Nonstop flight route between Augusta, Georgia, United States and Kuopio / Siilinjärvi, Finland:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Daniel Field (DNL), Augusta, Georgia, United States and Kuopio Airport (KUO), Kuopio / Siilinjärvi, Finland would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,748 miles (or 7,641 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 Daniel Field and Kuopio 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 Daniel Field and Kuopio Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Daniel Field (DNL):

• In 1942, newly built Army Airfields were becoming available in the southeast and the Air Force no longer had the need for Daniel Field and its short runways.
• Also during February, three observation squadrons, the 16th, 111th, 122nd, and 154th, arrived from various other bases and forming the Third Air Force 68th Observation Group.
• Because of Daniel Field's relatively low elevation of 423 feet, planes can take off or land at Daniel Field 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 Daniel Field (DNL) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,452 miles (18,430 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The origins of Daniel Field begin in 1924, when the City of Augusta leased 302 acres for an airport and a municipal golf course.
• Daniel Field (DNL) has 2 runways.
• Daniel Field is a public use airport located one nautical mile west of the central business district of Augusta, a city in Richmond County, Georgia, United States.
• The closest airport to Daniel Field (DNL) is Augusta Regional Airport at Bush Field (AGS), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) SSE of DNL.
• On December 1, 1931, Eastern Air Transport began passenger service, but discontinued it five months later due to unprofitability.
• With the United States at war in 1942, activity at the airfield expanded dramatically.
• Daniel Field has two large, fully enclosed hangars and a smaller open shelter.

Facts about Kuopio Airport (KUO):

• Kuopio Airport handled 253,612 passengers last year.
• Kuopio Airport is also home of the Finnish Air Force's Karelian Air Command and the Fighter Squadron 31.
• A unique airport Lake terminal was completed in March 2008.
• The furthest airport from Kuopio Airport (KUO) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,797 miles (17,377 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Kuopio Airport (KUO) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Kuopio Airport's relatively low elevation of 323 feet, planes can take off or land at Kuopio 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 "Kuopio Airport", another name for KUO is "Kuopion lentoasema".
• The closest airport to Kuopio Airport (KUO) is Varkaus Airport (VRK), which is located 58 miles (93 kilometers) S of KUO.