Nonstop flight route between Al Ghaydah, Yemen and Helsinki / Malmi, Finland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Al Ghaydha Airport (AAY), Al Ghaydah, Yemen and Helsinki-Malmi Airport (HEM), Helsinki / Malmi, Finland would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,332 miles (or 5,363 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 Al Ghaydha Airport and Helsinki-Malmi 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 Al Ghaydha Airport and Helsinki-Malmi Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AAY / OYGD | 
| Airport Name: | Al Ghaydha Airport | 
| Location: | Al Ghaydah, Yemen | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 16°11'36"N by 52°10'27"E | 
| Area Served: | Al-Ghaydah | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 134 feet (41 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from AAY | 
| More Information: | AAY Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HEM / EFHF | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Helsinki / Malmi, Finland | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 60°15'14"N by 25°2'39"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | Finavia | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 57 feet (17 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from HEM | 
| More Information: | HEM Maps & Info | 
Facts about Al Ghaydha Airport (AAY):
- The furthest airport from Al Ghaydha Airport (AAY) is Pukarua Airport (PUK), which is located 11,813 miles (19,012 kilometers) away in Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia.
- The closest airport to Al Ghaydha Airport (AAY) is Salalah Airport (SLL), which is located 140 miles (225 kilometers) ENE of AAY.
- Al Ghaydha Airport (AAY) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Al Ghaydha Airport's relatively low elevation of 134 feet, planes can take off or land at Al Ghaydha 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.
Facts about Helsinki-Malmi Airport (HEM):
- Helsinki-Malmi Airport handled 50 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Helsinki-Malmi Airport (HEM) is Helsinki Airport (HEL), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) NNW of HEM.
- In addition to being known as "Helsinki-Malmi Airport", another name for HEM is "Helsinki-Malmin lentoasemaHelsingfors-Malm flygplats".
- Because of Helsinki-Malmi Airport's relatively low elevation of 57 feet, planes can take off or land at Helsinki-Malmi 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 furthest airport from Helsinki-Malmi Airport (HEM) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,992 miles (17,691 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- A new airfield of international standards was first opened to traffic in 1952 in Seutula, in time for the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.
- Helsinki-Malmi Airport was among the first in the world to be designed from the beginning as an international airport.
- Helsinki-Malmi Airport (HEM) has 2 runways.




