Nonstop flight route between Trondheim, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway and Platinum, Alaska, United States:
Departure Airport:
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Arrival Airport:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Trondheim Airport, Værnes (TRD), Trondheim, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway and Platinum Airport (PTU), Platinum, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,966 miles (or 6,383 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 Trondheim Airport, Værnes and Platinum 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 Trondheim Airport, Værnes and Platinum Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TRD / ENVA |
Airport Names: |
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Location: | Trondheim, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway |
GPS Coordinates: | 63°27'27"N by 10°55'27"E |
Area Served: | Trondheim, Norway |
Operator/Owner: | Avinor |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 56 feet (17 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from TRD |
More Information: | TRD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PTU / PAPM |
Airport Name: | Platinum Airport |
Location: | Platinum, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 59°0'41"N by 161°49'9"W |
Area Served: | Platinum, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 18 feet (5 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from PTU |
More Information: | PTU Maps & Info |
Facts about Trondheim Airport, Værnes (TRD):
- Trondheim Airport, Værnes (TRD) has 3 runways.
- In 1957, parliament started a new process to consider Heimdal as the primary airport, in part because the airlines and the Civil Aviation Administration stated that they felt Værnes was insufficient.
- Værnes was surrendered to Luftwaffe on 9 April 1940, during the German occupation of Norway.
- Scandinavian Airlines is the airline with the most domestic services to Trondheim.
- In addition to being known as "Trondheim Airport, Værnes", another name for TRD is "Trondheim lufthavn, Værnes".
- The furthest airport from Trondheim Airport, Værnes (TRD) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,048 miles (17,780 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of Trondheim Airport, Værnes's relatively low elevation of 56 feet, planes can take off or land at Trondheim Airport, Værnes 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.
- Trondheim Airport, Værnes handled 4,313,547 passengers last year.
- The main airlines at the airport are Scandinavian Airlines, Norwegian Air Shuttle and Widerøe, for all of which Værnes is a focus city.
- The closest airport to Trondheim Airport, Værnes (TRD) is Røros Airport (RRS), which is located 62 miles (100 kilometers) SSE of TRD.
Facts about Platinum Airport (PTU):
- The furthest airport from Platinum Airport (PTU) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,706 miles (17,230 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
- Platinum Airport (PTU) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Platinum Airport's relatively low elevation of 18 feet, planes can take off or land at Platinum 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 Platinum Airport (PTU) is Goodnews Airport (GNU), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) NE of PTU.