Nonstop flight route between Narvik, Nordland, Norway and Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Narvik Airport, Framnes (NVK), Narvik, Nordland, Norway and Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT), Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,876 miles (or 14,284 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 Fa'a'ā 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 Fa'a'ā International 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 airlines Braathens SAFE and Widerøe both launched an alternative proposal whereby the government instead should build a network of short take-off and landing airports.
• Widerøe replaced their older aircraft with the Dash 8 between 1993 and 1995.
• Planning of an airport at Vidrek started in 1968 and in early 1969 the company A/S Narvik Flyplass was established.
• 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 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.
• 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 government supported construction Hålogaland Bridge on condition that Narvik Airport, Framnes be closed.
• In addition to being known as "Narvik Airport, Framnes", another name for NVK is "Narvik lufthavn, Framnes".
• Narvik Airport, Framnes handled 32,110 passengers last year.
• 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.

Facts about Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT):

• Many buses come into the airport from Pape'ete, the main bus being the Fa'a'ā airport shuttle which goes along Tahiti's west coast freeway, which passes in front of the main terminal.
• In addition to being known as "Fa'a'ā International Airport", another name for PPT is "Aéroport International Tahiti Fa'a'ā".
• The furthest airport from Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT) is El Debba Airport (EDB), which is nearly antipodal to Fa'a'ā International Airport (meaning Fa'a'ā International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from El Debba Airport), and is located 12,387 miles (19,935 kilometers) away in El Debba (Al Dabbah), Sudan.
• Because of limited level terrain, rather than leveling large stretches of sloping agricultural land, the airport is built primarily on reclaimed land on the coral reef just off-shore.
• Because of Fa'a'ā International Airport's relatively low elevation of 5 feet, planes can take off or land at Fa'a'ā International 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 closest airport to Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT) is Moorea Airport (MOZ), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) WNW of PPT.
• Fa'a'ā International Airport is in the commune of Fa'a'ā, on the island of Tahiti, French Polynesia, 5 km west southwest from the town center of Pape'ete, the capital of French Polynesia.
• There are five terminals within one main building.
• Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT) currently has only 1 runway.