Nonstop flight route between Fagernes, Norway and Oita, Japan:
Departure Airport:
(61°0'56"N by 9°17'17"E)
Arrival Airport:
(33°28'45"N by 131°44'13"E)
Distance from VDB to OIT:
5,153.83 miles (8,294.26 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Fagernes Airport, Leirin (VDB), Fagernes, Norway and Oita Airport (OIT), Oita, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,154 miles (or 8,294 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 Fagernes Airport, Leirin and Oita 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 Fagernes Airport, Leirin and Oita Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | VDB / ENFG |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Fagernes, Norway |
| GPS Coordinates: | 61°0'56"N by 9°17'17"E |
| Area Served: | Fagernes, Norway |
| Operator/Owner: | Avinor |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2697 feet (822 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from VDB |
| More Information: | VDB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | OIT / RJFO |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Oita, Japan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°28'45"N by 131°44'13"E |
| Area Served: | Ōita |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 17 feet (5 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from OIT |
| More Information: | OIT Maps & Info |
Facts about Fagernes Airport, Leirin (VDB):
- Fagernes Airport, Leirin handled 7,661 passengers last year.
- An agreement for the provision of subsidies on services to Oslo and Bergen was not reached with the Ministry of Transport until 1990.
- Coast Air continued to provide a service until 1 August 1996, when Fagernes became a trial for the use of public service obligations for regional aviation in Norway.
- The airport was originally planned as a conventional regional airport, but during its construction it was redesigned to accommodate larger jet aircraft.
- Plans for an airport at Fagernes were initiated in 1975, and approved by the Norwegian Parliament in 1984, along with three other regional airports, at Rørvik, Mosjøen and Førde Airport, Bringeland.
- In addition to being known as "Fagernes Airport, Leirin", another name for VDB is "Fagernes lufthavn, Leirin".
- The furthest airport from Fagernes Airport, Leirin (VDB) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,225 miles (18,064 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Fagernes Airport, Leirin (VDB) is Gol Airport, Klanten (GLL), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) SSW of VDB.
- Fagernes Airport, Leirin serves Fagernes, in the municipality of Nord-Aurdal, Oppland county, Norway.
Facts about Oita Airport (OIT):
- The closest airport to Oita Airport (OIT) is Yamaguchi Ube Airport (UBJ), which is located 41 miles (66 kilometers) NW of OIT.
- Because of Oita Airport's relatively low elevation of 17 feet, planes can take off or land at Oita 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 furthest airport from Oita Airport (OIT) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is nearly antipodal to Oita Airport (meaning Oita Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Rio Grande Regional Airport), and is located 12,191 miles (19,619 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.
- Oita Airport (OIT) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Oita Airport", another name for OIT is "大分空港".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 17.46 miles (28.10 km) SSW | Gol Airport, Klanten (GLL) | Gol, Norway |     |
| 2 | 61.32 miles (98.68 km) ESE | Hamar Airport, Stafsberg (HMR) | Hamar, Norway | |
| 3 | 72.48 miles (116.65 km) W | Sogndal Airport, Haukåsen (SOG) | Sogndal, Norway | |
| 4 | 82.83 miles (133.30 km) SE | Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL) | Ullensaker (near Oslo), Norway | |
| 5 | 90.41 miles (145.50 km) SSE | Oslo Airport, Fornebu ( Closed ) (FBU) | Oslo, Norway | |
| 6 | 100.22 miles (161.29 km) S | Notodden Airport, Tuven (NTB) | Notodden, Norway | |
| 7 | 119.26 miles (191.94 km) WNW | Sandane Airport, Anda (SDN) | Gloppen, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway | |
| 8 | 120.34 miles (193.67 km) WNW | Førde Airport, Bringeland (FDE) | Førde / Bringeland, Norway | |
| 9 | 124.22 miles (199.91 km) SSE | Moss Airport, Rygge (RYG) | Rygge (near Moss), Norway | |
| 10 | 126.84 miles (204.13 km) S | Skien Airport, Geiteryggen (SKE) | Skien, Telemark, Norway | |
| 11 | 127.11 miles (204.56 km) NNE | Røros Airport (RRS) | Røros, Norway | |
| 12 | 130.71 miles (210.35 km) SSE | Sandefjord Airport, Torp (TRF) | Sandefjord / Stokke, Norway | |
| 13 | 132.65 miles (213.48 km) NW | Ørsta–Volda Airport, Hovden (HOV) | Ørsta / Volda / Hovden, Møre og Romsdal, Norway | |
| 14 | 136.46 miles (219.61 km) NNW | Molde Airport, Årø (MOL) | Molde, Norway | |
