Nonstop flight route between Huntsville / Decatur, Alabama, United States and Kuusamo, Finland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Huntsville International Airport (HSV), Huntsville / Decatur, Alabama, United States and Kuusamo Airport (KAO), Kuusamo, Finland would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,708 miles (or 7,576 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 Huntsville International Airport and Kuusamo 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 Huntsville International Airport and Kuusamo Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HSV / KHSV |
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Location: | Huntsville / Decatur, Alabama, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°38'13"N by 86°46'30"W |
Area Served: | Huntsville, Alabama |
Operator/Owner: | Huntsville / Madison County Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 629 feet (192 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from HSV |
More Information: | HSV Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KAO / EFKS |
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Location: | Kuusamo, Finland |
GPS Coordinates: | 65°59'25"N by 29°13'54"E |
Area Served: | Kuusamo, Finland |
Operator/Owner: | Finavia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 866 feet (264 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KAO |
More Information: | KAO Maps & Info |
Facts about Huntsville International Airport (HSV):
- Currently only American Airlines and Delta Air Lines operate main line jets into the airport.
- Because of Huntsville International Airport's relatively low elevation of 629 feet, planes can take off or land at Huntsville 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.
- The airport is a part of the Port of Huntsville, and serves the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area.
- The closest airport to Huntsville International Airport (HSV) is Redstone Army Airfield (AAF) (HUA), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) ENE of HSV.
- The airport's "Fly Huntsville" jingle encourages passengers to depart from Huntsville instead of driving to Birmingham or Nashville.
- In November 1967 Eastern scheduled nine departures each weekday from the then new airport while United had four and Southern operated 17.
- In addition to being known as "Huntsville International Airport", another name for HSV is "Carl T. Jones Field".
- Southern Airways also served Huntsville.
- United Airlines also recognized the importance of Huntsville to the NASA space program and started nonstop Boeing 727-100s to Los Angeles in 1969.
- Huntsville International Airport (HSV) has 2 runways.
- This airport is in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which called it a primary commercial service airport.Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 612,690 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 572,767 in 2009 and 606,127 in 2010.
- The furthest airport from Huntsville International Airport (HSV) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,189 miles (18,008 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Kuusamo Airport (KAO):
- Because of Kuusamo Airport's relatively low elevation of 866 feet, planes can take off or land at Kuusamo 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.
- Kuusamo Airport handled 82,497 passengers last year.
- Kuusamo Airport (KAO) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Kuusamo Airport (KAO) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,624 miles (17,098 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Kuusamo Airport", another name for KAO is "Kuusamon lentoasema".
- The closest airport to Kuusamo Airport (KAO) is Rovaniemi Airport (RVN), which is located 102 miles (165 kilometers) WNW of KAO.