Nonstop flight route between Sørkjosen, Norway and New Stuyahok, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sørkjosen Airport (SOJ), Sørkjosen, Norway and New Stuyahok Airport (KNW), New Stuyahok, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,507 miles (or 5,644 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 Sørkjosen Airport and New Stuyahok 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 Sørkjosen Airport and New Stuyahok Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SOJ / ENSR |
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Location: | Sørkjosen, Norway |
GPS Coordinates: | 69°47'12"N by 20°57'34"E |
Operator/Owner: | Avinor |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 16 feet (5 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from SOJ |
More Information: | SOJ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KNW / PANW |
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Location: | New Stuyahok, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 59°27'6"N by 157°22'23"W |
Area Served: | New Stuyahok, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 364 feet (111 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KNW |
More Information: | KNW Maps & Info |
Facts about Sørkjosen Airport (SOJ):
- In addition to being known as "Sørkjosen Airport", another name for SOJ is "Sørkjosen lufthavn".
- The closest airport to Sørkjosen Airport (SOJ) is Tromsø Airport, Langnes (TOS), which is located 49 miles (80 kilometers) W of SOJ.
- A new fire station, serving both the airport and the municipality, was completed in 1992, costing 3.2 million Norwegian krone.
- Sørkjosen Airport handled 16,993 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Sørkjosen Airport (SOJ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,541 miles (16,965 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Sørkjosen was launched as part of a national network of regional short take-off and landing airport which was proposed in the mid-1960s.
- Because of Sørkjosen Airport's relatively low elevation of 16 feet, planes can take off or land at Sørkjosen 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.
- The airport has a 880-by-30-meter asphalt runway aligned 15–33.
Facts about New Stuyahok Airport (KNW):
- The closest airport to New Stuyahok Airport (KNW) is Ekwok Airport (KEK), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) SSW of KNW.
- The furthest airport from New Stuyahok Airport (KNW) is George Airport (GRJ), which is located 10,679 miles (17,186 kilometers) away in George, South Africa.
- New Stuyahok Airport (KNW) currently has only 1 runway.
- As per Federal Aviation Administration records, this airport had 781 commercial passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, a decrease of 24% from the 1,031 enplanements in 2007.
- Because of New Stuyahok Airport's relatively low elevation of 364 feet, planes can take off or land at New Stuyahok 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.
- In addition to being known as "New Stuyahok Airport", another name for KNW is "New Stuyahok Airport (new location)".