Nonstop flight route between North Las Vegas, Nevada, United States and Stord, Hordaland, Norway:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between North Las Vegas Airport (VGT), North Las Vegas, Nevada, United States and Stord Airport, Sørstokken (SRP), Stord, Hordaland, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,994 miles (or 8,038 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 North Las Vegas Airport and Stord Airport, Sørstokken, 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 North Las Vegas Airport and Stord Airport, Sørstokken. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about North Las Vegas Airport (VGT):

• The closest airport to North Las Vegas Airport (VGT) is McCarran International Airport (LAS), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) SSE of VGT.
• The furthest airport from North Las Vegas Airport (VGT) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,297 miles (18,180 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Sky Rider Motel opens at the airport featuring a swimming pool shaped like an airplane.
• North Las Vegas Airport (VGT) has 3 runways.
• The airport has continuously worked on a runway incursion prevention program to help curtail the number of runway incursions happening at the airport.

Facts about Stord Airport, Sørstokken (SRP):

• The closest airport to Stord Airport, Sørstokken (SRP) is Haugesund Airport, Karmøy (HAU), which is located 31 miles (50 kilometers) S of SRP.
• Because of Stord Airport, Sørstokken's relatively low elevation of 161 feet, planes can take off or land at Stord Airport, Sørstokken 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.
• A new report was published in 1981, which recommended that the airport be located at Meatjørn or Storavatnet.
• In September 1984, the Ministry of Finance granted NOK 8 million to the airport.
• The furthest airport from Stord Airport, Sørstokken (SRP) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,330 miles (18,234 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Furdal wanted the airport to have a longer runway so he could operate larger aircraft.
• On 5 March 1985, the airport company held a general meeting.
• In July 1987, a distance measurement in the distance measuring equipment failed, terminating all scheduled and night flights until it was replaced in September.
• Stord Airport, Sørstokken handled 30,711 passengers last year.
• Planning of the airport started in the 1950s, and after a proposal to locate it at Meatjørn was abandoned, it was decided built at Sørstokken.
• In addition to being known as "Stord Airport, Sørstokken", other names for SRP include "Stord lufthavn, Sørstokken" and "ENSO".
• The first proposals for an airport on Stord—launched in the 1950s—envisioned an airport at Hystadmarka.
• Stord Airport, Sørstokken (SRP) currently has only 1 runway.