Nonstop flight route between Rolla, Missouri, United States and Røst, Nordland, Norway:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Rolla National Airport (VIH), Rolla, Missouri, United States and Røst Airport (RET), Røst, Nordland, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,153 miles (or 6,683 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 Rolla National Airport and Røst 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 Rolla National Airport and Røst Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Rolla National Airport (VIH):

• Rolla National Airport (VIH) has 2 runways.
• Rolla National Airport is a public use airport in Maries County, Missouri, United States.
• The closest airport to Rolla National Airport (VIH) is Waynesville-St. Robert Regional Airport (TBN), which is located 33 miles (54 kilometers) SW of VIH.
• In August 1959, the USAF Air Defense Command established site "P-70C " at the airport.
• The furthest airport from Rolla National Airport (VIH) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,913 miles (17,563 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• In addition to being known as "Rolla National Airport", another name for VIH is "(formerly Vichy Army Airfield)".
• Rolla National Airport covers an area of 1,370 acres at an elevation of 1,148 feet above mean sea level.

Facts about Røst Airport (RET):

• Røst was first served using seaplanes from the 1960s, and then by helicopters from 1970.
• In addition to being known as "Røst Airport", another name for RET is "Røst lufthavn".
• Services to Røst started in 1965, when Widerøe commenced seaplane services to the island using de Havilland Canada Otters and Noorduyn Norseman aircraft.
• The closest airport to Røst Airport (RET) is Værøy Heliport (VRY), which is located only 19 miles (30 kilometers) ENE of RET.
• The furthest airport from Røst Airport (RET) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 10,776 miles (17,343 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
• Røst Airport handled 14,267 passengers last year.
• The Civil Aviation Administration proposed in 1994 closing the airport along with eight other regional airports, because they had high subsidy levels.
• Because of Røst Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Røst 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.