Nonstop flight route between Helsinki / Vantaa, Finland and Punta Raisi (near Palermo), Italy:
Departure Airport:
(60°19'1"N by 24°57'47"E)
Arrival Airport:
(38°10'54"N by 13°5'57"E)
Distance from HEL to PMO:
1,614.52 miles (2,598.31 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Helsinki Airport (HEL), Helsinki / Vantaa, Finland and Falcone–Borsellino Airport (PMO), Punta Raisi (near Palermo), Italy would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,615 miles (or 2,598 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 Falcone–Borsellino Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HEL / EFHK |
| Airport Names: |
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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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PMO / LICJ |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Punta Raisi (near Palermo), Italy |
| GPS Coordinates: | 38°10'54"N by 13°5'57"E |
| Area Served: | Palermo, Sicily, Italy |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 65 feet (20 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PMO |
| More Information: | PMO Maps & Info |
Facts about Helsinki Airport (HEL):
- The closest airport to Helsinki Airport (HEL) is Helsinki-Malmi Airport (HEM), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) SSE of HEL.
- Originally built for the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, the airport served 15,279,043 passengers in 2013 and it is the fourth largest airport in the Nordic countries.
- The construction of the Ring Rail Line rail link to the airport was started in May 2009, with an opening for traffic projected for mid-2015.
- Helsinki Airport (HEL) has 3 runways.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Helsinki Airport", another name for HEL is "Helsinki-Vantaan lentoasemaHelsingfors-Vanda flygplats".
- 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.
Facts about Falcone–Borsellino Airport (PMO):
- Falcone–Borsellino Airport handled 4,349,672 passengers last year.
- Because of Falcone–Borsellino Airport's relatively low elevation of 65 feet, planes can take off or land at Falcone–Borsellino 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 1994, GESAP was charged with the partial management of the airport through a convention which granted the company a 20-year mandate to run land-side activities.
- Falcone–Borsellino Airport (PMO) has 2 runways.
- Established in 1985, until 1994 GESAP operated exclusively as handler and supplier of ground services for Palermo airport, the management of which is directly assigned by the government and overseen by the District Airport Directorate.
- The furthest airport from Falcone–Borsellino Airport (PMO) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,805 miles (18,999 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Today, after having recently transferred its handling sector to a controlled company, GH Palermo, GESAP is awaiting a ministerial decree that will grant it a forty-year concession for the total management of the airport.
- The closest airport to Falcone–Borsellino Airport (PMO) is Vincenzo Florio Airport Trapani-Birgi (TPS), which is located 38 miles (61 kilometers) WSW of PMO.
- On 30 May 2004, ENAC awarded GESAP an "airport certificate" in recognition of the airport's full conformity with the regulations set down in ENAC's "regulations for the construction and management of airports".
- In addition to being known as "Falcone–Borsellino Airport", another name for PMO is "Aeroporto Falcone e Borsellino".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 5.18 miles (8.33 km) SSE | Helsinki-Malmi Airport (HEM) | Helsinki / Malmi, Finland |     |
| 2 | 23.47 miles (37.77 km) N | Hyvinkää Airfield (HYV) | Hyvinkää, Finland | |
| 3 | 62.50 miles (100.59 km) S | Tallinn Airport (TLL) | Tallinn, Estonia | |
| 4 | 78.01 miles (125.54 km) ENE | Utti Airport (UTI) | Utti / Valkeala, Finland | |
| 5 | 88.86 miles (143.01 km) NNW | Tampere–Pirkkala Airport (TMP) | Tampere / Pirkkala, Finland | |
| 6 | 93.16 miles (149.92 km) W | Turku Airport (TKU) | Turku, Finland | |
| 7 | 106.51 miles (171.40 km) N | Halli Airport (KEV) | Kuorevesi, Finland | |
| 8 | 118.08 miles (190.03 km) SW | Kärdla Airport (KDL) | Kärdla, Hiiumaa, Estonia | |
| 9 | 118.93 miles (191.40 km) ENE | Lappeenranta Airport (LPP) | Lappeenranta, Finland | |
| 10 | 120.66 miles (194.18 km) NE | Mikkeli Airport (MIK) | Mikkeli, Finland | |
| 11 | 132.27 miles (212.87 km) S | Pärnu Airport (EPU) | Pärnu, Estonia | |
