Nonstop flight route between Kuusamo, Finland and Falalop Island, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia:
Departure Airport:
(65°59'25"N by 29°13'54"E)
Arrival Airport:
(10°1'14"N by 139°47'22"E)
Distance from KAO to ULI:
6,146.17 miles (9,891.27 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kuusamo Airport (KAO), Kuusamo, Finland and Falalop Airfield (ULI), Falalop Island, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,146 miles (or 9,891 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 Kuusamo Airport and Falalop Airfield, 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 Kuusamo Airport and Falalop Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KAO / EFKS |
| Airport Names: |
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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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ULI / |
| Airport Name: | Falalop Airfield |
| Location: | Falalop Island, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 10°1'14"N by 139°47'22"E |
| View all routes: | Routes from ULI |
| More Information: | ULI Maps & Info |
Facts about Kuusamo Airport (KAO):
- In addition to being known as "Kuusamo Airport", another name for KAO is "Kuusamon lentoasema".
- 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.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Kuusamo Airport (KAO) is Rovaniemi Airport (RVN), which is located 102 miles (165 kilometers) WNW of KAO.
- Kuusamo Airport (KAO) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Falalop Airfield (ULI):
- The closest airport to Falalop Airfield (ULI) is Yap International Airport (YAP), which is located 122 miles (196 kilometers) WSW of ULI.
- Ulithi Atoll was captured unopposed on 20 September 1944.
- Fleet Air Wing One was based at Falalop from 15 October until 30 December 1944 when it was relocated to Saipan.
- Marine Air Group 45 deployed to Falalop in late September to establish base operations.
- Units stationed at Falalop included VMD-354 operating photo-reconnaissance F4Us and VMF-542 operating F6F-3N night-fighters.
- The furthest airport from Falalop Airfield (ULI) is Petrolina–Senador Nilo Coelho Airport (PNZ), which is nearly antipodal to Falalop Airfield (meaning Falalop Airfield is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Petrolina–Senador Nilo Coelho Airport), and is located 12,385 miles (19,931 kilometers) away in Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil.
- On 7 December 1944 a detachment of two PBYs of VPB-23 was deployed to Falalop for air-sea rescue missions.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 102.44 miles (164.86 km) WNW | Rovaniemi Airport (RVN) | Rovaniemi, Finland |     |
| 2 | 126.12 miles (202.97 km) SSW | Kajaani Airport (KAJ) | Kajaani, Finland | |
| 3 | 131.97 miles (212.38 km) W | Kemi-Tornio Airport (KEM) | Kemi / Tornio, Finland | |
| 4 | 133.19 miles (214.35 km) WSW | Oulu Airport (OUL) | Oulu, Finland | |
| 5 | 156.46 miles (251.79 km) NE | Kirovsk-Apatity Airport Аэропорт Кировск/Апатиты (KVK) | Kirovsk / Apatity, Murmansk Oblast, Russia | |
| 6 | 167.61 miles (269.75 km) NW | Kittilä Airport (KTT) | Kittilä, Finland | |
| 7 | 187.42 miles (301.62 km) NNW | Ivalo Airport (IVL) | Ivalo, Finland | |
| 8 | 187.46 miles (301.69 km) SW | Ylivieska Airfield (YLI) | Ylivieska, Finland | |
| 9 | 197.57 miles (317.95 km) ESE | Solovki (CSH) | Solovetsky Islands, Russia | |
| 10 | 203.87 miles (328.09 km) W | Luleå Airport (LLA) | Luleå, Sweden | |
| 11 | 210.39 miles (338.59 km) SSW | Kuopio Airport (KUO) | Kuopio / Siilinjärvi, Finland | |
| 12 | 214.44 miles (345.11 km) NNE | Murmansk Airport (MMK) | Murmansk, Russia | |
| 13 | 225.89 miles (363.54 km) NW | Enontekiö Airport (ENF) | Enontekiö, Finland | |
| 14 | 230.48 miles (370.91 km) S | Joensuu Airport (JOE) | Joensuu, Finland | |
