Nonstop flight route between Ogdensburg, New York, United States and Hammerfest, Finnmark, Norway:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Ogdensburg International Airport (OGS), Ogdensburg, New York, United States and Hammerfest Airport (HFT), Hammerfest, Finnmark, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,539 miles (or 5,696 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 Ogdensburg International Airport and Hammerfest 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 Ogdensburg International Airport and Hammerfest Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Ogdensburg International Airport (OGS):

• Because of Ogdensburg International Airport's relatively low elevation of 297 feet, planes can take off or land at Ogdensburg 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.
• Ogdensburg International Airport (OGS) currently has only 1 runway.
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• The closest airport to Ogdensburg International Airport (OGS) is Brockville Regional Tackaberry Airport (XBR), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) WSW of OGS.
• Ogdensburg International Airport covers 500 acres at an elevation of 297 feet.
• Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 603 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 2,036 in 2009 and 2,329 in 2010.
• The furthest airport from Ogdensburg International Airport (OGS) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,505 miles (18,516 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.

Facts about Hammerfest Airport (HFT):

• In addition to being known as "Hammerfest Airport", another name for HFT is "Hammerfest lufthavn".
• Because of Hammerfest Airport's relatively low elevation of 262 feet, planes can take off or land at Hammerfest 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.
• Avinor is considering building a new airport at Grøtnes, which would be built as reclaimed land 15 kilometers from Hammerfest.
• Avinor's proposal for National Transport Plan 2014–2023 discards building an airport at Grøtnes.
• Hammerfest Airport is a regional airport at Prærien in Hammerfest, Norway.
• The closest airport to Hammerfest Airport (HFT) is Hasvik Airport (HAA), which is located 38 miles (60 kilometers) WSW of HFT.
• Hammerfest Airport handled 120,503 passengers last year.
• The mid-1960s saw several proposals for regional airports in Finnmark.
• The furthest airport from Hammerfest Airport (HFT) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,456 miles (16,828 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Widerøe introduced the de Havilland Canada Dash 7 on the route from Tromsø Airport to Hammerfest in 1983, the same year as Norving started flights from Hammerfest to Hasvik Airport.