Nonstop flight route between Houston, Texas, United States and Mikkeli, Finland:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport (DWH), Houston, Texas, United States and Mikkeli Airport (MIK), Mikkeli, Finland would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,345 miles (or 8,601 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 David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport and Mikkeli 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 David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport and Mikkeli Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport (DWH):

• Because of David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport's relatively low elevation of 152 feet, planes can take off or land at David Wayne Hooks Memorial 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 David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport (DWH) is George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) ESE of DWH.
• The airport also includes numerous flight schools, including Silver State Helicopters, American Flyers, ATP Flight School and United Flight Systems.
• In 1989, Charles Hooks retired and sold the airport to the Gill Family.
• The furthest airport from David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport (DWH) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 10,969 miles (17,653 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
• David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport (DWH) has 3 runways.
• The airport was also previously a local favorite for its diverse mix of aircraft and openness.
• Until the 1980s, the airport was run and maintained by Hooks, and his wife Irma.

Facts about Mikkeli Airport (MIK):

• In addition to being known as "Mikkeli Airport", another name for MIK is "Mikkelin lentoasema".
• There is one runway in the airport and its measures are 1,702 m × 44 m.
• The furthest airport from Mikkeli Airport (MIK) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,873 miles (17,498 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The closest airport to Mikkeli Airport (MIK) is Varkaus Airport (VRK), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) NNE of MIK.
• Mikkeli Airport handled 1,214 passengers last year.
• Mikkeli Airport (MIK) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Mikkeli Airport's relatively low elevation of 329 feet, planes can take off or land at Mikkeli 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.