Nonstop flight route between Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia and Alta, Norway:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Tamworth Airport (TMW), Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia and Alta Airport (ALF), Alta, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,090 miles (or 14,630 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 Tamworth Airport and Alta 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 Tamworth Airport and Alta Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Tamworth Airport (TMW):

• The furthest airport from Tamworth Airport (TMW) is Santa Maria Airport (SMA), which is located 11,971 miles (19,265 kilometers) away in Santa Maria, Portugal.
• In addition to being known as "Tamworth Airport", another name for TMW is "Tamworth Regional Airport".
• The closest airport to Tamworth Airport (TMW) is Gunnedah Airport (GUH), which is located 36 miles (59 kilometers) WNW of TMW.
• Tamworth Airport is the northern base of the Hunter Region Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopter Service and the location for BAE Systems Flight Training College as well as the Australian Defence Force Basic Flying Training School.
• Tamworth Airport (TMW) has 4 runways.
• In 1951 a decision was taken to relocate the aerodrome with the council commencing construction in 1952 and the official opening of the new airport in 1956.

Facts about Alta Airport (ALF):

• Alta Airport handled 353,051 passengers last year.
• In addition to being known as "Alta Airport", another name for ALF is "Alta lufthavn".
• Alta Airport is an international airport serving Alta, a town and municipality in Finnmark county, Norway.
• SAS bought Braathens in 2001, resulting in the latter taking over the service to Oslo starting on 1 April 2002.
• The location in Elvebakken was somewhat controversial in Alta, especially as the airport would be located so close to the town center, potentially causing noise pollution.
• The closest airport to Alta Airport (ALF) is Lakselv Airport, Banak (LKL), which is located 38 miles (62 kilometers) E of ALF.
• The furthest airport from Alta Airport (ALF) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,502 miles (16,901 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Alta Airport (ALF) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Alta Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Alta 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.
• Avinor decided in February 2007 to build a new passenger terminal and tower for NOK 300 million.