Nonstop flight route between Tyler, Texas, United States and Sandefjord / Stokke, Norway:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tyler Pounds Regional Airport (TYR), Tyler, Texas, United States and Sandefjord Airport, Torp (TRF), Sandefjord / Stokke, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,833 miles (or 7,778 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 Tyler Pounds Regional Airport and Sandefjord Airport, Torp, 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 Tyler Pounds Regional Airport and Sandefjord Airport, Torp. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TYR / KTYR |
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| Location: | Tyler, Texas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°21'14"N by 95°24'10"W |
| Area Served: | Tyler, Texas |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Tyler |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 544 feet (166 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TYR |
| More Information: | TYR Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Tyler Pounds Regional Airport (TYR):
- The furthest airport from Tyler Pounds Regional Airport (TYR) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,862 miles (17,481 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 called it a primary commercial service airport.Federal Aviation Administration records show 76,168 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 73,841 in 2009 and 74,357 in 2010.
- In addition to being known as "Tyler Pounds Regional Airport", another name for TYR is "(former Pounds Army Airfield)".
- Continental Connection announced a daily flight to Tyler from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to begin the same month as American Eagle planned to cut service from Dallas-Fort Worth.
- Tyler Pounds Regional Airport (TYR) has 3 runways.
- The airport opened in November 1929 as Tyler Municipal Airport.
- The closest airport to Tyler Pounds Regional Airport (TYR) is Cherokee County Airport (JKV), which is located 35 miles (57 kilometers) SSE of TYR.
- Airline flights began in the 1930s.
- Because of Tyler Pounds Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 544 feet, planes can take off or land at Tyler Pounds 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.
- The airport covers 1,200 acres at an elevation of 544 feet.
Facts about Sandefjord Airport, Torp (TRF):
- 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.
- On 26 March 1984, Busy Bee, Braathens SAFE's regional airline, started flights from Torp.
- In 1968, the municipalities of Sandefjord and Sandar merged, giving the Sandefjord a 93.11% ownership in the airport.
- During the 1950s, the interest to use Torp as an air station dwindled.
- 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.
- Sandefjord Airport, Torp handled 1,345,732 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Sandefjord Airport, Torp (TRF) is Moss Airport, Rygge (RYG), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) NE of TRF.
- Widerøe is the only airline to have an operative base at Torp.
