Nonstop flight route between New Richmond, Wisconsin, United States and Lakselv, Norway:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between New Richmond Regional Airport (RNH), New Richmond, Wisconsin, United States and Lakselv Airport, Banak (LKL), Lakselv, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,887 miles (or 6,256 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 Richmond Regional Airport and Lakselv Airport, Banak, 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 Richmond Regional Airport and Lakselv Airport, Banak. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about New Richmond Regional Airport (RNH):

• The airport was commissioned by the FAA in July 1964 with a 3,000-foot primary runway and a 2,100-foot turf runway.
• Air shows were held each June from 2004 through 2007.
• New Richmond Regional Airport (RNH) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from New Richmond Regional Airport (RNH) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,784 miles (17,355 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• In 2006, construction began on an extension to the 4,003-foot primary runway and parallel taxiway to runway 14-32.
• The closest airport to New Richmond Regional Airport (RNH) is Amery Municipal Airport (AHH), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) NE of RNH.
• Because of New Richmond Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 997 feet, planes can take off or land at New Richmond Regional 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.
• The airport is funded from lease fees for hangar lots and taxes on the hangars.
• In 2001, a second addition to the north aircraft parking apron was completed.
• The airport has an on-site Automated Weather Observation Station providing continuous aviation weather METAR reports.
• In 2010, a taxiway, taxilane, and access road serving the northeast side of the airport was completed.

Facts about Lakselv Airport, Banak (LKL):

• To allow increased military use of the air station, the airport received an upgrade in 1967 and 1968 costing NOK 17.8 million.
• In addition to being known as "Lakselv Airport, Banak", another name for LKL is "Lakselv lufthavn, Banak".
• Because of Lakselv Airport, Banak's relatively low elevation of 25 feet, planes can take off or land at Lakselv Airport, Banak 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.
• Lakselv Airport, Banak handled 71,763 passengers last year.
• The furthest airport from Lakselv Airport, Banak (LKL) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,476 miles (16,859 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Widerøe is the main airline operating at Banak, with daily flights to Alta and Tromsø using Bombardier Dash 8 aircraft.
• The closest airport to Lakselv Airport, Banak (LKL) is Alta Airport (ALF), which is located 38 miles (62 kilometers) W of LKL.
• Station Group Banak, formerly Banak Air Station, comprises the airfield's military activity.
• SAS Commuter was established in 1988 and started operations in Northern Norway in May 1990, making Alta its central hub for Finnmark.
• Interest in Banak rose with the Czechoslovak coup d'état of 1948 and fears of Soviet intervention in Norway.