Nonstop flight route between Rukumkot, Nepal and Mehamn, Norway:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Chaurjahari Rukumkot Airport (RUK), Rukumkot, Nepal and Mehamn Airport (MEH), Mehamn, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,574 miles (or 5,752 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 Chaurjahari Rukumkot Airport and Mehamn 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 Chaurjahari Rukumkot Airport and Mehamn Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RUK / VNRK | 
| Airport Name: | Chaurjahari Rukumkot Airport | 
| Location: | Rukumkot, Nepal | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 28°37'37"N by 82°11'39"E | 
| Area Served: | Rukumkot, Nepal | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 2500 feet (762 meters) | 
| View all routes: | Routes from RUK | 
| More Information: | RUK Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MEH / ENMH | 
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| Location: | Mehamn, Norway | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 71°1'44"N by 27°49'35"E | 
| Area Served: | Mehamn, Finnmark, Norway | 
| Operator/Owner: | Avinor | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 39 feet (12 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from MEH | 
| More Information: | MEH Maps & Info | 
Facts about Chaurjahari Rukumkot Airport (RUK):
- The closest airport to Chaurjahari Rukumkot Airport (RUK) is Jumla Airport (JUM), which is located 45 miles (72 kilometers) N of RUK.
 - The furthest airport from Chaurjahari Rukumkot Airport (RUK) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,721 miles (18,862 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
 
Facts about Mehamn Airport (MEH):
- The closest airport to Mehamn Airport (MEH) is Berlevåg Airport (BVG), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) ESE of MEH.
 - Widerøe operated Twin Otters on the route until 1995, when the Dash 8 was introduced.
 - In addition to being known as "Mehamn Airport", another name for MEH is "Mehamn lufthavn".
 - Mehamn Airport (MEH) currently has only 1 runway.
 - Mehamn Airport handled 16,810 passengers last year.
 - Both the villages of Gamvik and Kjøllefjord were considered as alternative locations for the airport, and both received smaller airfields before Mehamn Airport opened in 1974.
 - The furthest airport from Mehamn Airport (MEH) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,384 miles (16,711 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
 - On 11 March 1982, Widerøe Flight 933 crashed into the Barents Sea between Berlevåg Airport and Mehamn Airport, killing all fifteen people on board the Twin Otter.
 - Because of Mehamn Airport's relatively low elevation of 39 feet, planes can take off or land at Mehamn 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.
 
