Nonstop flight route between Fak Fak, Irian Jaya, Indonesia and Førde / Bringeland, Norway:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Fakfak Airport (FKQ), Fak Fak, Irian Jaya, Indonesia and Førde Airport, Bringeland (FDE), Førde / Bringeland, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,547 miles (or 12,145 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 Fakfak Airport and Førde Airport, Bringeland, 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 Fakfak Airport and Førde Airport, Bringeland. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FKQ / WASF |
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Location: | Fak Fak, Irian Jaya, Indonesia |
GPS Coordinates: | 2°55'11"S by 132°16'0"E |
Area Served: | Fakfak, West Papua, Indonesia |
Operator/Owner: | Fakfak Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 462 feet (141 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FKQ |
More Information: | FKQ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FDE / ENBL |
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Location: | Førde / Bringeland, Norway |
GPS Coordinates: | 61°23'27"N by 5°45'24"E |
Area Served: | Førde, Norway |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1045 feet (319 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from FDE |
More Information: | FDE Maps & Info |
Facts about Fakfak Airport (FKQ):
- Fakfak Airport (FKQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Fakfak Airport's relatively low elevation of 462 feet, planes can take off or land at Fakfak 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 furthest airport from Fakfak Airport (FKQ) is Belém/Val de Cans–Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport (BEL), which is nearly antipodal to Fakfak Airport (meaning Fakfak Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Belém/Val de Cans–Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport), and is located 12,135 miles (19,529 kilometers) away in Belém, Pará, Brazil.
- The closest airport to Fakfak Airport (FKQ) is Babo Airport (BXB), which is located 83 miles (134 kilometers) ENE of FKQ.
- In addition to being known as "Fakfak Airport", another name for FKQ is "Bandar Udara Fakfak".
Facts about Førde Airport, Bringeland (FDE):
- The furthest airport from Førde Airport, Bringeland (FDE) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,219 miles (18,055 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- From before the airport was built it was evident that the location was not well suited, and planning of an alternative location began in 1968.
- The closest airport to Førde Airport, Bringeland (FDE) is Florø Airport (FRO), which is located 28 miles (44 kilometers) WNW of FDE.
- Widerøe operates all scheduled services out of Førde, connecting it to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen and Bergen Airport, Flesland with a combined seven daily flights.
- Bringelandsåsen was proposed by the CAA in 1974.
- In addition to being known as "Førde Airport, Bringeland", another name for FDE is "Førde lufthavn, Bringeland".
- The helicopter operator Airlift is based at Bringeland.
- Førde Airport, Bringeland handled 83,207 passengers last year.
- Førde Airport, Bringeland is owned and operated by the state-owned Avinor.
- Avinor has started a process to look at the airport structure in Sogn og Fjordane.
- Starting in 1970, the town of Førde was served by Førde Airport, Øyrane, located in an industrial site in town and with poor operational conditions.