Nonstop flight route between Sandnessjøen, Norway and Koumac, New Caledonia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sandnessjøen Airport, Stokka (SSJ), Sandnessjøen, Norway and Koumac Airport (KOC), Koumac, New Caledonia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,054 miles (or 14,572 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 Koumac 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 Koumac 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 |
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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: | KOC / NWWK |
Airport Name: | Koumac Airport |
Location: | Koumac, New Caledonia |
GPS Coordinates: | 20°32'33"S by 164°15'33"E |
Area Served: | Koumac, New Caledonia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 138 feet (42 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KOC |
More Information: | KOC Maps & Info |
Facts about Sandnessjøen Airport, Stokka (SSJ):
- Sandnessjøen Airport, Stokka (SSJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- Monday June 27, 2011 Widerøe started the route Oslo-Sandnessjøen.
- Sandnessjøen Airport, Stokka handled 75,096 passengers last year.
- 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 is served by Widerøe with Dash 8 aircraft connecting the community to Bodø, Trondheim and Oslo.
- 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".
- Since the float planes could only be operated during daylight and in good weather, a more stable air transport solution was deemed necessary as the volume of traffic steadily grew.
Facts about Koumac Airport (KOC):
- The closest airport to Koumac Airport (KOC) is Koné Airport (KNQ), which is located 51 miles (83 kilometers) SE of KOC.
- The furthest airport from Koumac Airport (KOC) is Nouadhibou International Airport (NDB), which is nearly antipodal to Koumac Airport (meaning Koumac Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Nouadhibou International Airport), and is located 12,349 miles (19,874 kilometers) away in Nouadhibou, Mauritania.
- Koumac Airport (KOC) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Koumac Airport's relatively low elevation of 138 feet, planes can take off or land at Koumac 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.