Nonstop flight route between Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and Oslo, Norway:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Vancouver International Airport (YVR), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and Oslo Airport, Fornebu ( Closed ) (FBU), Oslo, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,468 miles (or 7,191 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 Vancouver International Airport and Oslo Airport, Fornebu ( Closed ), 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 Vancouver International Airport and Oslo Airport, Fornebu ( Closed ). You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Vancouver International Airport (YVR):

• In 1927, Charles Lindbergh refused to include Vancouver in his North American tour because of the lack of a proper airport.
• Vancouver International Airport is well regarded as one of the most accessible airports in the world.
• Vancouver International Airport (YVR) has 3 runways.
• Vancouver International Airport's interior has a uniquely British Columbian theme, featuring one of the most extensive collections of Pacific Northwest Coast Native art in the world, and blues and greens to reflect the colours of the land, sea and sky.
• Its proximity to Asia in relation to the rest of Canada, as well as the large Asian population and Canadian-Asian business connections in the region, make Vancouver International Airport the major gateway between Canada and Asia.
• Also recently completed was a five-gate and food and retail expansion in the Domestic Terminal's C-Pier, completed in 2009, and the Canada Line rapid transit link between YVR, Richmond and downtown Vancouver, which opened in August 2009.
• The furthest airport from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,685 miles (17,196 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• In 2011 the airport announced that it will enact a program aiming to encourage airlines to start more flights between Vancouver and Asia.
• The closest airport to Vancouver International Airport (YVR) is Vancouver Harbour Water Airport (CXH), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) NNE of YVR.
• In May 2005, the federal government, which owns the airport land, announced it was cutting rent costs by 54%.
• Because of Vancouver International Airport's relatively low elevation of 14 feet, planes can take off or land at Vancouver International 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.

Facts about Oslo Airport, Fornebu ( Closed ) (FBU):

• In 1947, Icelandair started flights to Reykjavík and the same year British European Airways transferred its London route from Gardermoen to Fornebu.
• During the late 1920s and early 1930s, the politicians became less satisfied with the solution.
• In 1996, the airport had 170,823 aircraft movement and 10,072,054 passengers, making it the busiest airport in the country.
• Because of Oslo Airport, Fornebu ( Closed )'s relatively low elevation of 56 feet, planes can take off or land at Oslo Airport, Fornebu ( Closed ) 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 1960, Finnair started flying to Helsinki, although direct flights were not introduced until 1971.
• The furthest airport from Oslo Airport, Fornebu ( Closed ) (FBU) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,288 miles (18,165 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Oslo Airport, Fornebu ( Closed ) (FBU) has 2 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Oslo Airport, Fornebu ( Closed )", another name for FBU is "Oslo lufthavn, Fornebu".
• In 1918, the first Norwegian airline, Det Norske Luftfartrederi, was established, and plans were made to start flying to Trondheim.
• As part of the invasion of Norway by Nazi Germany on 9 April 1940, German Luftwaffe-aircraft landed at Fornebu.
• Oslo Airport, Fornebu ( Closed ) handled 10,072,054 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Oslo Airport, Fornebu ( Closed ) (FBU) is Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) NE of FBU.