Nonstop flight route between Stord, Hordaland, Norway and Uganik Island, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Stord Airport, Sørstokken (SRP), Stord, Hordaland, Norway and San Juan (Uganik) Seaplane Base (UGI), Uganik Island, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,234 miles (or 6,814 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 San Juan (Uganik) Seaplane Base, 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 San Juan (Uganik) Seaplane Base. 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):

• In addition to being known as "Stord Airport, Sørstokken", other names for SRP include "Stord lufthavn, Sørstokken" and "ENSO".
• In 1982, a proposal was launched to extend the runway to 1,600 meters.
• One-third of the necessary capital would be granted from private investors, one third from public grants and one third as loans.
• 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.
• Stord Airport, Sørstokken handled 30,711 passengers last year.
• Stord Airport, Sørstokken (SRP) currently has only 1 runway.
• Furdal wanted the airport to have a longer runway so he could operate larger aircraft.
• The closest airport to Stord Airport, Sørstokken (SRP) is Haugesund Airport, Karmøy (HAU), which is located 31 miles (50 kilometers) S of SRP.
• 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.
• 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.

Facts about San Juan (Uganik) Seaplane Base (UGI):

• The closest airport to San Juan (Uganik) Seaplane Base (UGI) is West Point Village Seaplane Base (KWP), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) WNW of UGI.
• This facility has one seaplane landing area designated N/S with a water surface measuring 10,000 by 2,000 feet.
• San Juan (Uganik) Seaplane Base (UGI) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from San Juan (Uganik) Seaplane Base (UGI) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,795 miles (17,373 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
• Because of San Juan (Uganik) Seaplane Base's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at San Juan (Uganik) Seaplane Base 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 "San Juan (Uganik) Seaplane Base", other names for UGI include "WSJ / UGI" and "WSJ".