Nonstop flight route between Sandefjord / Stokke, Norway and Tau, American Samoa:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sandefjord Airport, Torp (TRF), Sandefjord / Stokke, Norway and Tau Airport (TAV), Tau, American Samoa would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,331 miles (or 15,016 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 Tau 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 Tau 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 |
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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: | TAV / |
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Location: | Tau, American Samoa |
GPS Coordinates: | 14°13'45"S by 169°30'39"W |
Operator/Owner: | Private Individuals |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 185 feet (56 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TAV |
More Information: | TAV Maps & Info |
Facts about Sandefjord Airport, Torp (TRF):
- On 4 April 2002, Ryanair started flights to Glasgow Prestwick Airport.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Sandefjord Airport, Torp", another name for TRF is "Sandefjord lufthavn, 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 is located 3 kilometres off the European Route E18.
- The closest airport to Sandefjord Airport, Torp (TRF) is Moss Airport, Rygge (RYG), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) NE of TRF.
- Closer investigations of Jarlsberg showed that the airport was not suitable for expansion.
- On 26 March 1984, Busy Bee, Braathens SAFE's regional airline, started flights from Torp.
- On 3 November 1996, ConTigo started chater flights using Boeing 727, but terminated services after 22 December.
- Sandefjord Airport, Torp (TRF) currently has only 1 runway.
- The new owners concluded that the airport needed a new control tower and a new terminal building.
- Sandefjord Airport, Torp handled 1,345,732 passengers last year.
Facts about Tau Airport (TAV):
- Tau Airport (TAV) currently has only 1 runway.
- Tau Airport previously covered an area of 4 acres which contains one runway measuring 2,170 x 100 ft.
- In addition to being known as "Tau Airport", other names for TAV include "none" and "HI36".
- The furthest airport from Tau Airport (TAV) is Zinder Airport (ZND), which is nearly antipodal to Tau Airport (meaning Tau Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Zinder Airport), and is located 12,331 miles (19,845 kilometers) away in Zinder, Niger.
- Because of Tau Airport's relatively low elevation of 185 feet, planes can take off or land at Tau 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 Tau Airport (TAV) is Fitiuta Airport (FTI), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) E of TAV.