Nonstop flight route between Magan, Russia, Sakha Republic, Russia and Kirkenes, Finnmark, Norway:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Magan Airport (GYG), Magan, Russia, Sakha Republic, Russia and Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen (KKN), Kirkenes, Finnmark, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,535 miles (or 4,080 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 Magan Airport and Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen, 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 Magan Airport and Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GYG / UEMM |
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Location: | Magan, Russia, Sakha Republic, Russia |
GPS Coordinates: | 62°6'25"N by 129°32'35"E |
Operator/Owner: | SakhaAvia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 577 feet (176 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from GYG |
More Information: | GYG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KKN / ENKR |
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Location: | Kirkenes, Finnmark, Norway |
GPS Coordinates: | 69°43'29"N by 29°53'16"E |
Area Served: | Kirkenes, Norway |
Operator/Owner: | Avinor |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 282 feet (86 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KKN |
More Information: | KKN Maps & Info |
Facts about Magan Airport (GYG):
- In addition to being known as "Magan Airport", another name for GYG is "Аэропорт Маган".
- The furthest airport from Magan Airport (GYG) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is nearly antipodal to Magan Airport (meaning Magan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport), and is located 12,162 miles (19,572 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
- The closest airport to Magan Airport (GYG) is Yakutsk Airport (YKS), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) E of GYG.
- Because of Magan Airport's relatively low elevation of 577 feet, planes can take off or land at Magan 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 Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen (KKN):
- Because of Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen's relatively low elevation of 282 feet, planes can take off or land at Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen 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 Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen (KKN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,424 miles (16,775 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen handled 297,149 passengers last year.
- Planning for a new airport at Høybunktmoen was initiated by a committee established by the Ministry of Transport and Communications in 1947, and resulted in the National Plan of 1952.
- In addition to being known as "Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen", another name for KKN is "Kirkenes lufthavn, Høybuktmoen".
- Avinor has also proposed lowering the terrain east of the airport.
- Instead, in 1940 the German occupation of Norway terminated all civilian aviation until 1945.
- The closest airport to Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen (KKN) is Vadsø Airport (VDS), which is located 24 miles (38 kilometers) N of KKN.
- The runway was extended eastwards by 290 meters in the late 1990s.
- Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen (KKN) currently has only 1 runway.
- The first service after the war was started by DNL on 13 October 1945 and flew to Tromsø, with onwards connection to Trondheim and Oslo.