Nonstop flight route between Lincoln, Nebraska, United States and Tromsø, Norway:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Lincoln Airport (LNK), Lincoln, Nebraska, United States and Tromsø Airport, Langnes (TOS), Tromsø, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,147 miles (or 6,675 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 Lincoln Airport and Tromsø Airport, Langnes, 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 Lincoln Airport and Tromsø Airport, Langnes. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Lincoln Airport (LNK):

• Lincoln Airport is a public/military airport five miles northwest of downtown Lincoln, the state capital, in Lancaster County, Nebraska.
• Lincoln Airport (LNK) has 3 runways.
• Today a portion of Lincoln Airport is now home to the Nebraska Air National Guard's 155th Air Refueling Wing, an Air Mobility Command -gained Air National Guard unit flying the KC-135R Stratotanker.
• ExpressJet operating as United Express currently operates Embraer ERJ-145 regional jet flights to Chicago and Denver on behalf of United Airlines.
• The closest airport to Lincoln Airport (LNK) is Beatrice Municipal Airport (BIE), which is located 38 miles (61 kilometers) S of LNK.
• The furthest airport from Lincoln Airport (LNK) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,635 miles (17,115 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• During World War II, the airfield was named Lincoln Army Air Field and used for mechanics and flight-crew training.
• Lincoln Airport was featured in the 2013 Walt Disney Pictures movie - Planes.

Facts about Tromsø Airport, Langnes (TOS):

• Because of Tromsø Airport, Langnes's relatively low elevation of 32 feet, planes can take off or land at Tromsø Airport, Langnes 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.
• Tromsø Airport, Langnes (TOS) currently has only 1 runway.
• Tromsø Airport, Langnes is situated at Langnes, on the western side of the island of Tromsøya in Tromsø, 1.7 nautical miles northwest of the city centre, which is on the eastern side of the island.
• The original terminal was replaced by a newer building, shaped like a semicircle, in 1977.
• Tromsø Airport, Langnes handled 1,723,465 passengers last year.
• The airport was opened on 14 September 1964.
• The furthest airport from Tromsø Airport, Langnes (TOS) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,570 miles (17,010 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• In addition to being known as "Tromsø Airport, Langnes", another name for TOS is "Tromsø lufthavn, Langnes".
• The closest airport to Tromsø Airport, Langnes (TOS) is Bardufoss Airport (BDU), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) SSW of TOS.