Nonstop flight route between Nacala, Mozambique and Sandefjord / Stokke, Norway:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Nacala Airport (MNC), Nacala, Mozambique and Sandefjord Airport, Torp (TRF), Sandefjord / Stokke, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,370 miles (or 8,642 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 Nacala Airport and Sandefjord Airport, Torp, 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 Nacala Airport and Sandefjord Airport, Torp. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Nacala Airport (MNC):

• Nacala Airport (MNC) currently has only 1 runway.
• Work is underway by the Brazilian multi-national engineering and construction firm Odebrecht International, part of the Odebrecht conglomerate of companies, to rehabilitate the Nacala airport so that commercial aviation may begin.
• The airport resides at an elevation of 410 feet above mean sea level.
• Nacala Airport is an airport near Nacala, in the Nampula Province in Mozambique.
• The closest airport to Nacala Airport (MNC) is Pemba Airport (POL), which is located 105 miles (168 kilometers) N of MNC.
• In addition to being known as "Nacala Airport", another name for MNC is "Nacala".
• The furthest airport from Nacala Airport (MNC) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is located 11,336 miles (18,243 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
• Because of Nacala Airport's relatively low elevation of 410 feet, planes can take off or land at Nacala 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 Sandefjord Airport, Torp (TRF):

• Sandefjord Airport, Torp (TRF) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Sandefjord Airport, Torp (TRF) is Moss Airport, Rygge (RYG), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) NE of TRF.
• In February 1953, the government expropriated the necessary land, 4.0 square kilometres, of which 3.5 square kilometres was forest and 0.25 square kilometres was fields and 0.25 square kilometres was pasture.
• The furthest airport from Sandefjord Airport, Torp (TRF) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,337 miles (18,245 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• In addition to being known as "Sandefjord Airport, Torp", another name for TRF is "Sandefjord lufthavn, Torp".
• Widerøe is the only airline to have an operative base at Torp.
• Because of Sandefjord Airport, Torp's relatively low elevation of 285 feet, planes can take off or land at Sandefjord Airport, Torp 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 private placement in 1987 allowed sufficient financing of a new terminal building.
• Sandefjord Airport, Torp handled 1,345,732 passengers last year.