Nonstop flight route between Skien, Telemark, Norway and Hana, Hawaii, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Skien Airport, Geiteryggen (SKE), Skien, Telemark, Norway and Hana Airport (HNM), Hana, Hawaii, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,850 miles (or 11,024 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 Hana 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 Hana Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Skien Airport, Geiteryggen (SKE):

• 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.
• World War II terminated plans for a civilian airport.
• Vildanden terminated its agreement with Aviatrans in April 2009, with the intention of using larger aircraft.
• Skien Airport, Geiteryggen handled 46,995 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Skien Airport, Geiteryggen (SKE) is Sandefjord Airport, Torp (TRF), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) E of SKE.
• The runway and original facilities at Geiteryggen were built by the aviation club and cost 30,000 Norwegian krone.
• In addition to being known as "Skien Airport, Geiteryggen", another name for SKE is "Skien lufthavn, Geiteryggen".
• 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.
• The airport was built with a 650-meter gravel runway in 1952.

Facts about Hana Airport (HNM):

• Because of Hana Airport's relatively low elevation of 78 feet, planes can take off or land at Hana 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.
• Hana Airport is a regional public use airport of the State of Hawaiʻi on the east shore of the island of Maui, three nautical miles northwest of the unincorporated town of Hana.
• The closest airport to Hana Airport (HNM) is Kahului Airport (OGG), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) WNW of HNM.
• Hana Airport (HNM) currently has only 1 runway.
• Hana Airport is part of a centralized state structure governing all of the airports and seaports of Hawaiʻi.
• The furthest airport from Hana Airport (HNM) is Maun Airport (MUB), which is nearly antipodal to Hana Airport (meaning Hana Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Maun Airport), and is located 12,370 miles (19,907 kilometers) away in Maun, Botswana.