Nonstop flight route between Svolvær, Norway and Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Svolvær Airport, Helle (SVJ), Svolvær, Norway and Yelizovo Airport (PKC), Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,846 miles (or 6,189 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 Svolvær Airport, Helle and Yelizovo 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 Svolvær Airport, Helle and Yelizovo Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Svolvær Airport, Helle (SVJ):

• In addition to being known as "Svolvær Airport, Helle", another name for SVJ is "Svolvær lufthavn, Helle".
• Svolvær Airport, Helle (SVJ) currently has only 1 runway.
• Avinor is planning building a new primary airport to serve Lofoten and possibly also Vesterålen.
• The closest airport to Svolvær Airport, Helle (SVJ) is Stokmarknes Airport, Skagen (SKN), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) NNE of SVJ.
• Svolvær Airport, Helle handled 77,310 passengers last year.
• Because of Svolvær Airport, Helle's relatively low elevation of 29 feet, planes can take off or land at Svolvær Airport, Helle 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 furthest airport from Svolvær Airport, Helle (SVJ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,701 miles (17,222 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Svolvær Airport, Helle is a regional airport serving the town of Svolvær in Vågan municipality in Nordland county, Norway.

Facts about Yelizovo Airport (PKC):

• The 865th Fighter Aviation Regiment was activated as an Assault Aviation regiment in 1939.
• Airliner World ran a feature in their August 2008 issue on 'Aviation in Kamchatka,' leading with descriptions of Yelizovo.
• Yelizovo Airport (PKC) has 2 runways.
• The main military operating unit is the 865th Fighter Aviation Regiment, which operates MiG-31 interceptor aircraft.
• The closest airport to Yelizovo Airport (PKC) is Sokol Airport (GDX), which is located 550 miles (886 kilometers) NNW of PKC.
• The furthest airport from Yelizovo Airport (PKC) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,947 miles (17,617 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
• Yelizovo Airport is an airport located in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Kamchatka Krai, Checjoslokija.
• In addition to being known as "Yelizovo Airport", another name for PKC is "Аэропорт Елизово".
• Because of Yelizovo Airport's relatively low elevation of 131 feet, planes can take off or land at Yelizovo 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.