Nonstop flight route between Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh and Skien, Telemark, Norway:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Cox's Bazar Airport (CXB), Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh and Skien Airport, Geiteryggen (SKE), Skien, Telemark, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,687 miles (or 7,544 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 Cox's Bazar Airport and Skien Airport, Geiteryggen, 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 Cox's Bazar Airport and Skien Airport, Geiteryggen. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Cox's Bazar Airport (CXB):

• The closest airport to Cox's Bazar Airport (CXB) is Shah Amanat International Airport (CGP), which is located 56 miles (90 kilometers) N of CXB.
• The airport is being upgraded into an international airport, which will make it the fourth international airport in Bangladesh.
• The furthest airport from Cox's Bazar Airport (CXB) is Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO), which is located 11,495 miles (18,499 kilometers) away in Pisco, Peru.
• Because of Cox's Bazar Airport's relatively low elevation of 12 feet, planes can take off or land at Cox's Bazar 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.
• Cox's Bazar Airport (CXB) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Skien Airport, Geiteryggen (SKE):

• Both Danish Air Transport and Widerøe announced by the end of the month routes to Bergen.
• The closest airport to Skien Airport, Geiteryggen (SKE) is Sandefjord Airport, Torp (TRF), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) E of SKE.
• Skien Airport had been taken over by Skien Municipality and was receiving annual subsidies of NOK 2.5 million from the municipality and NOK 3.8 million from the state.
• Skien Airport, Geiteryggen handled 46,995 passengers last year.
• At the same time, the municipal council was considering the future of the airport.
• The first aircraft to visit Skien was an air show held by Pierre Chanteloup at Gråtenmoen in Solum in 1914.
• Because of Skien Airport, Geiteryggen's relatively low elevation of 463 feet, planes can take off or land at Skien Airport, Geiteryggen 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 "Skien Airport, Geiteryggen", another name for SKE is "Skien lufthavn, Geiteryggen".
• The furthest airport from Skien Airport, Geiteryggen (SKE) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,344 miles (18,257 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The runway and original facilities at Geiteryggen were built by the aviation club and cost 30,000 Norwegian krone.
• A major upgrade to the airport took place in 1985.