Nonstop flight route between Springdale, Arkansas, United States and Kirkenes, Finnmark, Norway:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Springdale Municipal Airport (SPZ), Springdale, Arkansas, United States and Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen (KKN), Kirkenes, Finnmark, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,601 miles (or 7,405 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 Springdale Municipal Airport and Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen, 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 Springdale Municipal Airport and Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Springdale Municipal Airport (SPZ):

• Springdale Municipal Airport (SPZ) currently has only 1 runway.
• Springdale Municipal Airport covers an area of 228 acres at an elevation of 1,353 feet above mean sea level.
• The furthest airport from Springdale Municipal Airport (SPZ) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,783 miles (17,354 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Springdale Municipal Airport (SPZ) is Drake Field (FYV), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) SSW of SPZ.
• In addition to being known as "Springdale Municipal Airport", another name for SPZ is "ASG".

Facts about Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen (KKN):

• SAS Commuter was established in 1988 and started operations in Northern Norway in May 1990.
• Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen (KKN) currently has only 1 runway.
• The project was estimated to cost 267 million Norwegian krone.
• Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen handled 297,149 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen (KKN) is Vadsø Airport (VDS), which is located 24 miles (38 kilometers) N of KKN.
• The furthest airport from Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen (KKN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,424 miles (16,775 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• In addition to being known as "Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen", another name for KKN is "Kirkenes lufthavn, Høybuktmoen".
• Because of Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen's relatively low elevation of 282 feet, planes can take off or land at Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen 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.
• Arctic Air took over Widerøe's flights to Vardø in 2000, using a 19-passenger Dornier Do 228.
• Busy Bee was contracted by the Norwegian Armed Forces to fly military charters in June 1968.
• The first aircraft to land in Sør-Varanger was part of a trial undertaken in 1922 by the Royal Norwegian Navy Air Service to test the flight time from Horten to Kirkenes.