Nonstop flight route between Novato, California, United States and Hadsel, Nordland, Norway:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Marin County Airport (NOT), Novato, California, United States and Stokmarknes Airport, Skagen (SKN), Hadsel, Nordland, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,748 miles (or 7,641 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 Marin County Airport and Stokmarknes Airport, Skagen, 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 Marin County Airport and Stokmarknes Airport, Skagen. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Marin County Airport (NOT):

• Gnoss has two windsocks.
• In addition to being known as "Marin County Airport", other names for NOT include "Gnoss Field" and "DVO".
• Because of Marin County Airport's relatively low elevation of 2 feet, planes can take off or land at Marin 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.
• There is a plan to extend the length of Gnoss' runway by 1100', to 4400'.
• The closest airport to Marin County Airport (NOT) is Napa County Airport (APC), which is located only 16 miles (25 kilometers) ENE of NOT.
• The furthest airport from Marin County Airport (NOT) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,343 miles (18,254 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• When Gnoss Field's crosswinds exceed pilot or aircraft limitations, local pilots generally land at Petaluma Municipal / K069, 327 magnetic heading) or Napa County Airport / KAPC, 058 magnetic heading).
• The Wrights original privately owned airport had a dirt runway and was just west of the current airport, in what is now a grassy field.
• Marin County Airport (NOT) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Stokmarknes Airport, Skagen (SKN):

• The airport opened 1 July 1972 as part of a government program of building a series of small airports along the coast.
• Widerøe is the only approved scheduled air carrier to operate from the airport, using Canadian-built De Havilland Canada Dash 8 STOL aircraft.
• Stokmarknes Airport, Skagen (SKN) currently has only 1 runway.
• Stokmarknes Airport, Skagen handled 104,171 passengers last year.
• In addition to being known as "Stokmarknes Airport, Skagen", another name for SKN is "Stokmarknes lufthavn, Skagen".
• The closest airport to Stokmarknes Airport, Skagen (SKN) is Svolvær Airport, Helle (SVJ), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) SSW of SKN.
• Because of Stokmarknes Airport, Skagen's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at Stokmarknes Airport, Skagen 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 Stokmarknes Airport, Skagen (SKN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,676 miles (17,182 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.