Nonstop flight route between Skien, Telemark, Norway and Mariscal Estigarribia, Paraguay:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Skien Airport, Geiteryggen (SKE), Skien, Telemark, Norway and Dr. Luis María Argaña International Airport (ESG), Mariscal Estigarribia, Paraguay would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,860 miles (or 11,040 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 Skien Airport, Geiteryggen and Dr. Luis María Argaña International 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 Skien Airport, Geiteryggen and Dr. Luis María Argaña International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SKE / ENSN |
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Location: | Skien, Telemark, Norway |
GPS Coordinates: | 59°11'6"N by 9°34'0"E |
Area Served: | Skien, Telemark, Norway |
Operator/Owner: | Skien Municipality |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 463 feet (141 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from SKE |
More Information: | SKE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ESG / SGME |
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Location: | Mariscal Estigarribia, Paraguay |
GPS Coordinates: | 22°2'42"S by 60°37'18"W |
Area Served: | Mariscal Estigarribia, Paraguay |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
Elevation: | 553 feet (169 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ESG |
More Information: | ESG Maps & Info |
Facts about Skien Airport, Geiteryggen (SKE):
- Because of Skien Airport, Geiteryggen's relatively low elevation of 463 feet, planes can take off or land at Skien Airport, Geiteryggen 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 Skien Airport, Geiteryggen (SKE) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,344 miles (18,257 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Skien Airport, Geiteryggen is a regional airport located at Geiteryggen, 5.5 kilometers southwest of the city center of Skien, Norway.
- The airport has a catchment area covering Grenland and surrounding parts of southern Telemark and eastern parts of Aust-Agder, with a total population of 140,000.
- World War II terminated plans for a civilian airport.
- The closest airport to Skien Airport, Geiteryggen (SKE) is Sandefjord Airport, Torp (TRF), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) E of SKE.
- Discussions of expanding the runway had been carried out since the 1970s, but the issue had stranded as no-one was willing to finance the venture.
- In addition to being known as "Skien Airport, Geiteryggen", another name for SKE is "Skien lufthavn, Geiteryggen".
- Skien Airport had been taken over by Skien Municipality and was receiving annual subsidies of NOK 2.5 million from the municipality and NOK 3.8 million from the state.
- Skien Airport, Geiteryggen handled 46,995 passengers last year.
- The first aircraft to visit Skien was an air show held by Pierre Chanteloup at Gråtenmoen in Solum in 1914.
- Operation of the airport was transferred to Fjellfly, but remained owned by the municipality.
Facts about Dr. Luis María Argaña International Airport (ESG):
- The furthest airport from Dr. Luis María Argaña International Airport (ESG) is Kaohsiung International Airport (Kaohsiung Siaogang Airport) (KHH), which is nearly antipodal to Dr. Luis María Argaña International Airport (meaning Dr. Luis María Argaña International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kaohsiung International Airport (Kaohsiung Siaogang Airport)), and is located 12,365 miles (19,899 kilometers) away in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
- Because of Dr. Luis María Argaña International Airport's relatively low elevation of 553 feet, planes can take off or land at Dr. Luis María Argaña 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 being known as "Dr. Luis María Argaña International Airport", another name for ESG is "Aeropuerto Dr. Luis María Argaña".
- Dr. Luis María Argaña International Airport (ESG) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Dr. Luis María Argaña International Airport (ESG) is Yacuiba Airport (BYC), which is located 194 miles (313 kilometers) W of ESG.