Nonstop flight route between Mahé, Seychelles and Kirkenes, Finnmark, Norway:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Seychelles International Airport (SEZ), Mahé, Seychelles and Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen (KKN), Kirkenes, Finnmark, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,280 miles (or 8,497 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 Seychelles International Airport and Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen, 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 Seychelles International Airport and Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SEZ / FSIA |
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Location: | Mahé, Seychelles |
GPS Coordinates: | 4°40'27"S by 55°31'18"E |
Area Served: | Victoria |
Operator/Owner: | SCAA (Seychelles Civil Aviation Authority) |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SEZ |
More Information: | SEZ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KKN / ENKR |
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Location: | Kirkenes, Finnmark, Norway |
GPS Coordinates: | 69°43'29"N by 29°53'16"E |
Area Served: | Kirkenes, Norway |
Operator/Owner: | Avinor |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 282 feet (86 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KKN |
More Information: | KKN Maps & Info |
Facts about Seychelles International Airport (SEZ):
- Seychelles International Airport (SEZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Seychelles International Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Seychelles 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 1972 John Faulkner Taylor founded the first local aircraft company called Air Mahé, which operated a Piper PA-34 Seneca between Praslin, Fregate and Mahé Islands.
- Seychelles International Airport or Aéroport de la pointe Larue as it is known locally is on the island of Mahé, Seychelles near the capital city of Victoria.
- The airport has been home to unmanned aerial vehicles operated by the United States Air Force and possibly the Central Intelligence Agency for operations over Somalia and the Horn of Africa.
- The closest airport to Seychelles International Airport (SEZ) is Praslin Island Airport (PRI), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) NNE of SEZ.
- The furthest airport from Seychelles International Airport (SEZ) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,024 miles (17,741 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
- In addition to being known as "Seychelles International Airport", another name for SEZ is "Aéroport International de Seychelles – Pointe Larue".
Facts about Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen (KKN):
- 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.
- Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen (KKN) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen", another name for KKN is "Kirkenes lufthavn, Høybuktmoen".
- The runway is located southwest–northeast and is 2,015 by 45 meters.
- Service between Kirkenes and Murmansk Airport were initiated by SAS Commuter in 1990, but the airline quickly terminated the service.Aeroflot started two weekly services between Kirkenes and Murmansk and onwards to Arkhangelsk Airport in June 1990.
- 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.
- Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen handled 297,149 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen (KKN) is Vadsø Airport (VDS), which is located 24 miles (38 kilometers) N of KKN.
- 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.