Nonstop flight route between Narvik, Nordland, Norway and Dire Dawa, Ethiopia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Narvik Airport, Framnes (NVK), Narvik, Nordland, Norway and Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport (DIR), Dire Dawa, Ethiopia would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,212 miles (or 6,779 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 Narvik Airport, Framnes and Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International 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 Narvik Airport, Framnes and Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NVK / ENNK |
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Location: | Narvik, Nordland, Norway |
GPS Coordinates: | 68°26'8"N by 17°23'17"E |
Area Served: | Narvik |
Operator/Owner: | Avinor |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 95 feet (29 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from NVK |
More Information: | NVK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DIR / HADR |
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Location: | Dire Dawa, Ethiopia |
GPS Coordinates: | 9°37'27"N by 41°51'15"E |
Area Served: | Dire Dawa, Ethiopia |
Operator/Owner: | Ethiopian Airports Enterprise |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 3829 feet (1,167 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from DIR |
More Information: | DIR Maps & Info |
Facts about Narvik Airport, Framnes (NVK):
- The furthest airport from Narvik Airport, Framnes (NVK) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,664 miles (17,161 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Narvik Airport, Framnes handled 32,110 passengers last year.
- A new terminal opened on 24 September 1986.
- At first Framnes only served general aviation, but in late 1974 Parliament approved that the airport be used for subsidized regional aviation.
- In addition to being known as "Narvik Airport, Framnes", another name for NVK is "Narvik lufthavn, Framnes".
- The Harstad–Narvik area had been proposed as a potential location of Bardufoss Air Station when it had been planned during the late 1930s.
- The closest airport to Narvik Airport, Framnes (NVK) is Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes (EVE), which is located only 18 miles (30 kilometers) WNW of NVK.
- Kato Air Flight 605 took place on 29 September 2004, when an Algerian asylum seeker attacked the pilots with an axe.
- Because of Narvik Airport, Framnes's relatively low elevation of 95 feet, planes can take off or land at Narvik Airport, Framnes 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 Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport (DIR):
- Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport (DIR) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport (DIR) is Wilwal International Airport (JIJ), which is located 75 miles (120 kilometers) ESE of DIR.
- The airport was named after Emperor Haile Selassie's elder half-brother, Dejazmach Yilma Makonnen, who preceded him as governor of Harar.
- The furthest airport from Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport (DIR) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is nearly antipodal to Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport (meaning Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Atuona Airport), and is located 12,377 miles (19,919 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
- In addition to being known as "Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport", another name for DIR is "አባ ጤና ደጃዝማች ይልማ ዓለም አቀፍ የአየር ማረፊያ".