Nonstop flight route between Skien, Telemark, Norway and Banning, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Skien Airport, Geiteryggen (SKE), Skien, Telemark, Norway and Banning Municipal Airport (BNG), Banning, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,312 miles (or 8,549 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 Skien Airport, Geiteryggen and Banning Municipal 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 Skien Airport, Geiteryggen and Banning Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SKE / ENSN |
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Location: | Skien, Telemark, Norway |
GPS Coordinates: | 59°11'6"N by 9°34'0"E |
Area Served: | Skien, Telemark, Norway |
Operator/Owner: | Skien Municipality |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 463 feet (141 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from SKE |
More Information: | SKE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BNG / KBNG |
Airport Name: | Banning Municipal Airport |
Location: | Banning, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°55'20"N by 116°51'2"W |
Area Served: | Banning, California |
Operator/Owner: | City of Banning |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2219 feet (676 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BNG |
More Information: | BNG Maps & Info |
Facts about Skien Airport, Geiteryggen (SKE):
- Vildanden terminated its agreement with Aviatrans in April 2009, with the intention of using larger aircraft.
- The furthest airport from Skien Airport, Geiteryggen (SKE) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,344 miles (18,257 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- A major upgrade to the airport took place in 1985.
- Because of Skien Airport, Geiteryggen's relatively low elevation of 463 feet, planes can take off or land at Skien Airport, Geiteryggen 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.
- At the same time, the municipal council was considering the future of the airport.
- Operation of the airport was transferred to Fjellfly, but remained owned by the municipality.
- The closest airport to Skien Airport, Geiteryggen (SKE) is Sandefjord Airport, Torp (TRF), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) E of SKE.
- In addition to being known as "Skien Airport, Geiteryggen", another name for SKE is "Skien lufthavn, Geiteryggen".
- Skien Airport, Geiteryggen handled 46,995 passengers last year.
Facts about Banning Municipal Airport (BNG):
- The closest airport to Banning Municipal Airport (BNG) is Hemet-Ryan AirportRyan Field (HMT), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) SW of BNG.
- The furthest airport from Banning Municipal Airport (BNG) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,458 miles (18,440 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Banning Municipal Airport (BNG) currently has only 1 runway.