Nonstop flight route between Narvik, Nordland, Norway and Nieuw-Nickerie, Suriname:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Narvik Airport, Framnes (NVK), Narvik, Nordland, Norway and Majoor Henry Fernandes Airport (ICK), Nieuw-Nickerie, Suriname would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,443 miles (or 8,760 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 Majoor Henry Fernandes 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 Majoor Henry Fernandes Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Narvik Airport, Framnes (NVK):

• The first scheduled airline service to Narvik was carried out by Norwegian Air Lines in 1935.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Narvik Airport, Framnes", another name for NVK is "Narvik lufthavn, Framnes".
• 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.
• Planning of an airport at Vidrek started in 1968 and in early 1969 the company A/S Narvik Flyplass was established.
• The government supported construction Hålogaland Bridge on condition that Narvik Airport, Framnes be closed.
• 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.
• A government committee which had received a mandate to consider future airports, concluded with a report on 16 December 1964.
• The airport's only service is a Widerøe route to Bodø, operated using the Dash 8-100.
• Narvik Airport, Framnes handled 32,110 passengers last year.

Facts about Majoor Henry Fernandes Airport (ICK):

• Because of Majoor Henry Fernandes Airport's relatively low elevation of 9 feet, planes can take off or land at Majoor Henry Fernandes 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.
• In addition to being known as "Majoor Henry Fernandes Airport", another name for ICK is "Majoor Henry Fernandes Vliegveld".
• The closest airport to Majoor Henry Fernandes Airport (ICK) is Wageningen Airstrip (AGI), which is located 31 miles (50 kilometers) ESE of ICK.
• Majoor Henry Fernandes Airport (ICK) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Majoor Henry Fernandes Airport (ICK) is Betoambari Airport (BUW), which is nearly antipodal to Majoor Henry Fernandes Airport (meaning Majoor Henry Fernandes Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Betoambari Airport), and is located 12,395 miles (19,947 kilometers) away in Bau-Bau, Buton, Indonesia.