Nonstop flight route between Rørvik, Norway and Wilmington, North Carolina, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Rørvik Airport, Ryum (RVK), Rørvik, Norway and Wilmington International Airport (ILM), Wilmington, North Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,074 miles (or 6,557 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 Rørvik Airport, Ryum and Wilmington International 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 Rørvik Airport, Ryum and Wilmington International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Rørvik Airport, Ryum (RVK):

• The airport was estimated to cost NOK 15 to 16 million, but the lowest tender was between NOK 10 and 11 million.
• Norving announced on 10 December 1987 that they would terminate all operations outside Finnmark.
• Rørvik Airport, Ryum handled 27,418 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Rørvik Airport, Ryum (RVK) is Namsos Airport (OSY), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) SSE of RVK.
• The airfield's elevation is 15 meters above mean sea level and it has a 950-by-30-meter runway aligned 04–22.
• In addition to being known as "Rørvik Airport, Ryum", another name for RVK is "Rørvik lufthavn, Ryum".
• The furthest airport from Rørvik Airport, Ryum (RVK) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,954 miles (17,629 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Because of Rørvik Airport, Ryum's relatively low elevation of 15 feet, planes can take off or land at Rørvik Airport, Ryum 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.
• Plans for an airport with short take-off and landing flights was launched by the government in December 1983.

Facts about Wilmington International Airport (ILM):

• The furthest airport from Wilmington International Airport (ILM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,693 miles (18,818 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• As of August 2011, Wilmington International Airport has 134 aircraft that are based at the Airport.
• The closest airport to Wilmington International Airport (ILM) is Albert J. Ellis Airport (OAJ), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) NNE of ILM.
• Wilmington International Airport (ILM) has 2 runways.
• Because of Wilmington International Airport's relatively low elevation of 32 feet, planes can take off or land at Wilmington International 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.
• During World War II, the airfield was used by the United States Army Air Forces Third Air Force for antisubmarine patrols and training.
• The airport began in 1927 as Bluethenthal Field, named for aviator Arthur Bluethenthal, the first Wilmingtonian to be killed in World War I.
• Piedmont Airlines began commercial flights to Wilmington in February 1948, and used Wilmington as one of its initial crew bases.
• ILM was one of four airports along the East Coast which served as an emergency abort landing site for the Space Shuttle.
• In addition to being known as "Wilmington International Airport", another name for ILM is "New Hanover County International Airport".
• A 1,500-square-foot burn pit on the airport property was named a Superfund site on March 31, 1989.