Nonstop flight route between New York City, New York, United States and Stord, Hordaland, Norway:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between New York Skyports Inc. Seaplane Base (QNY), New York City, New York, United States and Stord Airport, Sørstokken (SRP), Stord, Hordaland, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,497 miles (or 5,627 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 New York Skyports Inc. Seaplane Base and Stord Airport, Sørstokken, 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 New York Skyports Inc. Seaplane Base and Stord Airport, Sørstokken. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about New York Skyports Inc. Seaplane Base (QNY):

• New York Skyports Inc. Seaplane Base (QNY) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to New York Skyports Inc. Seaplane Base (QNY) is East 34th Street Heliport (TSS), which is located only 1 mile (1 kilometer) N of QNY.
• Because of New York Skyports Inc. Seaplane Base's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at New York Skyports Inc. Seaplane Base 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 "New York Skyports Inc. Seaplane Base", another name for QNY is "6N7".
• The furthest airport from New York Skyports Inc. Seaplane Base (QNY) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,752 miles (18,914 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.

Facts about Stord Airport, Sørstokken (SRP):

• In addition to being known as "Stord Airport, Sørstokken", other names for SRP include "Stord lufthavn, Sørstokken" and "ENSO".
• Since the construction of the airport, there had come new rules which required the runway to have a flat section 150 meters wide.
• Stord Airport, Sørstokken handled 30,711 passengers last year.
• On 5 March 1985, the airport company held a general meeting.
• Planning of the airport started in the 1950s, and after a proposal to locate it at Meatjørn was abandoned, it was decided built at Sørstokken.
• After the opening of the airport, Widerøe also applied to operate the route.
• In September 1984, the Ministry of Finance granted NOK 8 million to the airport.
• Stord Airport, Sørstokken (SRP) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Stord Airport, Sørstokken (SRP) is Haugesund Airport, Karmøy (HAU), which is located 31 miles (50 kilometers) S of SRP.
• The furthest airport from Stord Airport, Sørstokken (SRP) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,330 miles (18,234 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The airport company discussed plans to extend the runway and build a proper terminal building, and publicly proposed that the airport could take over some of the helicopter routes from Flesland to oil platforms in the North Sea.
• Because of Stord Airport, Sørstokken's relatively low elevation of 161 feet, planes can take off or land at Stord Airport, Sørstokken 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.