Nonstop flight route between Skien, Telemark, Norway and Bunyu, Kalimantan (Borneo), Indonesia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Skien Airport, Geiteryggen (SKE), Skien, Telemark, Norway and Bunyu Airport (BYQ), Bunyu, Kalimantan (Borneo), Indonesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,650 miles (or 10,702 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 Bunyu 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 Bunyu 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: | BYQ / WALV |
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Location: | Bunyu, Kalimantan (Borneo), Indonesia |
GPS Coordinates: | 3°27'20"N by 117°52'1"E |
Elevation: | 118 feet (36 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BYQ |
More Information: | BYQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Skien Airport, Geiteryggen (SKE):
- World War II terminated plans for a civilian airport.
- 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.
- Norving's concession was granted in January 1976 and was the first time a formal taxi route concession was granted in Norway.
- The airport was built with a 650-meter gravel runway in 1952.
- The closest airport to Skien Airport, Geiteryggen (SKE) is Sandefjord Airport, Torp (TRF), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) E of SKE.
- In addition to being known as "Skien Airport, Geiteryggen", another name for SKE is "Skien lufthavn, Geiteryggen".
- Skien Airport, Geiteryggen handled 46,995 passengers last year.
- By October 2007, Vildanden was in severe financial distress.
- 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.
- The first aircraft to visit Skien was an air show held by Pierre Chanteloup at Gråtenmoen in Solum in 1914.
- Vildanden terminated its agreement with Aviatrans in April 2009, with the intention of using larger aircraft.
- Skien Airport, Geiteryggen is a regional airport located at Geiteryggen, 5.5 kilometers southwest of the city center of Skien, Norway.
Facts about Bunyu Airport (BYQ):
- In addition to being known as "Bunyu Airport", another name for BYQ is "Bandar Udara Bunyu".
- Bunyu Airport (BYQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Bunyu Airport's relatively low elevation of 118 feet, planes can take off or land at Bunyu 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 Bunyu Airport (BYQ) is Juwata Airport (TRK), which is located 23 miles (36 kilometers) WSW of BYQ.
- The furthest airport from Bunyu Airport (BYQ) is Coari Airport (CIZ), which is nearly antipodal to Bunyu Airport (meaning Bunyu Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Coari Airport), and is located 12,354 miles (19,881 kilometers) away in Coari, Amazonas, Brazil.