Nonstop flight route between Røros, Norway and Houston, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Røros Airport (RRS), Røros, Norway and William P. Hobby Airport (HOU), Houston, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,910 miles (or 7,902 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 Røros Airport and William P. Hobby 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 Røros Airport and William P. Hobby Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | RRS / ENRO |
Airport Name: | Røros Airport |
Location: | Røros, Norway |
GPS Coordinates: | 62°34'42"N by 11°20'32"E |
Area Served: | Røros, Norway |
Operator/Owner: | Avinor |
Airport Type: | Civil |
Elevation: | 2054 feet (626 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from RRS |
More Information: | RRS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HOU / KHOU |
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Location: | Houston, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°38'44"N by 95°16'44"W |
Area Served: | Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land |
Operator/Owner: | City of Houston |
Elevation: | 46 feet (14 meters) |
# of Runways: | 4 |
View all routes: | Routes from HOU |
More Information: | HOU Maps & Info |
Facts about Røros Airport (RRS):
- The closest airport to Røros Airport (RRS) is Trondheim Airport, Værnes (TRD), which is located 62 miles (100 kilometers) NNW of RRS.
- Røros Airport (RRS) currently has only 1 runway.
- From 1 April 2006 until January 2008, scheduled services were provided by Coast Air with ATR 42 aircraft.
- Røros Airport handled 17,416 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Røros Airport (RRS) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,103 miles (17,868 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Danu Oro Transportas began operating a permanent service from 1 April 2009 until Widerøe won back the contract for the route 1 December 2012.
Facts about William P. Hobby Airport (HOU):
- Hobby Airport opened in 1927 as a private landing field in a 600-acre pasture known as W.T.
- The closest airport to William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) is Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) ESE of HOU.
- William P. Hobby Airport handled 9,054,001 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "William P. Hobby Airport", another name for HOU is "Houston Hobby".
- The Houston Air Route Traffic Control Center serves as the airport's ARTCC.
- Because of William P. Hobby Airport's relatively low elevation of 46 feet, planes can take off or land at William P. Hobby 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.
- Houston Mayor Annise Parker backed Southwest's flight to make Hobby an international airport on May 23, 2012.
- The furthest airport from William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,002 miles (17,706 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- George Bush Intercontinental Airport opened in 1969 because of expansion limitations at Hobby, and all airlines at Hobby moved there.
- William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) has 4 runways.