Nonstop flight route between Yekaterinburg, Russia and Ørsta / Volda / Hovden, Møre og Romsdal, Norway:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Koltsovo Airport (SVX), Yekaterinburg, Russia and Ørsta–Volda Airport, Hovden (HOV), Ørsta / Volda / Hovden, Møre og Romsdal, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,897 miles (or 3,053 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 relatively short distance between Koltsovo Airport and Ørsta–Volda Airport, Hovden, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Koltsovo Airport (SVX):

• In addition to being known as "Koltsovo Airport", another name for SVX is "Аэропорт Кольцово".
• July 24, 2012 the airport opened a new commercial complex with a total area of 19 thousand 185 square meters.
• The closest airport to Koltsovo Airport (SVX) is Chelyabinsk Airport (CEK), which is located 103 miles (166 kilometers) SSE of SVX.
• The new international terminal opened in December 2005, and the new domestic terminal in October 2007.
• Koltsovo Airport (SVX) has 2 runways.
• Because of Koltsovo Airport's relatively low elevation of 764 feet, planes can take off or land at Koltsovo 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.
• June 1, 2009 at the airport put into operation a modern runway length of 3025 meters and a new control tower.
• The airport was opened in 1928 as a military airbase and became a civilian airport on July 10, 1943.
• In 2007, the services of "Koltsovo" benefited 2.35 million passengers.
• In 2011, the number of passengers the airport for the first time in the preceding 20 years, has exceeded the threshold of three million and amounted to 3.356 million people.
• Koltsovo Airport handled 4,293,002 passengers last year.
• The furthest airport from Koltsovo Airport (SVX) is Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield (PNT), which is located 10,557 miles (16,990 kilometers) away in Puerto Natales, Chile.

Facts about Ørsta–Volda Airport, Hovden (HOV):

• Ørsta–Volda Airport, Hovden handled 99,470 passengers last year.
• Because of Ørsta–Volda Airport, Hovden's relatively low elevation of 243 feet, planes can take off or land at Ørsta–Volda Airport, Hovden 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 "Ørsta–Volda Airport, Hovden", another name for HOV is "Ørsta–Volda lufthamn, Hovden".
• The furthest airport from Ørsta–Volda Airport, Hovden (HOV) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,168 miles (17,973 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
• The closest airport to Ørsta–Volda Airport, Hovden (HOV) is Sandane Airport, Anda (SDN), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) S of HOV.