Nonstop flight route between Merritt Island, Florida, United States and Helsinki / Vantaa, Finland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Merritt Island Airport (COI), Merritt Island, Florida, United States and Helsinki Airport (HEL), Helsinki / Vantaa, Finland would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,033 miles (or 8,101 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 Merritt Island Airport and Helsinki 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 Merritt Island Airport and Helsinki Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | COI / KCOI |
Airport Name: | Merritt Island Airport |
Location: | Merritt Island, Florida, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 28°20'30"N by 80°41'8"W |
Operator/Owner: | Titusville-Cocoa Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 7 feet (2 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from COI |
More Information: | COI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HEL / EFHK |
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Location: | Helsinki / Vantaa, Finland |
GPS Coordinates: | 60°19'1"N by 24°57'47"E |
Area Served: | Helsinki, Finland |
Operator/Owner: | Finavia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 179 feet (55 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from HEL |
More Information: | HEL Maps & Info |
Facts about Merritt Island Airport (COI):
- Merritt Island Airport (COI) currently has only 1 runway.
- In the early 1940s, the Brevard County Mosquito Control District constructed the Central Brevard Airport.
- The furthest airport from Merritt Island Airport (COI) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,544 miles (18,578 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
- Merritt Island Airport is a general aviation public airport under the administration of the Titusville-Cocoa Airport Authority.
- The closest airport to Merritt Island Airport (COI) is Patrick Air Force Base (COF), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) SSE of COI.
- Because of Merritt Island Airport's relatively low elevation of 7 feet, planes can take off or land at Merritt Island 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 Airport (HEL):
- Connecting the airport by frequent local bus 61 of Helsinki Regional Transport Authority or taxi to the Tikkurila railway station provides access to commuter trains as well as to long-distance trains in the directions of Tampere and Lahti, including lines to Saint Petersburg and Moscow.
- Helsinki Airport (HEL) has 3 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Helsinki Airport", another name for HEL is "Helsinki-Vantaan lentoasemaHelsingfors-Vanda flygplats".
- The closest airport to Helsinki Airport (HEL) is Helsinki-Malmi Airport (HEM), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) SSE of HEL.
- Because of Helsinki Airport's relatively low elevation of 179 feet, planes can take off or land at Helsinki 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.
- Helsinki Airport handled 15,279,043 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Helsinki Airport (HEL) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,992 miles (17,689 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In 2013 Finavia announced plans to expand the airport to serve up to 20 million passenger by 2020.