Nonstop flight route between Sandnessjøen, Norway and Derby, Western Australia, Australia:
Departure Airport:
(65°57'24"N by 12°28'8"E)
Arrival Airport:
(17°22'12"S by 123°39'38"E)
Distance from SSJ to DRB:
7,904.70 miles (12,721.36 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sandnessjøen Airport, Stokka (SSJ), Sandnessjøen, Norway and Derby Airport (DRB), Derby, Western Australia, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,905 miles (or 12,721 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 Sandnessjøen Airport, Stokka and Derby 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 Sandnessjøen Airport, Stokka and Derby Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SSJ / ENST |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Sandnessjøen, Norway |
| GPS Coordinates: | 65°57'24"N by 12°28'8"E |
| Area Served: | Sandnessjøen, Nordland, Norway |
| Operator/Owner: | Avinor |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 56 feet (17 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SSJ |
| More Information: | SSJ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DRB / YDBY |
| Airport Name: | Derby Airport |
| Location: | Derby, Western Australia, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 17°22'12"S by 123°39'38"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Shire of Derby/West Kimberley |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 24 feet (7 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DRB |
| More Information: | DRB Maps & Info |
Facts about Sandnessjøen Airport, Stokka (SSJ):
- Sandnessjøen Airport, Stokka is a regional airport serving the town of Sandnessjøen, Norway.
- The furthest airport from Sandnessjøen Airport, Stokka (SSJ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,870 miles (17,493 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Sandnessjøen Airport, Stokka handled 75,096 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Sandnessjøen Airport, Stokka (SSJ) is Mosjøen Airport, Kjærstad (MJF), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) ESE of SSJ.
- Because of Sandnessjøen Airport, Stokka's relatively low elevation of 56 feet, planes can take off or land at Sandnessjøen Airport, Stokka 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 "Sandnessjøen Airport, Stokka", another name for SSJ is "Sandnessjøen Lufthavn, Stokka".
- Sandnessjøen airport is served by Widerøe with Dash 8 aircraft connecting the community to Bodø, Trondheim and Oslo.
- The airport is located approximately 20 km south of the town of Sandnessjøen.
- Sandnessjøen Airport, Stokka (SSJ) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Derby Airport (DRB):
- Derby Airport (DRB) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Derby Airport's relatively low elevation of 24 feet, planes can take off or land at Derby 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 Derby Airport (DRB) is Broome International Airport (BME), which is located 102 miles (165 kilometers) WSW of DRB.
- The furthest airport from Derby Airport (DRB) is Pointe-à-Pitre Le Raizet Airport (PTP), which is nearly antipodal to Derby Airport (meaning Derby Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Pointe-à-Pitre Le Raizet Airport), and is located 12,085 miles (19,449 kilometers) away in Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 24.21 miles (38.97 km) ESE | Mosjøen Airport, Kjærstad (MJF) | Mosjøen, Norway |     |
| 2 | 34.98 miles (56.29 km) SSW | Brønnøysund Airport, Brønnøy (BNN) | Brønnøysund, Nordland, Norway | |
| 3 | 58.40 miles (93.99 km) ENE | Mo i Rana Airport, Røssvoll (MQN) | Mo i Rana, Norway | |
| 4 | 74.52 miles (119.93 km) E | Hemavan Tärnaby Airport (HMV) | Hemavan, Sweden | |
| 5 | 86.13 miles (138.61 km) SSW | Rørvik Airport, Ryum (RVK) | Rørvik, Norway | |
| 6 | 104.53 miles (168.23 km) NNE | Bodø Airport (BOO) | Bodø, Norway | |
| 7 | 105.98 miles (170.56 km) SSW | Namsos Airport (OSY) | Namsos, Norway | |
| 8 | 109.01 miles (175.43 km) N | Røst Airport (RET) | Røst, Nordland, Norway | |
| 9 | 117.51 miles (189.12 km) N | Værøy Heliport (VRY) | Værøy, Nordland, Norway | |
| 10 | 154.79 miles (249.11 km) N | Leknes Airport (LKN) | Leknes, Norway | |
| 11 | 157.99 miles (254.26 km) SE | Vilhelmina Airport (VHM) | Vilhelmina, Sweden | |
| 12 | 168.68 miles (271.46 km) NNE | Svolvær Airport, Helle (SVJ) | Svolvær, Norway | |
| 13 | 178.58 miles (287.40 km) SSW | Trondheim Airport, Værnes (TRD) | Trondheim, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway | |
| 14 | 193.70 miles (311.73 km) NNE | Stokmarknes Airport, Skagen (SKN) | Hadsel, Nordland, Norway | |
