Nonstop flight route between Ust-Maya, Ust-Maysky District, Sakha Republic, Russia and Narvik, Nordland, Norway:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Belaya Gora Airport (UMS), Ust-Maya, Ust-Maysky District, Sakha Republic, Russia and Narvik Airport, Framnes (NVK), Narvik, Nordland, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,004 miles (or 4,834 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 Belaya Gora Airport and Narvik Airport, Framnes, 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 Belaya Gora Airport and Narvik Airport, Framnes. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Belaya Gora Airport (UMS):

• In addition to being known as "Belaya Gora Airport", another name for UMS is "Аэропорт Усть-Мая".
• The furthest airport from Belaya Gora Airport (UMS) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 11,974 miles (19,270 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
• Belaya Gora Airport (UMS) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Belaya Gora Airport (UMS) is Teply Klyuch Airport (KDY), which is located 185 miles (298 kilometers) NNE of UMS.

Facts about Narvik Airport, Framnes (NVK):

• Kato Air Flight 605 took place on 29 September 2004, when an Algerian asylum seeker attacked the pilots with an axe.
• The furthest airport from Narvik Airport, Framnes (NVK) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,664 miles (17,161 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The government supported construction Hålogaland Bridge on condition that Narvik Airport, Framnes be closed.
• Because of Narvik Airport, Framnes's relatively low elevation of 95 feet, planes can take off or land at Narvik Airport, Framnes 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.
• Narvik Airport, Framnes handled 32,110 passengers last year.
• The airlines Braathens SAFE and Widerøe both launched an alternative proposal whereby the government instead should build a network of short take-off and landing airports.
• The Harstad–Narvik area had been proposed as a potential location of Bardufoss Air Station when it had been planned during the late 1930s.
• The closest airport to Narvik Airport, Framnes (NVK) is Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes (EVE), which is located only 18 miles (30 kilometers) WNW of NVK.
• In addition to being known as "Narvik Airport, Framnes", another name for NVK is "Narvik lufthavn, Framnes".