Nonstop flight route between Sandefjord / Stokke, Norway and Bouar, Central African Republic:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sandefjord Airport, Torp (TRF), Sandefjord / Stokke, Norway and Bouar Airport (BOP), Bouar, Central African Republic would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,686 miles (or 5,932 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 Sandefjord Airport, Torp and Bouar 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 Sandefjord Airport, Torp and Bouar Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TRF / ENTO |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Sandefjord / Stokke, Norway |
| GPS Coordinates: | 59°11'12"N by 10°15'30"E |
| Area Served: | Sandefjord, Norway |
| Operator/Owner: | Sandefjord Lufthavn AS |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 285 feet (87 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TRF |
| More Information: | TRF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BOP / FEFO |
| Airport Name: | Bouar Airport |
| Location: | Bouar, Central African Republic |
| GPS Coordinates: | 6°0'0"N by 15°40'0"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 3360 feet (1,024 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BOP |
| More Information: | BOP Maps & Info |
Facts about Sandefjord Airport, Torp (TRF):
- In addition to being known as "Sandefjord Airport, Torp", another name for TRF is "Sandefjord lufthavn, Torp".
- Because of Sandefjord Airport, Torp's relatively low elevation of 285 feet, planes can take off or land at Sandefjord Airport, Torp 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.
- Sandefjord Airport, Torp (TRF) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Sandefjord Airport, Torp (TRF) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,337 miles (18,245 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Following the Oslo Airport localization controversy in the 1980s and early 1990s, parliament decided to locate the new main airport for Eastern Norway at Gardermoen, north of Oslo.
- Following World War II and Norway's membership in NATO, it became strategically important to build several new air stations in the country.
- During the 1950s, the interest to use Torp as an air station dwindled.
- Negotiations between NATO, the United States and Norway were initiated on 27 March 1951.
- Widerøe is the only airline to have an operative base at Torp.
- The closest airport to Sandefjord Airport, Torp (TRF) is Moss Airport, Rygge (RYG), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) NE of TRF.
- In 1996, Torp had 158,972 passengers and the company lost NOK 1.3 million.
- Sandefjord Airport, Torp handled 1,345,732 passengers last year.
Facts about Bouar Airport (BOP):
- Bouar Airport (BOP) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Bouar Airport (BOP) is Bozoum Airport (BOZ), which is located 51 miles (82 kilometers) ENE of BOP.
- The furthest airport from Bouar Airport (BOP) is Manihiki Island Airport (MHX), which is nearly antipodal to Bouar Airport (meaning Bouar Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Manihiki Island Airport), and is located 12,058 miles (19,405 kilometers) away in Manihiki Island, Cook Islands.
