Nonstop flight route between Mehamn, Norway and St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Mehamn Airport (MEH), Mehamn, Norway and St. Catharines/Niagara District Airport (YCM), St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,779 miles (or 6,081 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 St. Catharines/Niagara District 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 St. Catharines/Niagara District 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):

• In addition to being known as "Mehamn Airport", another name for MEH is "Mehamn lufthavn".
• Mehamn Airport handled 16,810 passengers last year.
• Plans for an airport on Nordkinnhalvøya were first articulated by a committee appointed by the Finnmark County Municipality.
• Initially the CAA supported Gamvik as a location for a regional airport, in part because of the lower investment costs.
• The Avinor-owned airport has an integrated control tower and terminal capable of handling seventy passengers per hour.
• 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.
• 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.
• The closest airport to Mehamn Airport (MEH) is Berlevåg Airport (BVG), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) ESE of MEH.
• Both the villages of Gamvik and Kjøllefjord were considered as alternative locations for the airport, and both received smaller airfields before Mehamn Airport opened in 1974.
• Mehamn Airport (MEH) currently has only 1 runway.
• 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.

Facts about St. Catharines/Niagara District Airport (YCM):

• The airport primarily serves general aviation aircraft, but it is not unusual to see chartered aircraft delivering passengers to waiting limousines for a ride to the Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort or other local attractions.
• With the outbreak of World War II many flying clubs, including the S.C.F.C, saw their resources being stretched to the limit.
• St. Catharines/Niagara District Airport (YCM) has 3 runways.
• Because of St. Catharines/Niagara District Airport's relatively low elevation of 321 feet, planes can take off or land at St. Catharines/Niagara District 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.
• Seymour advocated for the placement of an Elementary Flying Training School at St.
• The airport is classified as an airport of entry by NAV CANADA and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency.
• Niagara District Airport, established and operated by Haney Repair Service of St.
• The closest airport to St. Catharines/Niagara District Airport (YCM) is Niagara Falls International Airport (IAG), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) ESE of YCM.
• The furthest airport from St. Catharines/Niagara District Airport (YCM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,437 miles (18,406 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.