| 15 | 237.72 miles (382.57 km) SW | Kokkola-Pietarsaari Airport (KOK) | Kokkola / Jakobstad, Finland | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,624.04 miles (17,097.69 km) SE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,447.61 miles (16,813.76 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 10,445.58 miles (16,810.49 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,425.04 miles (16,777.44 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,411.51 miles (16,755.65 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,382.47 miles (16,708.92 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,375.40 miles (16,697.55 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,365.64 miles (16,681.85 km) ESE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,358.73 miles (16,670.71 km) ESE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,355.00 miles (16,664.72 km) ESE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,350.40 miles (16,657.31 km) ESE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,324.33 miles (16,615.36 km) ESE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,319.72 miles (16,607.94 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,316.17 miles (16,602.23 km) ESE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,313.55 miles (16,598.00 km) ESE | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 121.71 miles (195.87 km) WSW | Yap International Airport (YAP) | Yap, Federated States of Micronesia | |
| 2 | 402.42 miles (647.62 km) WSW | Roman Tmetuchl International Airport (ROR) | Koror, Palau | |
| 3 | 414.68 miles (667.36 km) NE | Guam International Airport (GUM) | Hagåtña, Guam | |
| 4 | 425.53 miles (684.82 km) NE | Andersen Air Force Base (UAM) | Agana, Guam | |
| 5 | 466.91 miles (751.42 km) NE | Rota International Airport (ROP) | Rota Island, Northern Mariana Islands | |
| 6 | 522.34 miles (840.63 km) NE | Tinian International Airport (TIQ) | Tinian Island, Northern Mariana Islands | |
| 7 | 533.30 miles (858.26 km) NE | Saipan International Airport (SPN) | Saipan Island, Northern Mariana Islands | |
| 8 | 814.92 miles (1,311.49 km) SSW | Frans Kaisiepo Airport (BIK) | Biak, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 829.16 miles (1,334.40 km) SSW | Kornasoren Airport (FOO) | Noemfoor, Schouten Islands, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 841.80 miles (1,354.74 km) E | Chuuk International Airport (TKK) | Weno, Federated States of Micronesia | |
| 11 | 850.19 miles (1,368.25 km) S | Batom Airport (BXM) | Batom, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 851.06 miles (1,369.64 km) SSW | Rendani Airport (MKW) | Manokwari, Irian Jaya, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 871.84 miles (1,403.08 km) S | Sentani Airport (SNA) (DJJ) | Jayapura, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 886.99 miles (1,427.47 km) SSW | Anggi Airport (AGD) | Anggi, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 891.60 miles (1,434.88 km) S | Dabra Airport (DRH) | Dabra, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,384.55 miles (19,930.96 km) SSE | Petrolina–Senador Nilo Coelho Airport (PNZ) | Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,252.03 miles (19,717.68 km) SSE | Coronel Horácio de Mattos Airport (LEC) | Lençõis, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,225.06 miles (19,674.28 km) ESE | Barra Airport (BQQ) | Barra, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,213.51 miles (19,655.69 km) WSW | Aracaju–Santa Maria Airport (AJU) | Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil | |
| 5 | 12,199.83 miles (19,633.67 km) SSW | Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho) (SSA) | Salvador, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 6 | 12,133.38 miles (19,526.74 km) W | Maceió/Zumbi dos Palmares International Airport (MCZ) | Maceió, Brazil | |
| 7 | 12,125.45 miles (19,513.97 km) SE | Bom Jesus da Lapa Airport (LAZ) | Bom Jesus da Lapa, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 8 | 12,100.48 miles (19,473.78 km) SSE | Guanambi Airport (GNM) | Guanambi, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 9 | 12,099.29 miles (19,471.87 km) S | Pedro Otacílio Figueiredo Airport (VDC) | Vitória da Conquista, Brazil | |
| 10 | 12,096.15 miles (19,466.82 km) SSW | Ilhéus/Bahia-Jorge Amado Airport (IOS) | Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 11 | 12,086.07 miles (19,450.60 km) WSW | Presidente João Suassuna Airport (CPV) | Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 12 | 12,081.65 miles (19,443.49 km) ESE | Barreiras Airport (BRA) | Barreiras, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 13 | 12,053.05 miles (19,397.46 km) WSW | Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport (REC) | Recife, Brazil | |
| 14 | 12,050.58 miles (19,393.49 km) SSW | Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado Airport (MVF) | Mossoro, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil | |
| 15 | 12,050.16 miles (19,392.81 km) SSE | Teresina–Senador Petrônio Portella Airport (THE) | Teresina, Piauí, Brazil | |