Nonstop flight route between Kirkenes, Finnmark, Norway and Ainsworth, Nebraska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen (KKN), Kirkenes, Finnmark, Norway and Ainsworth Regional Airport (ANW), Ainsworth, Nebraska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,277 miles (or 6,882 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 Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen and Ainsworth 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 Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen and Ainsworth Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen (KKN):

• The closest airport to Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen (KKN) is Vadsø Airport (VDS), which is located 24 miles (38 kilometers) N of KKN.
• In addition to being known as "Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen", another name for KKN is "Kirkenes lufthavn, Høybuktmoen".
• 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.
• Three airlines serve the airport with scheduled flights.
• Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen (KKN) currently has only 1 runway.
• The route had doubled its patronage since its introduction by 1953—the last year it was operated by DNL.
• Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen handled 297,149 passengers last year.
• 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 first service after the war was started by DNL on 13 October 1945 and flew to Tromsø, with onwards connection to Trondheim and Oslo.
• The airport is located next to European Road E6.Boreal Transport operates an airport coach service from Kirkenes to the airport in connection with all arrivals and departures.
• In the period 2015 to 2020, Avinor plans to build a new control tower and a new fire- and rescue station.
• Varangfly merged with two other airlines in 1970 to create the Kirkenes-based Norving.

Facts about Ainsworth Regional Airport (ANW):

• In addition to being known as "Ainsworth Regional Airport", another name for ANW is "Ainsworth Army Airfield".
• The furthest airport from Ainsworth Regional Airport (ANW) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,586 miles (17,036 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• The closest airport to Ainsworth Regional Airport (ANW) is Miller Field (VTN), which is located 34 miles (55 kilometers) NW of ANW.
• Ainsworth AAF was activated on 30 November 1942 as one of eleven United States Army Air Forces training bases in Nebraska.
• Today a handful of buildings remains from the World War II–era.
• Ainsworth Regional Airport (ANW) has 2 runways.
• In 1946 the United States Army Corps of Engineers issued a Revokable License to the City of Ainsworth for commercial aircraft operations at the Airfield.