Nonstop flight route between Visalia, California, United States and Kärdla, Hiiumaa, Estonia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Visalia Municipal AirportVisalia Army Airfield (VIS), Visalia, California, United States and Kärdla Airport (KDL), Kärdla, Hiiumaa, Estonia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,504 miles (or 8,857 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 Visalia Municipal AirportVisalia Army Airfield and Kärdla 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 Visalia Municipal AirportVisalia Army Airfield and Kärdla Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | VIS / KVIS |
Airport Name: | Visalia Municipal AirportVisalia Army Airfield |
Location: | Visalia, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°19'6"N by 119°23'34"W |
Area Served: | Visalia, California |
Operator/Owner: | City of Visalia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 295 feet (90 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from VIS |
More Information: | VIS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KDL / EEKA |
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Location: | Kärdla, Hiiumaa, Estonia |
GPS Coordinates: | 58°59'26"N by 22°49'50"E |
Operator/Owner: | SC Kärdla Airport |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 18 feet (5 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KDL |
More Information: | KDL Maps & Info |
Facts about Visalia Municipal AirportVisalia Army Airfield (VIS):
- Visalia Municipal Airport is a city-owned public airport five miles west of downtown Visalia, in Tulare County, California.
- In all phases, Visalia AAF was used as a satellite training site.
- Visalia Municipal Airport covers 821 acres at an elevation of 295 feet above mean sea level.
- Because of Visalia Municipal AirportVisalia Army Airfield's relatively low elevation of 295 feet, planes can take off or land at Visalia Municipal AirportVisalia Army Airfield 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 was featured in the 1993 film Son In Law in a scene where an American Eagle Airlines Saab 340 is shown landing at the airport.
- The furthest airport from Visalia Municipal AirportVisalia Army Airfield (VIS) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,355 miles (18,274 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- Visalia Municipal AirportVisalia Army Airfield (VIS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Visalia Municipal AirportVisalia Army Airfield (VIS) is Mefford Field (TLR), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) SSE of VIS.
Facts about Kärdla Airport (KDL):
- Because of Kärdla Airport's relatively low elevation of 18 feet, planes can take off or land at Kärdla 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.
- Kärdla Airport opened in 1963.
- Kärdla Airport (KDL) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport has annual Flight Days in the first weekend of August.
- In addition to being known as "Kärdla Airport", another name for KDL is "Kärdla lennujaam".
- The closest airport to Kärdla Airport (KDL) is Kuressaare Airport (URE), which is located 54 miles (87 kilometers) SSW of KDL.
- The furthest airport from Kärdla Airport (KDL) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,109 miles (17,877 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- On 23 November 2001 an airplane with 17 people on board crashed on its way from Tallinn to Kärdla, near Palade at Hiiumaa.