Nonstop flight route between Victorville, California, United States and Kirkenes, Finnmark, Norway:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Southern California Logistics Airport (VCV), Victorville, California, United States and Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen (KKN), Kirkenes, Finnmark, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,043 miles (or 8,115 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 Southern California Logistics Airport and Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen, 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 Southern California Logistics Airport and Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Southern California Logistics Airport (VCV):

• The furthest airport from Southern California Logistics Airport (VCV) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,421 miles (18,380 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
• The SCLA Military Operations in Urban Terrain facility offers urban warfare training, and has served over 15,000 U.S.
• The airport is home to Southern California Aviation, a large transitional facility for commercial aircraft.
• Southern California Logistics Airport (VCV) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Southern California Logistics Airport (VCV) is Apple Valley Airport (APV), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) E of VCV.
• The Fiscal Year 2002 military spending bill earmarked US$1.3 million to allow the U.S.

Facts about Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen (KKN):

• Because of Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen's relatively low elevation of 282 feet, planes can take off or land at Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen 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 is located at Høybuktmoen in Sør-Varanger, about 15 kilometers west of Kirkenes.
• The closest airport to Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen (KKN) is Vadsø Airport (VDS), which is located 24 miles (38 kilometers) N of KKN.
• Planning for a new airport at Høybunktmoen was initiated by a committee established by the Ministry of Transport and Communications in 1947, and resulted in the National Plan of 1952.
• Arctic Air took over Widerøe's flights to Vardø in 2000, using a 19-passenger Dornier Do 228.
• Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen handled 297,149 passengers last year.
• Instead, in 1940 the German occupation of Norway terminated all civilian aviation until 1945.
• In addition to being known as "Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen", another name for KKN is "Kirkenes lufthavn, Høybuktmoen".
• Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen (KKN) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen (KKN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,424 miles (16,775 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.