Nonstop flight route between Hammerfest, Finnmark, Norway and Longview, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Hammerfest Airport (HFT), Hammerfest, Finnmark, Norway and East Texas Regional Airport (GGG), Longview, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,707 miles (or 7,575 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 Hammerfest Airport and East Texas Regional 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 Hammerfest Airport and East Texas Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HFT / ENHF |
Airport Names: |
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Location: | Hammerfest, Finnmark, Norway |
GPS Coordinates: | 70°40'46"N by 23°40'6"E |
Area Served: | Hammerfest |
Operator/Owner: | Avinor |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 262 feet (80 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from HFT |
More Information: | HFT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GGG / KGGG |
Airport Name: | East Texas Regional Airport |
Location: | Longview, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°23'2"N by 94°42'41"W |
Area Served: | Longview, Texas |
Operator/Owner: | Gregg County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 365 feet (111 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from GGG |
More Information: | GGG Maps & Info |
Facts about Hammerfest Airport (HFT):
- The furthest airport from Hammerfest Airport (HFT) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,456 miles (16,828 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Hammerfest Airport (HFT) is Hasvik Airport (HAA), which is located 38 miles (60 kilometers) WSW of HFT.
- Avinor is considering building a new airport at Grøtnes, which would be built as reclaimed land 15 kilometers from Hammerfest.
- Widerøe introduced the de Havilland Canada Dash 7 on the route from Tromsø Airport to Hammerfest in 1983, the same year as Norving started flights from Hammerfest to Hasvik Airport.
- Hammerfest Airport handled 120,503 passengers last year.
- Because of Hammerfest Airport's relatively low elevation of 262 feet, planes can take off or land at Hammerfest 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.
- In addition to being known as "Hammerfest Airport", another name for HFT is "Hammerfest lufthavn".
Facts about East Texas Regional Airport (GGG):
- The furthest airport from East Texas Regional Airport (GGG) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 10,861 miles (17,479 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- In 2007 the airport was awarded a $6.5 million Airport Improvement Program grant to accomplish major updates to the facility.
- East Texas Regional Airport (GGG) has 2 runways.
- Each summer the airport plays host to the Great Texas Balloon Race, a volunteer-run weekend event held annually since 1980.
- Because of East Texas Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 365 feet, planes can take off or land at East Texas Regional 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 closest airport to East Texas Regional Airport (GGG) is Harrison County Airport (ASL), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) ENE of GGG.