Nonstop flight route between Røst, Nordland, Norway and Denver, Colorado, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Røst Airport (RET), Røst, Nordland, Norway and Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (BJC), Denver, Colorado, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,332 miles (or 6,971 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 Røst Airport and Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport, 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 Røst Airport and Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | RET / ENRS |
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Location: | Røst, Nordland, Norway |
GPS Coordinates: | 67°31'40"N by 12°6'11"E |
Area Served: | Røst, Norway |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from RET |
More Information: | RET Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BJC / KBJC |
Airport Name: | Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport |
Location: | Denver, Colorado, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°54'32"N by 105°7'1"W |
Area Served: | Denver, Colorado |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 5673 feet (1,729 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from BJC |
More Information: | BJC Maps & Info |
Facts about Røst Airport (RET):
- The Civil Aviation Administration proposed in 1994 closing the airport along with eight other regional airports, because they had high subsidy levels.
- The closest airport to Røst Airport (RET) is Værøy Heliport (VRY), which is located only 19 miles (30 kilometers) ENE of RET.
- The furthest airport from Røst Airport (RET) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 10,776 miles (17,343 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Røst Airport", another name for RET is "Røst lufthavn".
- Røst Airport handled 14,267 passengers last year.
- Because of Røst Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Røst 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.
Facts about Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (BJC):
- The furthest airport from Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (BJC) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,886 miles (17,519 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The USDA Forest Service maintains its Jefferson County Tanker Base at the airport.
- Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (BJC) has 3 runways.
- Because of Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport's high elevation of 5,673 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at BJC. Combined with a high temperature, this could make BJC a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (BJC) is Boulder Municipal Airport (WBU), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) NNW of BJC.
- This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a reliever airport.