Nonstop flight route between Ylivieska, Finland and McKinleyville, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Ylivieska Airfield (YLI), Ylivieska, Finland and Arcata/Eureka Airport (ACV), McKinleyville, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,983 miles (or 8,019 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 Ylivieska Airfield and Arcata/Eureka 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 Ylivieska Airfield and Arcata/Eureka Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Ylivieska Airfield (YLI):

• In addition to being known as "Ylivieska Airfield", another name for YLI is "Ylivieskan lentokenttä".
• The furthest airport from Ylivieska Airfield (YLI) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,811 miles (17,399 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The closest airport to Ylivieska Airfield (YLI) is Kokkola-Pietarsaari Airport (KOK), which is located 53 miles (86 kilometers) WSW of YLI.
• Ylivieska Airfield (YLI) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Ylivieska Airfield's relatively low elevation of 252 feet, planes can take off or land at Ylivieska 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.

Facts about Arcata/Eureka Airport (ACV):

• The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a primary commercial service airport.
• Because of Arcata/Eureka Airport's relatively low elevation of 222 feet, planes can take off or land at Arcata/Eureka 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 Arcata/Eureka Airport (ACV) is Murray Field (EKA), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) S of ACV.
• Scheduled flights in 2013 are through United Express operated by SkyWest Airlines.
• In addition to being known as "Arcata/Eureka Airport", another name for ACV is "Arcata Airport".
• The airport was built by the United States Navy during World War II to test defogging systems.
• Arcata/Eureka Airport (ACV) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Arcata/Eureka Airport (ACV) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,222 miles (18,059 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.