Nonstop flight route between Narvik, Nordland, Norway and Rensselaer, Indiana, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Narvik Airport, Framnes (NVK), Narvik, Nordland, Norway and Jasper County Airport (RNZ), Rensselaer, Indiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,962 miles (or 6,376 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 Jasper County 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 Jasper County 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 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 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.
• 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 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.
• The runway is 965 meters and aligned 01–19, roughly north–south.
• Narvik was served by a seaplane service from 1935 to 1939 and from 1946 to 1971.
• Narvik Airport, Framnes handled 32,110 passengers last year.
• 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 airport's only service is a Widerøe route to Bodø, operated using the Dash 8-100.
• At first Framnes only served general aviation, but in late 1974 Parliament approved that the airport be used for subsidized regional aviation.

Facts about Jasper County Airport (RNZ):

• Jasper County Airport (RNZ) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Jasper County Airport (RNZ) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,126 miles (17,906 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Because of Jasper County Airport's relatively low elevation of 698 feet, planes can take off or land at Jasper County 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 "Jasper County Airport", another name for RNZ is "RZL".
• The closest airport to Jasper County Airport (RNZ) is Kentland Municipal Airport (KKT), which is located only 18 miles (29 kilometers) SW of RNZ.