Nonstop flight route between Athens, Tennessee, United States and Kristiansand, Vest-Agder, Norway:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between McMinn County Airport (MMI), Athens, Tennessee, United States and Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS), Kristiansand, Vest-Agder, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,270 miles (or 6,872 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 McMinn County Airport and Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik, 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 McMinn County Airport and Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MMI / KMMI | 
| Airport Name: | McMinn County Airport | 
| Location: | Athens, Tennessee, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°23'49"N by 84°33'45"W | 
| Area Served: | Athens, Tennessee | 
| Operator/Owner: | McMinn County | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 858 feet (262 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from MMI | 
| More Information: | MMI Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KRS / ENCN | 
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| Location: | Kristiansand, Vest-Agder, Norway | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 58°12'14"N by 8°5'6"E | 
| Area Served: | Kristiansand, Norway | 
| Operator/Owner: | Avinor | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 57 feet (17 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from KRS | 
| More Information: | KRS Maps & Info | 
Facts about McMinn County Airport (MMI):
- Because of McMinn County Airport's relatively low elevation of 858 feet, planes can take off or land at McMinn County 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 McMinn County Airport (MMI) is Rockwood Municipal Airport (RKW), which is located 37 miles (59 kilometers) N of MMI.
 - McMinn County Airport is a county-owned, public-use airport located three nautical miles southeast of the central business district of Athens, a city in McMinn County, Tennessee, United States.
 - McMinn County Airport (MMI) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The furthest airport from McMinn County Airport (MMI) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,317 miles (18,212 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
 - The airport is attended from 0830 to Dusk and has 100LL aviation fuel and Jet A.
 
Facts about Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS):
- In 1945, the Air Force moved its technical school to Kjevik.
 - Between 1963 and 1981, Dan-Air of London operated a route between Newcastle and Kjevik.
 - The closest airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS) is Farsund Airport, Lista (FAN), which is located 54 miles (86 kilometers) W of KRS.
 - In 1964, the runway was expanded to its present length.
 - Starting in autumn 1991, Widerøe Norsk Air flew on the route from its hub at Sandefjord Airport, Torp via Kjevik to London Stansted Airport using Fokker 50 turboprop aircraft.
 - In addition to being known as "Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik", another name for KRS is "Kristiansand lufthavn, Kjevik".
 - The furthest airport from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,423 miles (18,384 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
 - Because of Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik's relatively low elevation of 57 feet, planes can take off or land at Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik 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.
 - Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS) currently has only 1 runway.
 - Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik handled 1,065,615 passengers last year.
 