| 15 | 146.53 miles (235.82 km) WSW | Bergen-Flesland International Airport (BGO) | Bergen, Norway | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,224.72 miles (18,064.39 km) SSE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,147.42 miles (17,939.98 km) SE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,142.09 miles (17,931.41 km) SE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,124.48 miles (17,903.06 km) SE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,104.24 miles (17,870.50 km) SE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,079.36 miles (17,830.46 km) SE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,066.26 miles (17,809.38 km) SE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,053.71 miles (17,789.17 km) SE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,052.65 miles (17,787.47 km) SE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,046.81 miles (17,778.07 km) SE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,042.95 miles (17,771.86 km) SE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,017.41 miles (17,730.76 km) SE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,011.88 miles (17,721.86 km) SE | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,008.96 miles (17,717.16 km) SE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,996.03 miles (17,696.35 km) SE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 40.79 miles (65.65 km) NW | Yamaguchi Ube Airport (UBJ) | Ube, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan | |
| 2 | 51.71 miles (83.22 km) WNW | Kokura Airport (KKJ) | Kita Kyūshū, Kyūshū, Japan | |
| 3 | 60.35 miles (97.12 km) ENE | Matsuyama Airport (MYJ) | Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan | |
| 4 | 67.61 miles (108.81 km) SW | Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) | Mashiki, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan | |
| 5 | 74.39 miles (119.73 km) W | Fukuoka Airport (FUK) | Fukuoka, Japan | |
| 6 | 82.76 miles (133.18 km) N | Iwami Airport (IWJ) | Masuda, Shimane, Japan, Japan | |
| 7 | 85.93 miles (138.29 km) WSW | Saga Airport (HSG) | Saga, Kyūshū, Japan | |
| 8 | 94.65 miles (152.33 km) NE | Hiroshima Airport (HIJ) | Hiroshima, Honshū, Japan | |
| 9 | 111.40 miles (179.29 km) E | Kōchi Airport (KCZ) | Kōchi, Japan | |
| 10 | 111.97 miles (180.19 km) S | Miyazaki Airport (KMI) | Miyazaki, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan | |
| 11 | 112.37 miles (180.84 km) WSW | Nagasaki Airport (NGS) | Nagasaki, Japan | |
| 12 | 113.82 miles (183.17 km) W | Iki Airport (IKI) | Iki, Iki Island, Japan | |
| 13 | 130.13 miles (209.43 km) SSW | Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) | Kagoshima, Japan | |
| 14 | 140.25 miles (225.70 km) ENE | Takamatsu Airport (TAK) | Takamatsu, Kagawa, Japan | |
| 15 | 148.90 miles (239.64 km) NNE | Izumo Airport (IZO) | Izumo, Shimane, Japan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,190.51 miles (19,618.68 km) ESE | Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG) | Rio Grande, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,170.51 miles (19,586.49 km) ESE | Pelotas International Airport (PET) | Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,141.53 miles (19,539.85 km) SE | Salgado Filho International Airport (POA) | Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,101.19 miles (19,474.94 km) SSE | Diomício Freitas/Forquilhinha Airport (CCM) | Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 5 | 12,085.08 miles (19,449.00 km) E | Treinta y Tres Airport (TYT) | Treinta y Tres, Treinta y Tres, Uruguay | |
| 6 | 12,082.40 miles (19,444.68 km) E | Cerro Largo International Airport (MLZ) | Melo, Cerro Largo, Uruguay | |
| 7 | 12,066.63 miles (19,419.31 km) ESE | Comandante Gustavo Kraemer International Airport (BGX) | Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 8 | 12,049.61 miles (19,391.93 km) ESE | Cerro Largo International Airport (VCH) | Vichadero, Rivera, Uruguay | |
| 9 | 12,035.05 miles (19,368.50 km) S | Florianópolis-Hercílio Luz International Airport (FLN) | Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 10 | 12,034.96 miles (19,368.34 km) ESE | Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP) | Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay | |
| 11 | 12,025.30 miles (19,352.79 km) SSE | Antônio Correia Pinto de Macedo Airport (LAJ) | Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 12 | 12,024.73 miles (19,351.88 km) SE | Santa Maria Airport (RIA) | Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 13 | 12,002.23 miles (19,315.67 km) SE | Lauro Kurtz Airport (PFB) | Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 14 | 11,982.98 miles (19,284.70 km) ESE | Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport (MVD) | Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay | |
| 15 | 11,981.18 miles (19,281.80 km) ESE | Pres. Gral. Óscar D. Gestido International Airport (RVY) | Rivera, Rivera, Uruguay | |