Nonstop flight route between Stord, Hordaland, Norway and Lufkin, Texas, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Stord Airport, Sørstokken (SRP), Stord, Hordaland, Norway and Angelina County Airport (LFK), Lufkin, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,706 miles (or 7,574 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 Stord Airport, Sørstokken and Angelina County 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 Stord Airport, Sørstokken and Angelina County Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Stord Airport, Sørstokken (SRP):

• The instrument landing system was operational from 1 August 1986 and on 12 August Coast Aero Center started their two routes, suing a ten-seat Beechcraft Super King 200 One week later, the ministry changed the concession for the Oslo and Skien route, so it was also awarded to Coast Aero Center.
• Stord Airport, Sørstokken handled 30,711 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Stord Airport, Sørstokken (SRP) is Haugesund Airport, Karmøy (HAU), which is located 31 miles (50 kilometers) S of SRP.
• Because of Stord Airport, Sørstokken's relatively low elevation of 161 feet, planes can take off or land at Stord Airport, Sørstokken 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 "Stord Airport, Sørstokken", other names for SRP include "Stord lufthavn, Sørstokken" and "ENSO".
• Construction of the airport consisted of a 1,080-meter long runway, aligned 15–33, which included a 40-meter long turning section at each end.
• In February 1988, Coast Aero Center filed for bankruptcy.
• The first proposals for an airport on Stord—launched in the 1950s—envisioned an airport at Hystadmarka.
• The furthest airport from Stord Airport, Sørstokken (SRP) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,330 miles (18,234 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Stord Airport, Sørstokken (SRP) currently has only 1 runway.
• In 1995, the airport was discussed in the Parliament of Norway's Standing Committee on Transport and Communications.

Facts about Angelina County Airport (LFK):

• Angelina County Airport (LFK) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Angelina County Airport (LFK) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 10,928 miles (17,587 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
• The closest airport to Angelina County Airport (LFK) is Cherokee County Airport (JKV), which is located 52 miles (83 kilometers) NNW of LFK.
• Because of Angelina County Airport's relatively low elevation of 296 feet, planes can take off or land at Angelina County 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.