Nonstop flight route between Springfield, Missouri, United States and Gloppen, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Springfield–Branson National Airport (SGF), Springfield, Missouri, United States and Sandane Airport, Anda (SDN), Gloppen, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,274 miles (or 6,879 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 Springfield–Branson National Airport and Sandane Airport, Anda, 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 Springfield–Branson National Airport and Sandane Airport, Anda. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Springfield–Branson National Airport (SGF):

• Springfield–Branson National Airport (SGF) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Springfield–Branson National Airport (SGF) is M. Graham Clark Downtown Airport (PLK), which is located 44 miles (70 kilometers) SSE of SGF.
• Meanwhile, Branson West hopes to open a $15 million airport with a 5,000-foot runway on the west side of the community to open in the fall of 2008 on 930 acres donated by Conco Companies of Springfield, Kay Renfro and Martin Eastwood.
• The airport opened under the name of Springfield–Greene County Airport on July 2, 1945 following bond issues of $350,000 in 1942 and $150,000 in 1945 to build the airport.
• In 1992 the airport was renamed Springfield–Branson Regional Airport capitalizing on the sudden rise of the Branson, Missouri tourist industry southeast of the airport).
• The furthest airport from Springfield–Branson National Airport (SGF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,826 miles (17,423 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The Branson Airport opened in the spring of 2009 to compete with the municipally owned Springfield airport.

Facts about Sandane Airport, Anda (SDN):

• The closest airport to Sandane Airport, Anda (SDN) is Ørsta–Volda Airport, Hovden (HOV), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) N of SDN.
• 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 airport was rebuilt in 2010, and now has a single 970-metre runway running roughly east-west, hence numbered 09/27, which straddles the peninsula.
• 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.
• 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.
• Sandane Airport, Anda (SDN) currently has only 1 runway.
• The upgrades in 2010 also provided safety zones at the runway and improved approach instrumentation.