Nonstop flight route between Mosjøen, Norway and Tucson, Arizona, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Mosjøen Airport, Kjærstad (MJF), Mosjøen, Norway and Davis–Monthan Air Force Base (DMA), Tucson, Arizona, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,050 miles (or 8,127 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 Mosjøen Airport, Kjærstad and Davis–Monthan Air Force Base, 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 Mosjøen Airport, Kjærstad and Davis–Monthan Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Mosjøen Airport, Kjærstad (MJF):

• Mosjøen Airport, Kjærstad (MJF) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Mosjøen Airport, Kjærstad (MJF) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,875 miles (17,501 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The airport is located 10 minutes out of town.
• The closest airport to Mosjøen Airport, Kjærstad (MJF) is Sandnessjøen Airport, Stokka (SSJ), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) WNW of MJF.
• Because of Mosjøen Airport, Kjærstad's relatively low elevation of 240 feet, planes can take off or land at Mosjøen Airport, Kjærstad 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.
• Mosjøen Airport, Kjærstad handled 60,887 passengers last year.
• In addition to being known as "Mosjøen Airport, Kjærstad", another name for MJF is "Mosjøen lufthavn, Kjærstad".
• Mosjøen Airport, Kjærstad is a regional airport serving Mosjøen in Nordland, Norway.

Facts about Davis–Monthan Air Force Base (DMA):

• The closest airport to Davis–Monthan Air Force Base (DMA) is Tucson International Airport (TUS), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) SW of DMA.
• The furthest airport from Davis–Monthan Air Force Base (DMA) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,508 miles (18,521 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• In 1953, the jet age came to Davis-Monthan when SAC units on the base converted to the new Boeing B-47 Stratojet.
• Other military activities and federal agencies using the base include Navy Operational Support Center Tucson, a detachment of the Naval Air Systems Command, the Federal Aviation Administration, the U.S.
• On 1 September 1982, the headquarters of the 602nd Tactical Air Control Wing and its subordinate 23rd Tactical Air Support Squadron, a unit responsible for the Air Force's tactical air control system west of the Mississippi River transferred from Bergstrom Air Force Base, Texas, and stood up at D-M, bringing 16 OA-37B aircraft and numerous new personnel to the base.