Nonstop flight route between Kingston, Ontario, Canada and Røst, Nordland, Norway:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kingston Airport (YGK), Kingston, Ontario, Canada and Røst Airport (RET), Røst, Nordland, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,413 miles (or 5,493 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 Kingston 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 Kingston 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 Kingston Airport (YGK):

• The airport is named after former MP Norman McLeod Rogers, Minister of Labour and then National Defence in Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King's cabinet.
• Kingston Airport (YGK) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Kingston Airport (YGK) is Watertown International Airport (ART), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) ESE of YGK.
• Because of Kingston Airport's relatively low elevation of 303 feet, planes can take off or land at Kingston 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 Ontario Fun Flyers flight school and the Kingston Flying Club are also located on the field.
• The furthest airport from Kingston Airport (YGK) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,490 miles (18,492 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Before 1940, Kingston was served only by the Kingston Airfield, a grass strip just north of the city's downtown, which closed in 1942.

Facts about Røst Airport (RET):

• After the airport opened, services started with Widerøe-operated twenty-seat de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otters.
• 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.
• Røst Airport handled 14,267 passengers last year.
• The airport is served twice daily with a de Havilland Canada DHC-8-100 Dash 8 by Widerøe.
• In addition to being known as "Røst Airport", another name for RET is "Røst lufthavn".
• Røst was first served using seaplanes from the 1960s, and then by helicopters from 1970.
• 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.