Nonstop flight route between Helsinki / Vantaa, Finland and Bacău, Romania:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Helsinki Airport (HEL), Helsinki / Vantaa, Finland and Bacău "George Enescu" International Airport (BCM), Bacău, Romania would travel a Great Circle distance of 956 miles (or 1,539 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 relatively short distance between Helsinki Airport and Bacău "George Enescu" International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Helsinki Airport (HEL):

• 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.
• Helsinki Airport (HEL) has 3 runways.
• There are regular bus service 615 and 620 to the Helsinki Central railway station in 30–55 minutes, and major hotels and railway stations in the Greater Helsinki Area in 15–120 minutes.
• Helsinki Airport handled 15,279,043 passengers last year.
• In addition to being known as "Helsinki Airport", another name for HEL is "Helsinki-Vantaan lentoasemaHelsingfors-Vanda flygplats".
• 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.
• The closest airport to Helsinki Airport (HEL) is Helsinki-Malmi Airport (HEM), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) SSE of HEL.
• Finnair's head office is located in Tietotie 11 on the grounds of Helsinki Airport.
• The airport is operated by Finavia, the state-owned enterprise that operates Finland's airports.
• 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.

Facts about Bacău "George Enescu" International Airport (BCM):

• Because of Bacău "George Enescu" International Airport's relatively low elevation of 607 feet, planes can take off or land at Bacău "George Enescu" 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.
• Bacău "George Enescu" International Airport handled 307,488 passengers last year.
• Bacău Airport opened for passenger service in 1946.
• Bacău "George Enescu" International Airport (BCM) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Bacău "George Enescu" International Airport", another name for BCM is "Aeroportul Internaţional George Enescu Bacău".
• The closest airport to Bacău "George Enescu" International Airport (BCM) is Iași International Airport (IAS), which is located 56 miles (91 kilometers) NE of BCM.
• The furthest airport from Bacău "George Enescu" International Airport (BCM) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,288 miles (18,165 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.