Nonstop flight route between Gloppen, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway and Mombasa, Kenya:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sandane Airport, Anda (SDN), Gloppen, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway and Moi International Airport (MBA), Mombasa, Kenya would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,884 miles (or 7,861 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 Moi 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 Sandane Airport, Anda and Moi 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: | SDN / ENSD |
Airport Name: | Sandane Airport, Anda |
Location: | Gloppen, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway |
GPS Coordinates: | 61°49'47"N by 6°6'20"E |
Area Served: | Sandane |
Operator/Owner: | Avinor |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 196 feet (60 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SDN |
More Information: | SDN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MBA / HKMO |
Airport Name: | Moi International Airport |
Location: | Mombasa, Kenya |
GPS Coordinates: | 4°2'24"S by 39°35'24"E |
Area Served: | Mombasa |
Operator/Owner: | Kenya Airports Authority |
Airport Type: | Public, Civilian |
Elevation: | 200 feet (61 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from MBA |
More Information: | MBA Maps & Info |
Facts about Sandane Airport, Anda (SDN):
- 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 only airline at the airport is Widerøe who operates regional Dash 8 aircraft on public service obligation contract with the Norwegian Government.
- In 2009, the travel magazine Travel and Leisure claimed Sandane to be one of the 17 scariest runways in the world.
- 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 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 handled 36,491 passengers last year.
- Sandane Airport, Anda (SDN) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Moi International Airport (MBA):
- Because of Moi International Airport's relatively low elevation of 200 feet, planes can take off or land at Moi 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.
- Mombasa Airport was expanded to an international airport in 1979.
- It lies approximately 425 kilometres, by air, southeast of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, the largest and busiest airport in the country.
- The closest airport to Moi International Airport (MBA) is Bamburi Airport (BMQ), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) ENE of MBA.
- Moi International Airport (MBA) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Moi International Airport (MBA) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,478 miles (18,472 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
- The airport was built during the Second World War by the Engineer Corps of the South African Army.