Nonstop flight route between Mehamn, Norway and Currie, Tasmania, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mehamn Airport (MEH), Mehamn, Norway and King Island Airport (KNS), Currie, Tasmania, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,377 miles (or 15,091 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 King Island 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 King Island Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MEH / ENMH | 
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| Location: | Mehamn, Norway | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 71°1'44"N by 27°49'35"E | 
| Area Served: | Mehamn, Finnmark, Norway | 
| Operator/Owner: | Avinor | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 39 feet (12 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from MEH | 
| More Information: | MEH Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KNS / YKII | 
| Airport Name: | King Island Airport | 
| Location: | Currie, Tasmania, Australia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°52'38"S by 143°52'41"E | 
| Area Served: | King Island | 
| Operator/Owner: | King Island Council | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 132 feet (40 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 3 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from KNS | 
| More Information: | KNS Maps & Info | 
Facts about Mehamn Airport (MEH):
- Mehman is served by Widerøe, which operates 39-seat Dash 8-100 aircraft to other communities in Finnmark.
 - In addition to being known as "Mehamn Airport", another name for MEH is "Mehamn lufthavn".
 - 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.
 - 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.
 - Mehamn Airport handled 16,810 passengers last year.
 - The closest airport to Mehamn Airport (MEH) is Berlevåg Airport (BVG), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) ESE of MEH.
 - Initially the CAA supported Gamvik as a location for a regional airport, in part because of the lower investment costs.
 - 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.
 - Mehamn Airport (MEH) currently has only 1 runway.
 
Facts about King Island Airport (KNS):
- King Island Airport (KNS) has 3 runways.
 - The furthest airport from King Island Airport (KNS) is Corvo Airport (CVU), which is nearly antipodal to King Island Airport (meaning King Island Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Corvo Airport), and is located 12,170 miles (19,586 kilometers) away in Corvo Island, Azores, Portugal.
 - Because of King Island Airport's relatively low elevation of 132 feet, planes can take off or land at King Island 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 King Island Airport (KNS) is Smithton Airport (SIO), which is located 92 miles (148 kilometers) SE of KNS.
 
