Nonstop flight route between Stord, Hordaland, Norway and Tongoa, Shefa Province, Vanuatu:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Stord Airport, Sørstokken (SRP), Stord, Hordaland, Norway and Tongoa Airport (TGH), Tongoa, Shefa Province, Vanuatu would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,355 miles (or 15,056 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 Tongoa 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 Tongoa Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SRP / ENSA |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Stord, Hordaland, Norway |
| GPS Coordinates: | 59°47'34"N by 5°20'22"E |
| Area Served: | Stord, Hordaland, Norway |
| Operator/Owner: | Stord Municipality Hordaland County Municipality |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 161 feet (49 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SRP |
| More Information: | SRP Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TGH / NVST |
| Airport Name: | Tongoa Airport |
| Location: | Tongoa, Shefa Province, Vanuatu |
| GPS Coordinates: | 16°53'27"S by 168°33'3"E |
| Area Served: | Tongoa, Shefa Province, Vanuatu |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| View all routes: | Routes from TGH |
| More Information: | TGH Maps & Info |
Facts about Stord Airport, Sørstokken (SRP):
- In February 1988, Coast Aero Center filed for bankruptcy.
- 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.
- The first proposals for an airport on Stord—launched in the 1950s—envisioned an airport at Hystadmarka.
- In September 1984, the Ministry of Finance granted NOK 8 million to the airport.
- In July 1987, a distance measurement in the distance measuring equipment failed, terminating all scheduled and night flights until it was replaced in September.
- 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.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Stord Airport, Sørstokken", other names for SRP include "Stord lufthavn, Sørstokken" and "ENSO".
- The closest airport to Stord Airport, Sørstokken (SRP) is Haugesund Airport, Karmøy (HAU), which is located 31 miles (50 kilometers) S of SRP.
- A new airport committee was established in March 1983, which had representatives from the large industrial companies and the municipalities of Stord, Bømlo and Fitjar.
Facts about Tongoa Airport (TGH):
- The furthest airport from Tongoa Airport (TGH) is Kiffa Airport (KFA), which is nearly antipodal to Tongoa Airport (meaning Tongoa Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kiffa Airport), and is located 12,416 miles (19,981 kilometers) away in Kiffa, Mauritania.
- The closest airport to Tongoa Airport (TGH) is Siwo Airport (EAE), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) SW of TGH.
