Nonstop flight route between Piarco (near Port of Spain), Trinidad and Tobago and Lakselv, Norway:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Piarco International Airport (POS), Piarco (near Port of Spain), Trinidad and Tobago and Lakselv Airport, Banak (LKL), Lakselv, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,444 miles (or 8,761 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 Piarco International Airport and Lakselv Airport, Banak, 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 Piarco International Airport and Lakselv Airport, Banak. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | POS / TTPP |
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Location: | Piarco (near Port of Spain), Trinidad and Tobago |
GPS Coordinates: | 10°35'43"N by 61°20'13"W |
Area Served: | Port of Spain |
Operator/Owner: | City of Port of Spain |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 58 feet (18 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from POS |
More Information: | POS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LKL / ENNA |
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Location: | Lakselv, Norway |
GPS Coordinates: | 70°4'0"N by 24°58'26"E |
Area Served: | Lakselv, Norway |
Operator/Owner: | Avinor |
Airport Type: | Joint (Public and military) |
Elevation: | 25 feet (8 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from LKL |
More Information: | LKL Maps & Info |
Facts about Piarco International Airport (POS):
- In 2006 the Airports Authority of Trinidad And Tobago commissioned a study for land use planning and urban development planning.
- The Air Guard of Trinidad and Tobago is based at Piarco International Airport.
- The new North Terminal consists of 35,964 m2 of building with 14-second-level aircraft gates for international flights and 2 ground level domestic gates.
- The closest airport to Piarco International Airport (POS) is A.N.R. Robinson International Airport (TAB), which is located 51 miles (83 kilometers) NE of POS.
- Because of Piarco International Airport's relatively low elevation of 58 feet, planes can take off or land at Piarco International 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 passenger airlines, the airport also handles cargo traffic, general aviation, military and helicopter flights to the many oil rigs present offshore.
- In addition to being known as "Piarco International Airport", another name for POS is "78970[1][2]".
- The furthest airport from Piarco International Airport (POS) is Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport (WGP), which is nearly antipodal to Piarco International Airport (meaning Piarco International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport), and is located 12,308 miles (19,808 kilometers) away in Waingapu, Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.
- An administrative/operations building for the Trinidad and Tobago Air Guard is being constructed at the Piarco Air Base.
- Piarco International Airport (POS) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Lakselv Airport, Banak (LKL):
- The closest airport to Lakselv Airport, Banak (LKL) is Alta Airport (ALF), which is located 38 miles (62 kilometers) W of LKL.
- By 1959 the United States was concerned that the militarization of the Kola Peninsula would become the prime point of a Soviet attack on North America.
- Because of Lakselv Airport, Banak's relatively low elevation of 25 feet, planes can take off or land at Lakselv Airport, Banak 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.
- Interest from military leaders for an airport at Banak returned in 1955.
- SAS Commuter was established in 1988 and started operations in Northern Norway in May 1990, making Alta its central hub for Finnmark.
- Lakselv Airport, Banak handled 71,763 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Lakselv Airport, Banak", another name for LKL is "Lakselv lufthavn, Banak".
- The Royal Norwegian Air Force took control over the airfield in 1945 and started reconstruction.
- The furthest airport from Lakselv Airport, Banak (LKL) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,476 miles (16,859 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.