Nonstop flight route between Narvik, Nordland, Norway and Ithaca, New York, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Narvik Airport, Framnes (NVK), Narvik, Nordland, Norway and Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport (ITH), Ithaca, New York, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,621 miles (or 5,828 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 Ithaca Tompkins Regional 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 Ithaca Tompkins Regional 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):

• 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.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Narvik Airport, Framnes", another name for NVK is "Narvik lufthavn, Framnes".
• Planning of an airport at Vidrek started in 1968 and in early 1969 the company A/S Narvik Flyplass was established.
• A new terminal opened on 24 September 1986.
• Narvik Airport, Framnes handled 32,110 passengers last year.
• A government committee which had received a mandate to consider future airports, concluded with a report on 16 December 1964.
• 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.
• The government supported construction Hålogaland Bridge on condition that Narvik Airport, Framnes be closed.
• At first Framnes only served general aviation, but in late 1974 Parliament approved that the airport be used for subsidized regional aviation.
• The Harstad–Narvik area had been proposed as a potential location of Bardufoss Air Station when it had been planned during the late 1930s.

Facts about Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport (ITH):

• The furthest airport from Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport (ITH) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,576 miles (18,630 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The original Ithaca Municipal Airport was west of downtown Ithaca, near the inlet of Cayuga Lake.
• The 2013 Federal sequester will result in the closure of the airport's control tower and will require pilots to rely on air traffic controllers from other area airports.
• In 1994 the runway was extended from 5,801 feet to its present 6,977 feet and a new, 33,000 square foot terminal building opened, replacing the cramped original building.
• Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport (ITH) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport (ITH) is Cortland County Airport (CTX), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) ENE of ITH.
• Airline traffic peaked in 1990 at 226,813 passengers, but by the end of the decade the small size of the market, proximity to Syracuse Hancock International Airport and other regional airports, and crowded airspace has led Trans World Airlines, United Airlines, and finally Continental Airlines to leave.
• TCAT Route 32 travels to Cornell University and downtown Ithaca Monday through Friday, On weekends similar service is on Route 72.
• For over 50 years, the airport has been home to the East Hill Flying Club which offers lessons and the use of seven small planes to its members.