Nonstop flight route between Greenville / Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States and Oulu, Finland:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport (GSP), Greenville / Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States and Oulu Airport (OUL), Oulu, Finland would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,532 miles (or 7,293 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 Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport and Oulu 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 Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport and Oulu Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport (GSP):

• The furthest airport from Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport (GSP) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,449 miles (18,425 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Because of Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport's relatively low elevation of 964 feet, planes can take off or land at Greenville–Spartanburg International 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.
• Having been served by legacy carriers with large hubs in nearby Atlanta and Charlotte, GSP had historically been plagued with high fares.
• The airport covers 3,500 acres and has one runway, 4/22, 11,001 x 150 ft asphalt/concrete.
• Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport handled 1,856,316 passengers last year.
• In addition to being known as "Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport", another name for GSP is "Roger Milliken Field".
• GSP opened on October 15, 1962, replacing Greenville Downtown Airport as the primary airline destination in the region.
• The closest airport to Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport (GSP) is Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) WSW of GSP.
• Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport (GSP) currently has only 1 runway.
• FedEx operates a major package facility on the north end of the airport, and BMW has a facility which allows for the importation of parts to be easily accessed to the company's manufacturing facility, three miles to the east.
• The airport can handle up to 250 passengers per hour through immigration and customs checkpoints.

Facts about Oulu Airport (OUL):

• Oulu Airport handled 877,080 passengers last year.
• The furthest airport from Oulu Airport (OUL) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,753 miles (17,306 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Oulu Airport (OUL) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Oulu Airport's relatively low elevation of 47 feet, planes can take off or land at Oulu 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 "Oulu Airport", another name for OUL is "Oulun lentoasema".
• The closest airport to Oulu Airport (OUL) is Kemi-Tornio Airport (KEM), which is located 63 miles (101 kilometers) NNW of OUL.
• Oulu Airport is located in Oulu, Finland, 5.7 NM south-west of the city centre.