Nonstop flight route between Stavanger, Norway and Shanghai, People's Republic of China:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Stavanger-Sola International Airport (SVG), Stavanger, Norway and Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG), Shanghai, People's Republic of China would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,228 miles (or 8,413 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 Stavanger-Sola International Airport and Shanghai Pudong International 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 Stavanger-Sola International Airport and Shanghai Pudong International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Stavanger-Sola International Airport (SVG):

• Stavanger-Sola International Airport (SVG) has 2 runways.
• The armed forces have a number of functions located at the airport.
• Stavanger-Sola International Airport handled 4,119,348 passengers last year.
• On March 31, 2012 the board of Pratt & Whitney also decided to close the Pratt & Whitney Norway Engine Center.
• Det Norske Luftfartsselskap started flying to Sola after the war, as did Braathens SAFE in 1946 on its routes to Europe and the Far East with the Douglas DC-3 aircraft.
• The closest airport to Stavanger-Sola International Airport (SVG) is Haugesund Airport, Karmøy (HAU), which is located 36 miles (57 kilometers) NNW of SVG.
• Because of Stavanger-Sola International Airport's relatively low elevation of 29 feet, planes can take off or land at Stavanger-Sola International 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.
• When the oil exploration in the Norwegian part of the North Sea started in 1967, there was a sudden need for helicopter transport out to the oil platforms.
• In addition to being known as "Stavanger-Sola International Airport", another name for SVG is "Stavanger lufthavn, Sola".
• The furthest airport from Stavanger-Sola International Airport (SVG) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,392 miles (18,334 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Air France has also operated routes to Stavanger, with Boeing 737s, to its hub at Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport.

Facts about Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG):

• Terminal 1 was opened on October 1, 1999 along with a 4000m runway and including a cargo hub.
• Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) has 3 runways.
• The furthest airport from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) is Comodoro Pierrestegui Airport (COC), which is nearly antipodal to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (meaning Shanghai Pudong International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Comodoro Pierrestegui Airport), and is located 12,421 miles (19,990 kilometers) away in Concordia, Entre Ríos, Argentina.
• Eight airport bus lines serve Pudong International Airport, providing rapid links to various destinations.
• Limited international services resumed at Hongqiao Airport in October 2007 with flights to Tokyo International Airport, in November 2007 with flights to Gimpo International Airport in Seoul, in June 2010 with flights to Taipei Songshan Airport and in September 2010 with flights to Hong Kong Airport.
• In addition to being known as "Shanghai Pudong International Airport", other names for PVG include "上海浦东国际机场" and "Shànghǎi Pǔdōng Guójì Jīchǎng".
• The airport is the main hub for China Eastern Airlines and Shanghai Airlines, and a major international hub for Air China.
• Shanghai Pudong International Airport handled 44,857,200 passengers last year.
• Because of Shanghai Pudong International Airport's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at Shanghai Pudong International 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 Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) is Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) W of PVG.
• In November 2011 Pudong Airport received approval from the national government for a new round of expansion which includes two runways.