Nonstop flight route between Notodden, Norway and Mangalore, India:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Notodden Airport, Tuven (NTB), Notodden, Norway and Mangalore Airport (IXE), Mangalore, India would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,604 miles (or 7,409 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 Notodden Airport, Tuven and Mangalore 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 Notodden Airport, Tuven and Mangalore Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Notodden Airport, Tuven (NTB):

• The first plans for an airport serving Notodden were launched in 1954 by Reidar Hedwig-Dahl, director of the tourist office.
• 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 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.
• In 1967, Notodden Municipality granted NOK 900,000 and Telemark County Municipality granted NOK 600,000 for the runway to be extended to 1,400 meters.
• Notodden Airport, Tuven (NTB) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Notodden Airport, Tuven", another name for NTB is "Notodden flyplass, Tuven".
• Notodden Airport, Tuven handled 3,423 passengers last year.
• In 1979, Det Norske Helikoperskole started Norway's first helicopter pilot school at the airport.
• 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.

Facts about Mangalore Airport (IXE):

• The new airport project was taken up to be developed in an area of about 2.36 square kilometres of land.
• Because of Mangalore Airport's relatively low elevation of 337 feet, planes can take off or land at Mangalore 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 second runway 6/24 of length 2,450 m was opened on 10 May 2006.
• Mangalore Airport (IXE) has 2 runways.
• On 28 September 2012 an Airbus A310, a first of aircraft in that class, landed for the first time at Mangalore.
• Union minister of state for civil aviation Praful Patel announced on 15 May 2010 that a work order for extending the runway to 9,000 feet would be issued soon.
• The furthest airport from Mangalore Airport (IXE) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,417 miles (18,373 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
• The closest airport to Mangalore Airport (IXE) is Mysore Airport (MYQ), which is located 129 miles (208 kilometers) ESE of IXE.
• On 18 March 2013 the Union Minister for Civil Aviation Ajit Singh inaugurating air cargo complex and the common user terminal equipment system at Mangalore Airport.