Nonstop flight route between Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada and Fagernes, Norway:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kamloops Airport (YKA), Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada and Fagernes Airport, Leirin (VDB), Fagernes, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,233 miles (or 6,812 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 Kamloops Airport and Fagernes Airport, Leirin, 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 Kamloops Airport and Fagernes Airport, Leirin. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Kamloops Airport (YKA):

• The closest airport to Kamloops Airport (YKA) is Merritt Airport (YMB), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) SSW of YKA.
• The furthest airport from Kamloops Airport (YKA) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,541 miles (16,964 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• Kamloops Airport handled 275,424 passengers last year.
• Kamloops Airport (YKA) has 2 runways.
• The Royal Canadian Mounted Police operates an A-Star helicopter at the airport, while the BC Forest Service occasionally uses the airfield with their helicopters.
• Along with an air show presentation, the airport publicly opened on August 5, 1939.
• Initial examination for constructing an airport in Kamloops began in June 1931, when the city leased 46 acres from fruit-growing company BC Fruitlands.
• The local and upcoming weather of Kamloops is observed at this airport's weather station, referred to as the Kamloops Airport Weather Station.
• The airport is located on 3035 Airport Road in the Brocklehurst neighbourhood of north Kamloops, 5 nautical miles west northwest of city centre and Selkirk Mountains, situated off Tranquille Road on the Fraser Plateau.
• In addition to being known as "Kamloops Airport", another name for YKA is "Fulton Field".
• There had previously been proposals for relocating the airport due to low public visibility during the fall and winter seasons of a specific year.
• Kamloops Airport has provided flights to several destinations by charter airlines as well, including the Denver International Airport, San Diego International Airport, San Jose International Airport and Seattle–Tacoma International Airport.

Facts about Fagernes Airport, Leirin (VDB):

• Charter services are provided during the winter season, serving the wide range of ski resorts in the area.
• 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.
• An agreement for the provision of subsidies on services to Oslo and Bergen was not reached with the Ministry of Transport until 1990.
• Fagernes Airport, Leirin handled 7,661 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Fagernes Airport, Leirin (VDB) is Gol Airport, Klanten (GLL), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) SSW of VDB.
• In addition to being known as "Fagernes Airport, Leirin", another name for VDB is "Fagernes lufthavn, Leirin".