Nonstop flight route between Shirley, New York, United States and Kirkenes, Finnmark, Norway:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Brookhaven Calabro Airport (WSH), Shirley, New York, United States and Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen (KKN), Kirkenes, Finnmark, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,888 miles (or 6,257 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 Brookhaven Calabro 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 Brookhaven Calabro 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 Brookhaven Calabro Airport (WSH):

• The furthest airport from Brookhaven Calabro Airport (WSH) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,791 miles (18,975 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Brookhaven Calabro Airport (WSH) has 2 runways.
• Brookhaven Calabro Airport is a public airport located one mile north of the central business district of Shirley, in Suffolk County, New York, United States.
• The closest airport to Brookhaven Calabro Airport (WSH) is Calverton Executive Airpark (CTO), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) NNE of WSH.
• Because of Brookhaven Calabro Airport's relatively low elevation of 81 feet, planes can take off or land at Brookhaven Calabro 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.
• In addition to being known as "Brookhaven Calabro Airport", another name for WSH is "HWV".

Facts about Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen (KKN):

• Service between Kirkenes and Murmansk Airport were initiated by SAS Commuter in 1990, but the airline quickly terminated the service.Aeroflot started two weekly services between Kirkenes and Murmansk and onwards to Arkhangelsk Airport in June 1990.
• Høybuktmoen was built as a military air station by the Luftwaffe during World War II.
• SAS introduced the 52-passenger Convair Metropolitan on their domestic services, while Finnair served the airport with the 30-seat Douglas DC-3 on their flights to Finland.
• Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen (KKN) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen", another name for KKN is "Kirkenes lufthavn, Høybuktmoen".
• The project was estimated to cost 267 million Norwegian krone.
• Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen handled 297,149 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen (KKN) is Vadsø Airport (VDS), which is located 24 miles (38 kilometers) N of 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.
• Arctic Air took over Widerøe's flights to Vardø in 2000, using a 19-passenger Dornier Do 228.
• 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.