Nonstop flight route between Parkersburg, West Virginia, United States and Lakselv, Norway:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport (PKB), Parkersburg, West Virginia, United States and Lakselv Airport, Banak (LKL), Lakselv, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,047 miles (or 6,512 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 Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport and Lakselv Airport, Banak, 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 Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport and Lakselv Airport, Banak. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport (PKB):

• The closest airport to Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport (PKB) is Ohio University Airport Gordon K. Bush Airport (ATO), which is located 43 miles (70 kilometers) WSW of PKB.
• The furthest airport from Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport (PKB) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,448 miles (18,424 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport (PKB) has 2 runways.
• Because of Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 859 feet, planes can take off or land at Mid-Ohio Valley Regional 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.
• As per the Federal Aviation Administration, this airport had 5,275 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 5,930 in 2009, and 5,477 in 2010.

Facts about Lakselv Airport, Banak (LKL):

• All SAS Commuter services in Northern Norway were taken over by Widerøe in October 2002.
• The closest airport to Lakselv Airport, Banak (LKL) is Alta Airport (ALF), which is located 38 miles (62 kilometers) W of LKL.
• Because of Lakselv Airport, Banak's relatively low elevation of 25 feet, planes can take off or land at Lakselv Airport, Banak 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.
• Lakselv Airport, Banak handled 71,763 passengers last year.
• In addition to being known as "Lakselv Airport, Banak", another name for LKL is "Lakselv lufthavn, Banak".
• The Royal Norwegian Air Force took control over the airfield in 1945 and started reconstruction.
• The furthest airport from Lakselv Airport, Banak (LKL) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,476 miles (16,859 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Station Group Banak, formerly Banak Air Station, comprises the airfield's military activity.
• To allow increased military use of the air station, the airport received an upgrade in 1967 and 1968 costing NOK 17.8 million.