Nonstop flight route between Hadsel, Nordland, Norway and Sardeh Band, Afghanistan:
Departure Airport:
(68°34'50"N by 15°1'33"E)
Arrival Airport:
(33°19'15"N by 68°38'11"E)
Distance from SKN to SBF:
3,190.55 miles (5,134.67 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Stokmarknes Airport, Skagen (SKN), Hadsel, Nordland, Norway and Sardeh Band Airport (SBF), Sardeh Band, Afghanistan would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,191 miles (or 5,135 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 Stokmarknes Airport, Skagen and Sardeh Band 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 Stokmarknes Airport, Skagen and Sardeh Band Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SKN / ENSK |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Hadsel, Nordland, Norway |
| GPS Coordinates: | 68°34'50"N by 15°1'33"E |
| Area Served: | Stokmarknes and Sortland |
| Operator/Owner: | Avinor |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 13 feet (4 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SKN |
| More Information: | SKN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SBF / OADS |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Sardeh Band, Afghanistan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°19'15"N by 68°38'11"E |
| Area Served: | Band E Sardeh Dam |
| Elevation: | 6971 feet (2,125 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SBF |
| More Information: | SBF Maps & Info |
Facts about Stokmarknes Airport, Skagen (SKN):
- The closest airport to Stokmarknes Airport, Skagen (SKN) is Svolvær Airport, Helle (SVJ), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) SSW of SKN.
- Stokmarknes Airport, Skagen (SKN) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport opened 1 July 1972 as part of a government program of building a series of small airports along the coast.
- The furthest airport from Stokmarknes Airport, Skagen (SKN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,676 miles (17,182 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of Stokmarknes Airport, Skagen's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at Stokmarknes Airport, Skagen 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.
- In addition to being known as "Stokmarknes Airport, Skagen", another name for SKN is "Stokmarknes lufthavn, Skagen".
- Stokmarknes Airport, Skagen handled 104,171 passengers last year.
Facts about Sardeh Band Airport (SBF):
- The closest airport to Sardeh Band Airport (SBF) is Ghazni Airport (GZI), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) NW of SBF.
- In addition to being known as "Sardeh Band Airport", other names for SBF include "Sardeh Band Airport (Sardeh Band)" and "Band E Sardeh Dam Airport".
- On 12 June 2002 a Lockheed MC-130H Hercules was participating in a night exfiltration mission to remove U.S.
- Because of Sardeh Band Airport's high elevation of 6,971 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at SBF. Combined with a high temperature, this could make SBF a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Sardeh Band Airport (SBF) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,996 miles (19,306 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Sardeh Band Airport (SBF) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 25.02 miles (40.27 km) SSW | Svolvær Airport, Helle (SVJ) | Svolvær, Norway |     |
| 2 | 42.25 miles (68.00 km) E | Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes (EVE) | Evenes, Norway | |
| 3 | 46.67 miles (75.10 km) SW | Leknes Airport (LKN) | Leknes, Norway | |
| 4 | 56.47 miles (90.87 km) NNE | Andøya Airport, Andenes (ANX) | Andenes, Norway | |
| 5 | 60.62 miles (97.56 km) E | Narvik Airport, Framnes (NVK) | Narvik, Nordland, Norway | |
| 6 | 87.18 miles (140.30 km) SW | Værøy Heliport (VRY) | Værøy, Nordland, Norway | |
| 7 | 92.24 miles (148.44 km) S | Bodø Airport (BOO) | Bodø, Norway | |
| 8 | 93.65 miles (150.72 km) ENE | Bardufoss Airport (BDU) | Bardufoss, Norway | |
| 9 | 104.81 miles (168.68 km) SW | Røst Airport (RET) | Røst, Nordland, Norway | |
| 10 | 122.26 miles (196.76 km) NE | Tromsø Airport, Langnes (TOS) | Tromsø, Norway | |
| 11 | 145.93 miles (234.85 km) ESE | Kiruna Airport (KRN) | Kiruna, Sweden | |
| 12 | 154.37 miles (248.43 km) S | Mo i Rana Airport, Røssvoll (MQN) | Mo i Rana, Norway | |
| 13 | 167.73 miles (269.94 km) ENE | Sørkjosen Airport (SOJ) | Sørkjosen, Norway | |
