Nonstop flight route between Moro, Papua New Guinea and Alta, Norway:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Moro Airport (MXH), Moro, Papua New Guinea and Alta Airport (ALF), Alta, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,315 miles (or 11,773 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 Moro Airport and Alta 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 Moro Airport and Alta Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

Departure Airport Information:

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Facts about Moro Airport (MXH):

• The closest airport to Moro Airport (MXH) is Mendi Airport (MDU), which is located 32 miles (52 kilometers) ENE of MXH.
• Moro Airport (MXH) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Moro Airport (MXH) is Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR), which is located 11,726 miles (18,871 kilometers) away in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil.

Facts about Alta Airport (ALF):

• Alta Airport (ALF) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Alta Airport (ALF) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,502 miles (16,901 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The location in Elvebakken was somewhat controversial in Alta, especially as the airport would be located so close to the town center, potentially causing noise pollution.
• SAS Commuter was established in 1988 and started operations in Northern Norway in May 1990, making Alta its central hub for Finnmark.
• Alta Airport handled 353,051 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Alta Airport (ALF) is Lakselv Airport, Banak (LKL), which is located 38 miles (62 kilometers) E of ALF.
• Construction started in February 1962 and cost NOK 3.2 million.
• The first airport in Alta was built by the Wehrmacht during the German occupation of Norway.
• Activity at Alta Airport peaked in the following years.
• Avinor decided in February 2007 to build a new passenger terminal and tower for NOK 300 million.
• Because of Alta Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Alta 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.
• A proposal by a consultant company, ordered by the Ministry of Transport and Communications in 2011, suggested that starting in 2013 the subsidized routes in Finnmark should follow a coastal route, leaving those to Kirkenes and the county capital of Vadsø as the only subsidized routes remaining at Alta.
• In addition to being known as "Alta Airport", another name for ALF is "Alta lufthavn".