Nonstop flight route between Piarco (near Port of Spain), Trinidad and Tobago and Førde / Bringeland, Norway:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Piarco International Airport (POS), Piarco (near Port of Spain), Trinidad and Tobago and Førde Airport, Bringeland (FDE), Førde / Bringeland, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,826 miles (or 7,766 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 Piarco International Airport and Førde Airport, Bringeland, 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 Piarco International Airport and Førde Airport, Bringeland. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Piarco International Airport (POS):

• The control tower at the old terminal building is currently used for air traffic control.
• Piarco International Airport (POS) currently has only 1 runway.
• In 2006 the Airports Authority of Trinidad And Tobago commissioned a study for land use planning and urban development planning.
• An administrative/operations building for the Trinidad and Tobago Air Guard is being constructed at the Piarco Air Base.
• The closest airport to Piarco International Airport (POS) is A.N.R. Robinson International Airport (TAB), which is located 51 miles (83 kilometers) NE of POS.
• Because of Piarco International Airport's relatively low elevation of 58 feet, planes can take off or land at Piarco 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 Piarco International Airport (POS) is Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport (WGP), which is nearly antipodal to Piarco International Airport (meaning Piarco International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport), and is located 12,308 miles (19,808 kilometers) away in Waingapu, Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.
• In addition to passenger airlines, the airport also handles cargo traffic, general aviation, military and helicopter flights to the many oil rigs present offshore.
• In addition to being known as "Piarco International Airport", another name for POS is "78970[1][2]".
• The new North Terminal consists of 35,964 m2 of building with 14-second-level aircraft gates for international flights and 2 ground level domestic gates.

Facts about Førde Airport, Bringeland (FDE):

• The furthest airport from Førde Airport, Bringeland (FDE) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,219 miles (18,055 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• In addition to being known as "Førde Airport, Bringeland", another name for FDE is "Førde lufthavn, Bringeland".
• Førde Airport had a café until 2006 and originally 859 meters runway.
• The closest airport to Førde Airport, Bringeland (FDE) is Florø Airport (FRO), which is located 28 miles (44 kilometers) WNW of FDE.
• Avinor has started a process to look at the airport structure in Sogn og Fjordane.
• Bringelandsåsen was proposed by the CAA in 1974.
• From before the airport was built it was evident that the location was not well suited, and planning of an alternative location began in 1968.
• The airport was originally owned as an inter-municipal enterprise by Gaular and Førde.
• Førde Airport, Bringeland handled 83,207 passengers last year.