| 14 | 180.76 miles (290.90 km) ESE | Gällivare Airport (GEV) | Gällivare, Sweden | |
| 15 | 191.72 miles (308.54 km) S | Hemavan Tärnaby Airport (HMV) | Hemavan, Sweden | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,676.12 miles (17,181.50 km) SSE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,671.44 miles (17,173.98 km) SE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 10,645.66 miles (17,132.48 km) SE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,644.07 miles (17,129.94 km) SE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,598.01 miles (17,055.81 km) SE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,585.31 miles (17,035.36 km) SE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,562.09 miles (16,997.99 km) SE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,556.75 miles (16,989.39 km) SE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,551.46 miles (16,980.89 km) SE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,539.57 miles (16,961.75 km) SE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,525.39 miles (16,938.93 km) SE | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,523.61 miles (16,936.07 km) SE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,513.14 miles (16,919.22 km) SE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,504.14 miles (16,904.73 km) SE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,482.34 miles (16,869.65 km) SE | Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 19.42 miles (31.26 km) NW | Ghazni Airport (GZI) | Ghazni, Afghanistan | |
| 2 | 40.74 miles (65.56 km) ENE | Gardez Airport د ګردیز هوائی ډګر (GRG) | Gardez, Afghanistan | |
| 3 | 75.93 miles (122.20 km) E | Khost Airport (KHT) | Khost, Afghanistan | |
| 4 | 92.12 miles (148.26 km) NNE | Kabul International Airport (KBL) | Kabul, Afghanistan | |
| 5 | 111.83 miles (179.98 km) ESE | Bannu Airport (BNP) | Bannu, North-West Frontier Province, Pakistan | |
| 6 | 113.02 miles (181.88 km) NNW | Bamyan Airport د بامیان هوائی ډګر (BIN) | Bamyan, Afghanistan | |
| 7 | 117.90 miles (189.74 km) NNE | Bagram Airfield (OAI) | Bagram, Afghanistan | |
| 8 | 130.26 miles (209.63 km) NE | Jalalabad Airport د جلال اباد هوائی ډګر (JAA) | Jalalabad, Afghanistan | |
| 9 | 143.95 miles (231.66 km) SSE | Zhob Airport (PZH) | Zhob, Pakistan | |
| 10 | 163.74 miles (263.52 km) SE | Dera Ismail Khan Airport (DSK) | Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan | |
| 11 | 167.92 miles (270.24 km) WSW | Tarin Kowt Airport (TII) | Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan | |
| 12 | 171.93 miles (276.69 km) ENE | Bacha Khan International Airport (PEW) | Peshawar, Pakistan | |
| 13 | 178.02 miles (286.49 km) ESE | PAF Base M.M. Alam (MWD) | Mianwali, Pakistan | |
| 14 | 205.21 miles (330.25 km) SW | Kabul International Airport (KDH) | Kandahar, Afghanistan | |
| 15 | 210.16 miles (338.22 km) WNW | Chaghcharan Airport د چغچران هوائی ډګر (CCN) | Chaghcharan, Afghanistan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,995.96 miles (19,305.58 km) SSW | Mataveri International Airport (IPC) | Easter Island, Chile | |
| 2 | 10,844.67 miles (17,452.76 km) ESE | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 10,559.93 miles (16,994.51 km) ESE | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 10,541.86 miles (16,965.44 km) ESE | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 10,490.92 miles (16,883.46 km) ESE | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 10,326.54 miles (16,618.92 km) ESE | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 10,315.56 miles (16,601.24 km) WSW | Pupelde Airfield (ZUD) | Ancud, Los Lagos Region, Chile | |
| 8 | 10,311.46 miles (16,594.65 km) WSW | Gamboa Airport (WCA) | Castro, Chile | |
| 9 | 10,309.26 miles (16,591.11 km) WSW | Mocopulli Airport (MHC) | Castro, Los Lagos, Chile | |
| 10 | 10,282.83 miles (16,548.56 km) WSW | Pichoy Airport (ZAL) | Valdivia, Chile | |
| 11 | 10,281.13 miles (16,545.83 km) WSW | Cañal Bajo Carlos Hott Siebert Airport (ZOS) | Osorno, Chile | |
| 12 | 10,281.09 miles (16,545.77 km) WSW | El Tepual International Airport (PMC) | Puerto Montt, Chile | |
| 13 | 10,280.39 miles (16,544.64 km) WSW | Frutillar Airport (FRT) | Frutillar, Chile | |
| 14 | 10,271.64 miles (16,530.56 km) WSW | Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP) | Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile | |
| 15 | 10,257.36 miles (16,507.59 km) WSW | Maquehue Airport (ZCO) | Temuco, Araucanía, Chile | |