Nonstop flight route between Sandefjord / Stokke, Norway and New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Sandefjord Airport, Torp (TRF), Sandefjord / Stokke, Norway and New Bedford Regional Airport (EWB), New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,523 miles (or 5,670 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 New Bedford Regional 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 New Bedford Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Sandefjord Airport, Torp (TRF):

• Following World War II and Norway's membership in NATO, it became strategically important to build several new air stations in the country.
• On 4 April 2002, Ryanair started flights to Glasgow Prestwick Airport.
• Sandefjord Airport, Torp (TRF) currently has only 1 runway.
• 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.
• 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.
• In 1957, NATO decided to build arsenals for nuclear weapons in all member countries, including Norway.
• Widerøe is the only airline to have an operative base at Torp.
• 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.
• Sandefjord Airport, Torp handled 1,345,732 passengers last year.
• In addition to being known as "Sandefjord Airport, Torp", another name for TRF is "Sandefjord lufthavn, Torp".
• The closest airport to Sandefjord Airport, Torp (TRF) is Moss Airport, Rygge (RYG), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) NE of TRF.

Facts about New Bedford Regional Airport (EWB):

• The furthest airport from New Bedford Regional Airport (EWB) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,808 miles (19,003 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Because of New Bedford Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 80 feet, planes can take off or land at New Bedford Regional 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.
• Due to this opposition, in addition to environmental and safety concerns of the FAA that were not fully addressed by the expansion planning, the plan to extend the runway was rejected by the Airport Commission on May 4, 2005.
• New Bedford Regional Airport (EWB) has 2 runways.
• The Cape Air regional airline is the only scheduled airline service available at New Bedford Regional Airport.
• New Bedford Regional Airport was constructed between 1940 and 1942 as a commercial airport, but was soon drafted into use for the U.S.
• The closest airport to New Bedford Regional Airport (EWB) is Newport State Airport (NPT), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) WSW of EWB.
• However, despite the economic benefits that a new cargo facility could bring to the area, there is a substantial local opposition.