Nonstop flight route between Port Heiden, Alaska, United States and Brønnøysund, Nordland, Norway:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Port Heiden Airport (PTH), Port Heiden, Alaska, United States and Brønnøysund Airport, Brønnøy (BNN), Brønnøysund, Nordland, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,965 miles (or 6,381 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 Port Heiden Airport and Brønnøysund Airport, Brønnøy, 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 Port Heiden Airport and Brønnøysund Airport, Brønnøy. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Port Heiden Airport (PTH):

• Because of Port Heiden Airport's relatively low elevation of 95 feet, planes can take off or land at Port Heiden 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.
• In addition to being known as "Port Heiden Airport", other names for PTH include "Port Heiden Air Force Station" and "Fort Morrow Army Airfield".
• Port Heiden Airport (PTH) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Port Heiden Airport (PTH) is Chignik Fisheries Airport (KCG), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) S of PTH.
• The Air Force remediated the radar site around 2000, removing all abandoned military structures and returning the site to a natural condition.
• Beginning in 1958 the airport was used to support Port Heiden Air Force Station, a Cold War United States Air Force Distant Early Warning Line radar station.
• On April 30, 2008, a Cessna Citation Excel business jet veered off the gravel runway 23 upon landing in a crosswind.
• The furthest airport from Port Heiden Airport (PTH) is George Airport (GRJ), which is located 10,850 miles (17,462 kilometers) away in George, South Africa.

Facts about Brønnøysund Airport, Brønnøy (BNN):

• In addition to being known as "Brønnøysund Airport, Brønnøy", another name for BNN is "Brønnøysund lufthavn, Brønnøy".
• Brønnøysund Airport, Brønnøy is a regional airport located at the town of Brønnøysund, in the municipality of Brønnøy, Nordland county, Norway.
• The furthest airport from Brønnøysund Airport, Brønnøy (BNN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,904 miles (17,549 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Avinor is working on plans to close the airports in Sandnessjøen, Mo i Rana and Mosjøen and replace them with a primary airport.
• Because of Brønnøysund Airport, Brønnøy's relatively low elevation of 25 feet, planes can take off or land at Brønnøysund Airport, Brønnøy 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.
• Brønnøysund Airport, Brønnøy handled 130,349 passengers last year.
• The first aircraft to land in Brønnøysund was a Hansa-Brandenburg seaplane of the Royal Norwegian Navy Air Service on 23 July 1922.
• The airport is located 2.5 kilometers southeast of the town center of Brønnøysund.
• NATO showed interest in upgrading Brønnøysund Airport in 1991.
• Brønnøysund Airport, Brønnøy (BNN) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Brønnøysund Airport, Brønnøy (BNN) is Sandnessjøen Airport, Stokka (SSJ), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) NNE of BNN.
• Widerøe is the only airline operating scheduled flights out of Brønnøysund, serving it with their Bombardier Dash 8 aircraft.
• The Norwegian Air Ambulance operates both a helicopter and fixed-wing air ambulance service out of Brønnøysund Airport.