Nonstop flight route between Skien, Telemark, Norway and Lusaka, Zambia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Skien Airport, Geiteryggen (SKE), Skien, Telemark, Norway and Kenneth Kaunda International Airport (LUN), Lusaka, Zambia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,257 miles (or 8,461 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 Kenneth Kaunda 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 Skien Airport, Geiteryggen and Kenneth Kaunda 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: | 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: | LUN / FLLS |
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Location: | Lusaka, Zambia |
GPS Coordinates: | 15°19'50"S by 28°27'9"E |
Area Served: | Lusaka |
Operator/Owner: | National Airport Corporation Limited |
Airport Type: | Civilian and military |
Elevation: | 3779 feet (1,152 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from LUN |
More Information: | LUN Maps & Info |
Facts about Skien Airport, Geiteryggen (SKE):
- 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.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Skien Airport, Geiteryggen", another name for SKE is "Skien lufthavn, Geiteryggen".
- The closest airport to Skien Airport, Geiteryggen (SKE) is Sandefjord Airport, Torp (TRF), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) E of SKE.
- Skien Airport, Geiteryggen handled 46,995 passengers last year.
- In October 1979, Norving started a route taxi service between Skien and Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik.
- At the same time, the municipal council was considering the future of the airport.
- The airport was built with a 650-meter gravel runway in 1952.
- The first aircraft to visit Skien was an air show held by Pierre Chanteloup at Gråtenmoen in Solum in 1914.
- Both Danish Air Transport and Widerøe announced by the end of the month routes to Bergen.
Facts about Kenneth Kaunda International Airport (LUN):
- Kenneth Kaunda International Airport handled 787,000 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Kenneth Kaunda International Airport", another name for LUN is "FLKK".
- Kenneth Kaunda International Airport (LUN) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Kenneth Kaunda International Airport (LUN) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is nearly antipodal to Kenneth Kaunda International Airport (meaning Kenneth Kaunda International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Hilo International Airport), and is located 12,056 miles (19,402 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
- The closest airport to Kenneth Kaunda International Airport (LUN) is Kariba Airport (KAB), which is located 87 miles (140 kilometers) SSE of LUN.