Nonstop flight route between Shafter, California, United States and Norrköping, Sweden:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Shafter Airport (MIT), Shafter, California, United States and Norrköping Airport (NRK), Norrköping, Sweden would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,448 miles (or 8,767 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 Shafter Airport and Norrköping 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 Shafter Airport and Norrköping Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Shafter Airport (MIT):

• The name was derived from close proximity to the highway of the same name.
• The Gossamer Condor piloted by Bryan Allen won the first Kremer prize on August 23, 1977 by completing a figure '8' course specified by the Royal Aeronautical Society at Minter Field.
• Shafter-Minter Field covers an area of 1,206 acres at an elevation of 424 feet above mean sea level.
• Because of Shafter Airport's relatively low elevation of 424 feet, planes can take off or land at Shafter 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.
• In addition to being known as "Shafter Airport", another name for MIT is "Minter Field".
• The furthest airport from Shafter Airport (MIT) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,404 miles (18,353 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
• With the end of the war in 1945, airfield was determined to be excess by the military and turned over to the local government for civil use in March 1948.
• The closest airport to Shafter Airport (MIT) is Meadows Field (BFL), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) ESE of MIT.
• Shafter Airport (MIT) has 2 runways.

Facts about Norrköping Airport (NRK):

• The closest airport to Norrköping Airport (NRK) is Linköping City Airport (LPI), which is located 24 miles (38 kilometers) WSW of NRK.
• As of May 2012, Flybe Nordic was the only airline to fly scheduled services from the airport.
• Because of Norrköping Airport's relatively low elevation of 32 feet, planes can take off or land at Norrköping 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 Norrköping Airport (NRK) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,282 miles (18,156 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Norrköping Airport (NRK) currently has only 1 runway.