Nonstop flight route between Paris, Texas, United States and Kirkenes, Finnmark, Norway:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Cox FieldCox Army Airfield (PRX), Paris, Texas, United States and Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen (KKN), Kirkenes, Finnmark, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,791 miles (or 7,711 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 Cox FieldCox Army Airfield and Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen, 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 Cox FieldCox Army Airfield and Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Cox FieldCox Army Airfield (PRX):

• The furthest airport from Cox FieldCox Army Airfield (PRX) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,821 miles (17,414 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Airline flights began around 1951 and continued into the 1960s.
• Cox FieldCox Army Airfield (PRX) has 3 runways.
• Because of Cox FieldCox Army Airfield's relatively low elevation of 547 feet, planes can take off or land at Cox FieldCox Army Airfield 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 Cox FieldCox Army Airfield (PRX) is Stan Stamper Municipal Airport (HUJ), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) N of PRX.

Facts about Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen (KKN):

• Because of Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen's relatively low elevation of 282 feet, planes can take off or land at Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen 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.
• SAS Commuter was established in 1988 and started operations in Northern Norway in May 1990.
• Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen (KKN) currently has only 1 runway.
• Avinor has also proposed lowering the terrain east of the airport.
• Høybuktmoen was built as a military air station by the Luftwaffe during World War II.
• Busy Bee was contracted by the Norwegian Armed Forces to fly military charters in June 1968.
• Three airlines serve the airport with scheduled flights.
• Planning for a new airport at Høybunktmoen was initiated by a committee established by the Ministry of Transport and Communications in 1947, and resulted in the National Plan of 1952.
• The furthest airport from Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen (KKN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,424 miles (16,775 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The route had doubled its patronage since its introduction by 1953—the last year it was operated by DNL.
• The closest airport to Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen (KKN) is Vadsø Airport (VDS), which is located 24 miles (38 kilometers) N of KKN.
• In addition to being known as "Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen", another name for KKN is "Kirkenes lufthavn, Høybuktmoen".
• Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen handled 297,149 passengers last year.