Nonstop flight route between Notodden, Norway and Heraklion, Crete, Greece:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Notodden Airport, Tuven (NTB), Notodden, Norway and Heraklion International Airport “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER), Heraklion, Crete, Greece would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,822 miles (or 2,932 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 relatively short distance between Notodden Airport, Tuven and Heraklion International Airport “Nikos Kazantzakis”, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Notodden Airport, Tuven (NTB):

• Notodden Airport, Tuven handled 3,423 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Notodden Airport, Tuven (NTB) is Skien Airport, Geiteryggen (SKE), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) SSE of NTB.
• Because of Notodden Airport, Tuven's relatively low elevation of 62 feet, planes can take off or land at Notodden Airport, Tuven 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 airport was opened in 1955, and the following year Braathens SAFE started services to Oslo and Stavanger.
• As part of the Oslo Airport location controversy, after the new airport was decided located to Gardermoen, there was a public discussion as to what to do with the general aviation which had operated from Fornebu.
• General aviation activities at the airport gradually increased.
• In addition to being known as "Notodden Airport, Tuven", another name for NTB is "Notodden flyplass, Tuven".
• Notodden Airport, Tuven (NTB) currently has only 1 runway.
• The airport is operated by the limited company Notodden Lufthavn AS, which is again owned by Notodden Municipality.
• The issue was first discussed politically on 23 April 1955.
• The first plans for an airport serving Notodden were launched in 1954 by Reidar Hedwig-Dahl, director of the tourist office.
• The opening was planned for 18 October 1968, but was delayed to the following year after the airport was flooded a week before the scheduled date.
• The furthest airport from Notodden Airport, Tuven (NTB) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,322 miles (18,222 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.

Facts about Heraklion International Airport “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER):

• Because of Heraklion International Airport “Nikos Kazantzakis”'s relatively low elevation of 115 feet, planes can take off or land at Heraklion International Airport “Nikos Kazantzakis” 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.
• Heraklion International Airport “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) has 2 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Heraklion International Airport “Nikos Kazantzakis”", another name for HER is "Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Ηρακλείου “Νίκος Καζαντζάκης”".
• From 1968 until 1971, the runway was extended to 2,680 meters and a new terminal and other facilities were constructed, essentially making it a new airport.
• The closest airport to Heraklion International Airport “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) is Sitia Airport (JSH), which is located 53 miles (85 kilometers) E of HER.
• The furthest airport from Heraklion International Airport “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,521 miles (18,541 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.