Nonstop flight route between Medan, Indonesia and Berlevåg, Norway:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Polonia International Airport (MES), Medan, Indonesia and Berlevåg Airport (BVG), Berlevåg, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,532 miles (or 8,903 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 Polonia International Airport and Berlevåg 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 Polonia International Airport and Berlevåg Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Polonia International Airport (MES):

• Until recently, the airport consisted of an international and domestic terminal.
• The closest airport to Polonia International Airport (MES) is Kualanamu International Airport (KNO), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) ENE of MES.
• By the time the news had arrived, it was too late to prepare a proper landing strip at Polonia.
• In addition to being known as "Polonia International Airport", other names for MES include "Bandar Udara Internasional Polonia" and "WIMK".
• Because of Polonia International Airport's relatively low elevation of 114 feet, planes can take off or land at Polonia 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 airport is now closed to commercial aviation and replaced by Kuala Namu International Airport.
• In 1879 the concession was handed over to Deli Maatschappij or NV Deli Maskapai.
• After the ferry flights were completed, all of the airport activity officially shifted to Kuala Namu International Airport.
• The furthest airport from Polonia International Airport (MES) is Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport (TBP), which is nearly antipodal to Polonia International Airport (meaning Polonia International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport), and is located 12,371 miles (19,910 kilometers) away in Tumbes, Peru.
• Polonia International Airport now belongs to the Indonesian Air Force and will be transformed into a military base.

Facts about Berlevåg Airport (BVG):

• Because of Berlevåg Airport's relatively low elevation of 43 feet, planes can take off or land at Berlevåg 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 Berlevåg Airport (BVG) is Båtsfjord Airport (BJF), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) SE of BVG.
• Berlevåg Airport handled 5,949 passengers last year.
• In addition to being known as "Berlevåg Airport", another name for BVG is "Berlevåg lufthavn".
• Norving started offering flights to the closed-down military airport in 1970 using their newly delivered Britten-Norman Islander.
• Use of the airport area as a civilian airport was launched by Varangfly director Odd Bentzen in 1964.
• The furthest airport from Berlevåg Airport (BVG) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,376 miles (16,698 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• State funding was allocated, allowing the airport to be upgraded.