Nonstop flight route between Ocala, Florida, United States and Skien, Telemark, Norway:
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Arrival Airport:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ocala International Airport (OCF), Ocala, Florida, United States and Skien Airport, Geiteryggen (SKE), Skien, Telemark, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,569 miles (or 7,353 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 Ocala International Airport and Skien Airport, Geiteryggen, 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 Ocala International Airport and Skien Airport, Geiteryggen. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | OCF / KOCF |
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Location: | Ocala, Florida, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°10'20"N by 82°13'27"W |
Area Served: | Ocala, Florida |
Operator/Owner: | City of Ocala |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 89 feet (27 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from OCF |
More Information: | OCF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SKE / ENSN |
Airport Names: |
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Location: | Skien, Telemark, Norway |
GPS Coordinates: | 59°11'6"N by 9°34'0"E |
Area Served: | Skien, Telemark, Norway |
Operator/Owner: | Skien Municipality |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 463 feet (141 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from SKE |
More Information: | SKE Maps & Info |
Facts about Ocala International Airport (OCF):
- The airport is about 31 miles south of Gainesville Regional Airport.
- In addition to being known as "Ocala International Airport", another name for OCF is "Jim Taylor Field".
- The closest airport to Ocala International Airport (OCF) is Leesburg International Airport (LEE), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) SE of OCF.
- The airport began in 1968 with one runway served by Eastern Airlines, one Convair a day JAX-GNV-Ocala-VRB-MIA and back.
- Ocala International Airport (OCF) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Ocala International Airport's relatively low elevation of 89 feet, planes can take off or land at Ocala 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 furthest airport from Ocala International Airport (OCF) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,443 miles (18,416 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
- In May 2009 construction began on an air traffic control tower.
Facts about Skien Airport, Geiteryggen (SKE):
- Because of Skien Airport, Geiteryggen's relatively low elevation of 463 feet, planes can take off or land at Skien Airport, Geiteryggen 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 Skien Airport, Geiteryggen (SKE) is Sandefjord Airport, Torp (TRF), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) E of SKE.
- Norving's concession was granted in January 1976 and was the first time a formal taxi route concession was granted in Norway.
- The airport has a catchment area covering Grenland and surrounding parts of southern Telemark and eastern parts of Aust-Agder, with a total population of 140,000.
- The furthest airport from Skien Airport, Geiteryggen (SKE) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,344 miles (18,257 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The domestic aviation market was deregulated in 1994 and Teddy Air stated competing with Air Stord on the Bergen route.
- In addition to being known as "Skien Airport, Geiteryggen", another name for SKE is "Skien lufthavn, Geiteryggen".
- By October 2007, Vildanden was in severe financial distress.
- Following an initiative from the municipality, the Kirkenes-based airline Norving announced in January 1975 their intention to operate between Geiteryggen and Oslo and establish a base at Geiteryggen.
- The municipal council voted on 19 June 2008 to not give further subsidies to the airport.
- Skien Airport, Geiteryggen handled 46,995 passengers last year.