| 15 | 194.72 miles (313.37 km) E | Arvidsjaur Airport (AJR) | Arvidsjaur, Sweden | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,869.64 miles (17,492.95 km) SSE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,846.55 miles (17,455.78 km) SE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 10,826.28 miles (17,423.17 km) SE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,820.31 miles (17,413.56 km) SE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,781.18 miles (17,350.58 km) SE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,765.14 miles (17,324.77 km) SE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,740.90 miles (17,285.75 km) SE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,740.72 miles (17,285.48 km) SE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,731.56 miles (17,270.74 km) SE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,724.76 miles (17,259.79 km) SE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,710.18 miles (17,236.31 km) SE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,702.98 miles (17,224.73 km) SE | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,695.62 miles (17,212.88 km) SE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,686.75 miles (17,198.61 km) SE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,665.02 miles (17,163.64 km) SE | Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 102.48 miles (164.93 km) WSW | Broome International Airport (BME) | Broome, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 136.90 miles (220.32 km) ESE | Fitzroy Crossing Airport (FIZ) | Fitzroy Crossing, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 265.65 miles (427.52 km) E | Springvale Airport (ZVG) | Springvale, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 270.40 miles (435.17 km) ESE | Halls Creek Airport (HCQ) | Halls Creek, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 320.56 miles (515.89 km) E | Argyle Airport (GYL) | Argyle, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 320.72 miles (516.15 km) SE | Lake Gregory Airport (LGE) | Lake Gregory, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 341.23 miles (549.15 km) SE | Balgo Hill Airport (BQW) | Balgo Hill, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 343.82 miles (553.32 km) E | Argyle Downs Airport (AGY) | Argyle Downs, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 351.83 miles (566.22 km) ENE | East Kimberley Regional Airport (KNX) | Kununurra, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 389.19 miles (626.34 km) WSW | Port Hedland International Airport (PHE) | Port Hedland, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 445.68 miles (717.25 km) ENE | Port Keats Airfield (PKT) | Wadeye, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 12 | 468.33 miles (753.70 km) SW | Barimunya Airport (BYP) | Barimunya, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 471.24 miles (758.38 km) E | Kalkgurung Airport (KFG) | Daguragu / Kalkaringi, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 14 | 486.77 miles (783.37 km) SSW | Newman Airport (ZNE) | Newman, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 490.82 miles (789.90 km) SW | Coolawanyah Station Airport (COY) | Coolawanyah Station, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,085.39 miles (19,449.50 km) ENE | Pointe-à-Pitre Le Raizet Airport (PTP) | Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe | |
| 2 | 12,084.82 miles (19,448.58 km) ENE | Melville Hall Airport (DOM) | Melville Hall (near Roseau), Dominica | |
| 3 | 12,076.60 miles (19,435.35 km) E | V. C. Bird International Airport (ANU) | St. John's, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda | |
| 4 | 12,074.75 miles (19,432.38 km) E | Barbuda Codrington Airport (BBQ) | Codrington, Barbuda, Antigua and Barbuda | |
| 5 | 12,074.56 miles (19,432.07 km) ENE | Les Saintes Airport (LSS) | Terre-de-Haut Island, Les Saintes, Guadeloupe | |
| 6 | 12,073.57 miles (19,430.48 km) ENE | Canefield Airport (DCF) | Canefield, Dominica | |
| 7 | 12,073.15 miles (19,429.81 km) NE | Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI) | Bridgetown, Barbados | |
| 8 | 12,072.80 miles (19,429.24 km) ENE | Aimé Césaire Airport (FDF) | Le Lamentin / Fort de France, Martinique | |
| 9 | 12,050.34 miles (19,393.10 km) NE | George F. L. Charles Airport (SLU) | Castries, Saint Lucia | |
| 10 | 12,048.13 miles (19,389.54 km) E | John A. Osborne Airport (MNI) | Montserrat, British Overseas Territories, United Kingdom | |
| 11 | 12,040.09 miles (19,376.59 km) NE | Hewanorra International Airport (UVF) | Vieux-Fort, Saint Lucia | |
| 12 | 12,024.30 miles (19,351.18 km) E | Vance W. Amory International Airport (NEV) | Nevis, Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis | |
| 13 | 12,016.07 miles (19,337.95 km) E | Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport (SKB) | Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis | |
| 14 | 12,006.94 miles (19,323.25 km) E | Gustaf III Airport Saint Barthélemy Airport St. Jean Airport (SBH) | Gustavia, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Barthélemy | |
| 15 | 12,000.20 miles (19,312.40 km) NE | E.T. Joshua Airport (SVD) | Arno Vale (near Kingstown), Saint Vincent, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |