Nonstop flight route between Kuorevesi, Finland and Fairbanks, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Halli Airport (KEV), Kuorevesi, Finland and Eielson Air Force Base (EIL), Fairbanks, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,685 miles (or 5,930 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 Halli Airport and Eielson Air Force Base, 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 Halli Airport and Eielson Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KEV / EFHA |
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Location: | Kuorevesi, Finland |
GPS Coordinates: | 61°51'23"N by 24°47'21"E |
Operator/Owner: | Finavia, Finnish Defence Forces |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 479 feet (146 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KEV |
More Information: | KEV Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | EIL / PAEI |
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Location: | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 64°39'56"N by 147°6'5"W |
View all routes: | Routes from EIL |
More Information: | EIL Maps & Info |
Facts about Halli Airport (KEV):
- Halli Airport handled 15 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Halli Airport (KEV) is Jyväskylä Airport (JYV), which is located 47 miles (76 kilometers) NE of KEV.
- Because of Halli Airport's relatively low elevation of 479 feet, planes can take off or land at Halli 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.
- In addition to being known as "Halli Airport", another name for KEV is "Hallin lentoasema".
- Halli Airport (KEV) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Halli Airport (KEV) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,922 miles (17,577 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
Facts about Eielson Air Force Base (EIL):
- The 58th Weather Squadron remained at Eielson until 8 August 1958.
- A year later, however, Eielson moved from under the shadow of Ladd Field when the Alaskan Air Command assumed organizational control.
- Taken off deployment status in 2007 as a result of BRAC 2005, today the primary mission of the base is to support Red Flag-Alaska, a series of Pacific Air Forces commander-directed field training exercises for U.S.
- The furthest airport from Eielson Air Force Base (EIL) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,295 miles (16,568 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- In addition to being known as "Eielson Air Force Base", another name for EIL is "Eielson AFB".
- The closest airport to Eielson Air Force Base (EIL) is Ladd Army Airfield (FBK), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) NW of EIL.
- In July 1960, the Strategic Air Command stationed the 4157th Combat Support Group at Eielson.