and Westfield / Springfield, Massachusetts, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Mehamn Airport (MEH), Mehamn, Norway and Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport (BAF), Westfield / Springfield, Massachusetts, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,717 miles (or 5,982 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 Mehamn Airport and Westfield-Barnes Regional 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 Mehamn Airport and Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Mehamn Airport (MEH):

• Mehamn Airport handled 16,810 passengers last year.
• Because of Mehamn Airport's relatively low elevation of 39 feet, planes can take off or land at Mehamn 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.
• Simultaneously as Mehamn was awarded an airport, Parliament voted to build a new road which would better winter transport between the villages of Kjøllefjord, Mehamn and Gamvik, allow Mehamn Airport to efficiently serve the entire peninsula.
• Mehamn Airport (MEH) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Mehamn Airport (MEH) is Berlevåg Airport (BVG), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) ESE of MEH.
• On 11 March 1982, Widerøe Flight 933 crashed into the Barents Sea between Berlevåg Airport and Mehamn Airport, killing all fifteen people on board the Twin Otter.
• In addition to being known as "Mehamn Airport", another name for MEH is "Mehamn lufthavn".
• Initially the CAA supported Gamvik as a location for a regional airport, in part because of the lower investment costs.
• The furthest airport from Mehamn Airport (MEH) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,384 miles (16,711 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.

Facts about Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport (BAF):

• In addition to being known as "Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport", another name for BAF is "(formerly Barnes Municipal Airport)".
• In addition, AD-UP Aviation operates a part 61 flight school out of the new terminal building.
• The closest airport to Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport (BAF) is Westover Air Reserve Base (CEF), which is located only 10 miles (15 kilometers) ENE of BAF.
• Over the last 50 years the airport has made improvements including another runway, 15/33 with a length of 5,000 feet, and a VORTAC and an ILS system.
• Because of Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 270 feet, planes can take off or land at Westfield-Barnes Regional 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 furthest airport from Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport (BAF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,728 miles (18,874 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Five Star Jet Center, the original established FBO at Barnes, operates out of the lobby in the new terminal building as well as the adjacent original Airport FBO.
• Barnes Municipal Airport has two fixed base operators.
• Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport (BAF) has 2 runways.