Nonstop flight route between Sandnessjøen, Norway and La Grande, Oregon, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sandnessjøen Airport, Stokka (SSJ), Sandnessjøen, Norway and La Grande/Union County Airport (LGD), La Grande, Oregon, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,313 miles (or 6,941 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 La Grande/Union County 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 La Grande/Union County 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: | LGD / KLGD |
Airport Name: | La Grande/Union County Airport |
Location: | La Grande, Oregon, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 45°17'25"N by 118°0'25"W |
Area Served: | La Grande, Oregon |
Operator/Owner: | Union County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2717 feet (828 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from LGD |
More Information: | LGD Maps & Info |
Facts about Sandnessjøen Airport, Stokka (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.
- The closest airport to Sandnessjøen Airport, Stokka (SSJ) is Mosjøen Airport, Kjærstad (MJF), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) ESE of SSJ.
- Sandnessjøen airport is served by Widerøe with Dash 8 aircraft connecting the community to Bodø, Trondheim and Oslo.
- Sandnessjøen Airport, Stokka (SSJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport is located approximately 20 km south of the town of Sandnessjøen.
- Sandnessjøen Airport, Stokka handled 75,096 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Sandnessjøen Airport, Stokka", another name for SSJ is "Sandnessjøen Lufthavn, Stokka".
- 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.
Facts about La Grande/Union County Airport (LGD):
- La Grande/Union County Airport (LGD) has 2 runways.
- West Coast Airlines DC-3s stopped there until 1959-60.
- The closest airport to La Grande/Union County Airport (LGD) is Baker City Municipal Airport (BKE), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) SSE of LGD.
- The furthest airport from La Grande/Union County Airport (LGD) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,806 miles (17,391 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.