Nonstop flight route between Gloppen, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway and Topeka, Kansas, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Sandane Airport, Anda (SDN), Gloppen, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway and Forbes Field (FOE), Topeka, Kansas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,688 miles (or 5,935 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 Sandane Airport, Anda and Forbes Field, 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 Sandane Airport, Anda and Forbes Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Sandane Airport, Anda (SDN):

• The only airline at the airport is Widerøe who operates regional Dash 8 aircraft on public service obligation contract with the Norwegian Government.
• Sandane Airport, Anda handled 36,491 passengers last year.
• Because of Sandane Airport, Anda's relatively low elevation of 196 feet, planes can take off or land at Sandane Airport, Anda 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 Sandane Airport, Anda (SDN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,187 miles (18,004 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The closest airport to Sandane Airport, Anda (SDN) is Ørsta–Volda Airport, Hovden (HOV), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) N of SDN.
• Sandane Airport, Anda (SDN) currently has only 1 runway.
• The upgrades in 2010 also provided safety zones at the runway and improved approach instrumentation.

Facts about Forbes Field (FOE):

• The furthest airport from Forbes Field (FOE) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,496 miles (18,501 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Forbes Field (FOE) is Allegheny County Airport (AGC), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) SSE of FOE.
• In addition to being known as "Forbes Field", another name for FOE is ""The House of Thrills""The Old Lady of Schenley Park""The Orchard of Oakland" [1]".
• In 1955, a statue of Honus Wagner was dedicated in Schenley Plaza adjacent to Forbes Field.
• The first batter at Forbes Field was future Hall of Famer Johnny Evers, the Cubs second baseman and lead off batter.
• "There wasn't much flubdubber.
• Initial work on the land began on January 1, 1909, but ground was not officially broken until March 1.