Nonstop flight route between White Mountain, Alaska, United States and Alta, Norway:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between White Mountain Airport (WMO), White Mountain, Alaska, United States and Alta Airport (ALF), Alta, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,127 miles (or 5,032 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 White Mountain Airport and Alta 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 White Mountain Airport and Alta Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | WMO / PAWM |
Airport Name: | White Mountain Airport |
Location: | White Mountain, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 64°41'21"N by 163°24'46"W |
Area Served: | White Mountain, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 267 feet (81 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from WMO |
More Information: | WMO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ALF / ENAT |
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Location: | Alta, Norway |
GPS Coordinates: | 69°58'33"N by 23°22'18"E |
Area Served: | Alta, Norway |
Operator/Owner: | Avinor |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ALF |
More Information: | ALF Maps & Info |
Facts about White Mountain Airport (WMO):
- The furthest airport from White Mountain Airport (WMO) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,313 miles (16,596 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
- The closest airport to White Mountain Airport (WMO) is Golovin Airport (GLV), which is located only 15 miles (25 kilometers) SE of WMO.
- White Mountain Airport (WMO) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of White Mountain Airport's relatively low elevation of 267 feet, planes can take off or land at White Mountain 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.
Facts about Alta Airport (ALF):
- Alta Airport handled 353,051 passengers last year.
- Alta Airport's catchment area includes Kautokeino, which has no airport.
- Local politicians started discussing the airfield plans again in the mid-1950s, and an airport for Alta was included in the national airport plan launched in 1956.
- Because of Alta Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Alta 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 closest airport to Alta Airport (ALF) is Lakselv Airport, Banak (LKL), which is located 38 miles (62 kilometers) E of ALF.
- Alta Airport (ALF) currently has only 1 runway.
- Activity at Alta Airport peaked in the following years.
- The furthest airport from Alta Airport (ALF) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,502 miles (16,901 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Alta Airport", another name for ALF is "Alta lufthavn".
- The first airport in Alta was built by the Wehrmacht during the German occupation of Norway.
- SAS bought Braathens in 2001, resulting in the latter taking over the service to Oslo starting on 1 April 2002.