Nonstop flight route between Rhinelander, Wisconsin, United States and Kirkenes, Finnmark, Norway:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Rhinelander–Oneida County Airport (RHI), Rhinelander, Wisconsin, United States and Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen (KKN), Kirkenes, Finnmark, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,905 miles (or 6,284 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 Rhinelander–Oneida County 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 Rhinelander–Oneida County Airport and Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RHI / KRHI |
| Airport Name: | Rhinelander–Oneida County Airport |
| Location: | Rhinelander, Wisconsin, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 45°37'50"N by 89°27'59"W |
| Area Served: | Rhinelander, Wisconsin |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Rhinelander & Oneida County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1624 feet (495 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from RHI |
| More Information: | RHI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KKN / ENKR |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Kirkenes, Finnmark, Norway |
| GPS Coordinates: | 69°43'29"N by 29°53'16"E |
| Area Served: | Kirkenes, Norway |
| Operator/Owner: | Avinor |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 282 feet (86 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KKN |
| More Information: | KKN Maps & Info |
Facts about Rhinelander–Oneida County Airport (RHI):
- The closest airport to Rhinelander–Oneida County Airport (RHI) is Eagle River Union Airport (EGV), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) NNE of RHI.
- The furthest airport from Rhinelander–Oneida County Airport (RHI) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,912 miles (17,561 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Rhinelander–Oneida County Airport (RHI) has 2 runways.
Facts about Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen (KKN):
- Finnair terminated their services to Kirkenes in 1975.
- Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen handled 297,149 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen (KKN) is Vadsø Airport (VDS), which is located 24 miles (38 kilometers) N of KKN.
- Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen is an international airport located at Høybuktmoen, 15 kilometers west of the town of Kirkenes, in the municipality of Sør-Varanger, Finnmark county, Norway.
- 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.
- Three airlines serve the airport with scheduled flights.
- Avinor has also proposed lowering the terrain east of the airport.
- 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.
- The route had doubled its patronage since its introduction by 1953—the last year it was operated by DNL.
- In addition to being known as "Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen", another name for KKN is "Kirkenes lufthavn, Høybuktmoen".
- Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen (KKN) currently has only 1 runway.
