Nonstop flight route between Emporia, Kansas, United States and Alta, Norway:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Emporia Municipal Airport (EMP), Emporia, Kansas, United States and Alta Airport (ALF), Alta, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,370 miles (or 7,032 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 Emporia Municipal Airport and Alta 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 Emporia Municipal Airport and Alta Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | EMP / KEMP |
Airport Name: | Emporia Municipal Airport |
Location: | Emporia, Kansas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°19'50"N by 96°11'23"W |
Area Served: | Emporia, Kansas |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1208 feet (368 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from EMP |
More Information: | EMP Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ALF / ENAT |
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Location: | Alta, Norway |
GPS Coordinates: | 69°58'33"N by 23°22'18"E |
Area Served: | Alta, Norway |
Operator/Owner: | Avinor |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ALF |
More Information: | ALF Maps & Info |
Facts about Emporia Municipal Airport (EMP):
- The furthest airport from Emporia Municipal Airport (EMP) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,673 miles (17,177 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Emporia Municipal Airport (EMP) is Captain Jack Thomas/El Dorado Airport (EDK), which is located 51 miles (83 kilometers) SW of EMP.
Facts about Alta Airport (ALF):
- Local politicians started discussing the airfield plans again in the mid-1950s, and an airport for Alta was included in the national airport plan launched in 1956.
- SAS Commuter was established in 1988 and started operations in Northern Norway in May 1990, making Alta its central hub for Finnmark.
- Construction started in February 1962 and cost NOK 3.2 million.
- Plans for expanding the 1,670-square-meter terminal facilities were first articulated by the Civil Airport Administration in the 1990s.
- The closest airport to Alta Airport (ALF) is Lakselv Airport, Banak (LKL), which is located 38 miles (62 kilometers) E of ALF.
- The location in Elvebakken was somewhat controversial in Alta, especially as the airport would be located so close to the town center, potentially causing noise pollution.
- Because of Alta Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Alta 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.
- Alta Airport handled 353,051 passengers last year.
- The airport is located at Elvebakken and Altagård, on the southern shore of the Altafjord and at the mouth of the river of Altaelva, which is about 4 kilometers east of Bossekop in the town of Alta.
- The furthest airport from Alta Airport (ALF) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,502 miles (16,901 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Alta Airport", another name for ALF is "Alta lufthavn".
- Alta Airport's catchment area includes Kautokeino, which has no airport.
- Alta Airport (ALF) currently has only 1 runway.