| 12 | 132.54 miles (213.29 km) NW | Pori Airport (POR) | Pori, Finland | |
| 13 | 145.87 miles (234.75 km) N | Jyväskylä Airport (JYV) | Jyväskylä, Finland | |
| 14 | 151.56 miles (243.92 km) SSE | Tartu Airport (TAY) | Tartu, Estonia | |
| 15 | 160.38 miles (258.11 km) NE | Varkaus Airport (VRK) | Joroinen, Finland | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,991.59 miles (17,689.20 km) SE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,717.34 miles (17,247.85 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 10,697.84 miles (17,216.46 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,695.85 miles (17,213.25 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,680.52 miles (17,188.59 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,665.03 miles (17,163.66 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,661.74 miles (17,158.36 km) ESE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,661.47 miles (17,157.93 km) ESE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,653.85 miles (17,145.66 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,635.31 miles (17,115.83 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,624.29 miles (17,098.10 km) ESE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,623.51 miles (17,096.84 km) ESE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,612.02 miles (17,078.35 km) SE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,609.32 miles (17,074.00 km) ESE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,608.54 miles (17,072.75 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 37.89 miles (60.98 km) WSW | Vincenzo Florio Airport Trapani-Birgi (TPS) | Trapani, Italy | |
| 2 | 113.19 miles (182.15 km) ESE | Naval Air Station Sigonella (NSY) | Catania, Italy | |
| 3 | 116.51 miles (187.51 km) SE | Comiso Airport (CIY) | Comiso, Italy | |
| 4 | 118.05 miles (189.98 km) ESE | Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) | Catania, Sicily, Italy | |
| 5 | 139.03 miles (223.74 km) E | Reggio di Calabria Airport (REG) | Reggio Calabria, Italy | |
| 6 | 162.29 miles (261.18 km) SSE | Xewkija / Gozo Heliport (GZM) | Xewkija, Gozo, Malta | |
| 7 | 177.03 miles (284.90 km) ENE | Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF) | Lamezia Terme, Italy | |
| 8 | 177.68 miles (285.95 km) SSE | Malta International Airport (MLA) | Luqa, Malta | |
| 9 | 182.28 miles (293.36 km) WSW | Tunis–Carthage Airport (TUN) | Tunis / Carthage, Tunisia | |
| 10 | 187.36 miles (301.52 km) S | Lampedusa Airport (LMP) | Lampedusa, Italy | |
| 11 | 192.33 miles (309.53 km) WSW | Bizerte-Sidi Ahmed Air Base (OIZ) | Bizerte, Tunisia | |
| 12 | 194.27 miles (312.65 km) NNE | Salerno Costa d'Amalfi Airport (QSR) | Salerno, Italy | |
| 13 | 197.22 miles (317.39 km) NNE | Naples International Airport (NAP) | Naples, Italy | |
| 14 | 206.52 miles (332.37 km) SW | Enfidha–Hammamet International Airport (NBE) | Enfidha, Tunisia | |
| 15 | 211.64 miles (340.61 km) SW | Monastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport (MIR) | Monastir, Tunisia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,805.39 miles (18,998.88 km) SE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,618.53 miles (18,698.16 km) E | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,559.98 miles (18,603.94 km) E | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,557.12 miles (18,599.34 km) E | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,526.12 miles (18,549.45 km) E | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,516.76 miles (18,534.39 km) E | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,516.23 miles (18,533.54 km) E | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,491.98 miles (18,494.51 km) E | Matamata Airport (MTA) | Matamata, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,491.41 miles (18,493.59 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,488.57 miles (18,489.01 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,475.84 miles (18,468.53 km) E | Thames Aerodrome (TMZ) | Thames, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,470.98 miles (18,460.71 km) E | Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) | Hamilton, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,469.08 miles (18,457.64 km) E | Coromandel Aerodrome (CMV) | Coromandel, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,461.22 miles (18,445.00 km) ESE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,459.12 miles (18,441.62 km) E | Great Barrier Aerodrome (GBZ) | Great Barrier Island, New Zealand | |