Nonstop flight route between Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States and Bergen, Norway:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport (SPA), Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States and Bergen-Flesland International Airport (BGO), Bergen, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,067 miles (or 6,545 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 Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport and Bergen-Flesland 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 Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport and Bergen-Flesland International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

Departure Airport Information:

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Facts about Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport (SPA):

• The airport is home to the Spartanburg Composite Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol and to the Spartanburg Pilot's Association
• An instrument landing system is available for use on runway 5.
• Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport (SPA) currently has only 1 runway.
• The airport's terminal building houses a fixed base operator operated by the City of Spartanburg.
• Because of Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport's relatively low elevation of 801 feet, planes can take off or land at Spartanburg Downtown Memorial 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 closest airport to Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport (SPA) is Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport (GSP), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) W of SPA.
• The furthest airport from Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport (SPA) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,463 miles (18,449 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.

Facts about Bergen-Flesland International Airport (BGO):

• The furthest airport from Bergen-Flesland International Airport (BGO) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,296 miles (18,179 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• SAS bought Braathens in 2001, and from the following year, only SAS flew the Oslo route.
• Because of Bergen-Flesland International Airport's relatively low elevation of 166 feet, planes can take off or land at Bergen-Flesland International 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.
• Construction started on 14 August 1952 with construction of a road from Blomsterdalen.
• From the opening Flesland was served by three airlines.
• The closest airport to Bergen-Flesland International Airport (BGO) is Stord Airport, Sørstokken (SRP), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) S of BGO.
• Bergen-Flesland International Airport (BGO) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Bergen-Flesland International Airport", another name for BGO is "Bergen lufthavn, Flesland".
• The runway, main taxiway and all areas to the north of the civil aviation area are owned by the military.
• After the German occupation of Norway, the Wehrmacht started looking for a location for an airstrip.
• Bergen-Flesland International Airport handled 6,213,960 passengers last year.