Nonstop flight route between Querétaro, Mexico and Kirkenes, Finnmark, Norway:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Querétaro Intercontinental Airport (QRO), Querétaro, Mexico and Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen (KKN), Kirkenes, Finnmark, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,736 miles (or 9,231 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 Querétaro Intercontinental Airport 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 Querétaro Intercontinental Airport 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 Querétaro Intercontinental Airport (QRO):

• On 31 August 2012, Aeroméxico announced that it will be building a maintenance base at Querétaro International Airport, and the construction for the new terminal will start shortly.
• In addition to being known as "Querétaro Intercontinental Airport", another name for QRO is "Aeropuerto Intercontinental de Querétaro".
• The furthest airport from Querétaro Intercontinental Airport (QRO) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,369 miles (18,296 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Because of Querétaro Intercontinental Airport's high elevation of 6,290 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at QRO. Combined with a high temperature, this could make QRO a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• The closest airport to Querétaro Intercontinental Airport (QRO) is Captain Rogelio Castillo National Airport (CYW), which is located 45 miles (73 kilometers) W of QRO.
• Querétaro Intercontinental Airport (QRO) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen (KKN):

• The route had doubled its patronage since its introduction by 1953—the last year it was operated by DNL.
• 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 closest airport to Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen (KKN) is Vadsø Airport (VDS), which is located 24 miles (38 kilometers) N of KKN.
• Avinor has also proposed lowering the terrain east of the airport.
• Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen (KKN) currently has only 1 runway.
• Busy Bee was contracted by the Norwegian Armed Forces to fly military charters in June 1968.
• The runway is located southwest–northeast and is 2,015 by 45 meters.
• Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen handled 297,149 passengers last year.
• In addition to being known as "Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen", another name for KKN is "Kirkenes lufthavn, Høybuktmoen".
• 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.
• Service between Kirkenes and Murmansk Airport were initiated by SAS Commuter in 1990, but the airline quickly terminated the service.Aeroflot started two weekly services between Kirkenes and Murmansk and onwards to Arkhangelsk Airport in June 1990.