Nonstop flight route between Stord, Hordaland, Norway and Kulusuk, Greenland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Stord Airport, Sørstokken (SRP), Stord, Hordaland, Norway and Kulusuk Airport (KUS), Kulusuk, Greenland would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,374 miles (or 2,212 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 relatively short distance between Stord Airport, Sørstokken and Kulusuk Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SRP / ENSA |
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Location: | Stord, Hordaland, Norway |
GPS Coordinates: | 59°47'34"N by 5°20'22"E |
Area Served: | Stord, Hordaland, Norway |
Operator/Owner: | Stord Municipality Hordaland County Municipality |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 161 feet (49 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SRP |
More Information: | SRP Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KUS / BGKK |
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Location: | Kulusuk, Greenland |
GPS Coordinates: | 65°34'24"N by 37°7'24"W |
Area Served: | Kulusuk, Greenland |
Operator/Owner: | Mittarfeqarfiit |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 117 feet (36 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KUS |
More Information: | KUS Maps & Info |
Facts about Stord Airport, Sørstokken (SRP):
- A new airport committee was established in March 1983, which had representatives from the large industrial companies and the municipalities of Stord, Bømlo and Fitjar.
- Stord Airport, Sørstokken handled 30,711 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Stord Airport, Sørstokken (SRP) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,330 miles (18,234 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- During construction, companies announced interest in using the airport.
- After the opening of the airport, Widerøe also applied to operate the route.
- Stord Airport, Sørstokken (SRP) currently has only 1 runway.
- In 1995, the airport was discussed in the Parliament of Norway's Standing Committee on Transport and Communications.
- The closest airport to Stord Airport, Sørstokken (SRP) is Haugesund Airport, Karmøy (HAU), which is located 31 miles (50 kilometers) S of SRP.
- Local politicians protested against not receiving a direct flight to Oslo.
- Because of Stord Airport, Sørstokken's relatively low elevation of 161 feet, planes can take off or land at Stord Airport, Sørstokken 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.
- One-third of the necessary capital would be granted from private investors, one third from public grants and one third as loans.
- In addition to being known as "Stord Airport, Sørstokken", other names for SRP include "Stord lufthavn, Sørstokken" and "ENSO".
Facts about Kulusuk Airport (KUS):
- In addition to being known as "Kulusuk Airport", another name for KUS is "Mittarfik Kulusuk".
- The closest airport to Kulusuk Airport (KUS) is Tasiilaq Heliport (AGM), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) W of KUS.
- Before Air Greenland took over Air Alpha, flights had been operated on-demand by two helicopters.
- Bell and Lynx helicopters
- Kulusuk Airport (KUS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Kulusuk Airport (KUS) is Hobart International Airport (HBA), which is located 10,856 miles (17,471 kilometers) away in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
- Because of Kulusuk Airport's relatively low elevation of 117 feet, planes can take off or land at Kulusuk 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 airstrip was built by the US defense in 1956, in order to support a Distant Early Warning Line station.
- Kulusuk Airport handled 14,738 passengers last year.