Nonstop flight route between Rocky Mount, North Carolina, United States and Bergen, Norway:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Rocky Mount–Wilson Regional Airport (RWI), Rocky Mount, North Carolina, United States and Bergen-Flesland International Airport (BGO), Bergen, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,880 miles (or 6,244 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 Rocky Mount–Wilson Regional Airport and Bergen-Flesland 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 Rocky Mount–Wilson Regional Airport and Bergen-Flesland International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RWI / KRWI |
| Airport Name: | Rocky Mount–Wilson Regional Airport |
| Location: | Rocky Mount, North Carolina, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°51'23"N by 77°53'30"W |
| Area Served: | Rocky Mount / Wilson, North Carolina |
| Operator/Owner: | Rocky Mount–Wilson Airport Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 159 feet (48 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from RWI |
| More Information: | RWI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BGO / ENBR |
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| Location: | Bergen, Norway |
| GPS Coordinates: | 60°17'36"N by 5°13'5"E |
| Area Served: | Bergen, Norway |
| Operator/Owner: | Avinor |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 166 feet (51 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BGO |
| More Information: | BGO Maps & Info |
Facts about Rocky Mount–Wilson Regional Airport (RWI):
- Rocky Mount–Wilson Regional Airport (RWI) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Rocky Mount–Wilson Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 159 feet, planes can take off or land at Rocky Mount–Wilson 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 furthest airport from Rocky Mount–Wilson Regional Airport (RWI) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,689 miles (18,812 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Rocky Mount–Wilson Regional Airport (RWI) is Triangle North Executive Airport (Franklin County Airport) (LFN), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) WNW of RWI.
Facts about Bergen-Flesland International Airport (BGO):
- The closest airport to Bergen-Flesland International Airport (BGO) is Stord Airport, Sørstokken (SRP), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) S of BGO.
- Engineering reports were made of both Herdla and Flesland in 1950 and 1951.
- Bergen-Flesland International Airport handled 6,213,960 passengers last year.
- Bergen-Flesland International Airport (BGO) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Bergen-Flesland International Airport", another name for BGO is "Bergen lufthavn, Flesland".
- Oslo Airport, Gardermoen opened on 8 October 1998, replacing the congested Fornebu.
- The furthest airport from Bergen-Flesland International Airport (BGO) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,296 miles (18,179 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of Bergen-Flesland International Airport's relatively low elevation of 166 feet, planes can take off or land at Bergen-Flesland 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.
- Planning of an airport with an airstrip took place during the 1930s.
- With the ending of the Cold War following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the military activity at Flesland diminished.
- Helikopter Service established itself at Flesland in 1958, two years after the Stavanger-based company was established.
- Bergen Airport serves 63 destinations, of which 19 are domestic, 34 are international and 16 are charter.
