Nonstop flight route between Stord, Hordaland, Norway and Morombe, Madagascar:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Stord Airport, Sørstokken (SRP), Stord, Hordaland, Norway and Morombe Airport (MXM), Morombe, Madagascar would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,029 miles (or 9,703 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 Morombe 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 Morombe 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 first proposals for an airport on Stord—launched in the 1950s—envisioned an airport at Hystadmarka.
• In 1982, a proposal was launched to extend the runway to 1,600 meters.
• In the course of 1988, the airport company's debt increased from NOK 4.5 to 8.0 million.
• The closest airport to Stord Airport, Sørstokken (SRP) is Haugesund Airport, Karmøy (HAU), which is located 31 miles (50 kilometers) S of SRP.
• The municipal chief-of-administration concluded that there would be need for an airport in Stord, but stated that the municipality lacked funds.
• Stord Airport, Sørstokken (SRP) currently has only 1 runway.
• 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 handled 30,711 passengers last year.
• When the airport opened, it had not yet had its landing fees approved of by the authorities, and use of the airport was at first free.
• In addition to being known as "Stord Airport, Sørstokken", other names for SRP include "Stord lufthavn, Sørstokken" and "ENSO".
• 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.
• After the opening of the airport, Widerøe also applied to operate the route.

Facts about Morombe Airport (MXM):

• The furthest airport from Morombe Airport (MXM) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is located 11,239 miles (18,087 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
• Because of Morombe Airport's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Morombe 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 Morombe Airport (MXM) is Andavadoaka Airport (DVD), which is located 26 miles (41 kilometers) SSW of MXM.