Nonstop flight route between Molde, Norway and Eastsound, Washington, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Molde Airport, Årø (MOL), Molde, Norway and Orcas Island Airport (ESD), Eastsound, Washington, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,268 miles (or 6,869 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 Molde Airport, Årø and Orcas Island 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 Molde Airport, Årø and Orcas Island Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MOL / ENML |
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Location: | Molde, Norway |
GPS Coordinates: | 62°44'40"N by 7°15'45"E |
Area Served: | Molde, Norway |
Operator/Owner: | Avinor |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MOL |
More Information: | MOL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ESD / KORS |
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Location: | Eastsound, Washington, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 48°42'29"N by 122°54'38"W |
Operator/Owner: | Port of Orcas |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 31 feet (9 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ESD |
More Information: | ESD Maps & Info |
Facts about Molde Airport, Årø (MOL):
- Molde Airport, Årø (MOL) currently has only 1 runway.
- Molde Airport, Årø handled 436,471 passengers last year.
- Molde Airport, Årø is located in the town of Molde in Molde Municipality, Møre og Romsdal county, Norway.
- The closest airport to Molde Airport, Årø (MOL) is Kristiansund Airport, Kvernberget (KSU), which is located 31 miles (50 kilometers) NE of MOL.
- The furthest airport from Molde Airport, Årø (MOL) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,120 miles (17,896 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Molde Airport, Årø", another name for MOL is "Molde lufthavn, Årø".
- Because of Molde Airport, Årø's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Molde Airport, Årø 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 Norwegian aviation authorities decided to build two airports in Møre og Romsdal county–one serving Ålesund and one serving Kristiansund, but not one in Molde.
Facts about Orcas Island Airport (ESD):
- Because of Orcas Island Airport's relatively low elevation of 31 feet, planes can take off or land at Orcas Island 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 Orcas Island Airport (ESD) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,712 miles (17,239 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- The closest airport to Orcas Island Airport (ESD) is Rosario Seaplane Base (RSJ), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) SSE of ESD.
- In addition to being known as "Orcas Island Airport", another name for ESD is "ORS".
- Orcas Island Airport (ESD) currently has only 1 runway.