Nonstop flight route between Helsinki / Vantaa, Finland and Windsor, Ontario, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Helsinki Airport (HEL), Helsinki / Vantaa, Finland and Windsor International Airport (YQG), Windsor, Ontario, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,274 miles (or 6,878 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 Helsinki Airport and Windsor International 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 Helsinki Airport and Windsor International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HEL / EFHK |
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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: | YQG / CYQG |
| Airport Name: | Windsor International Airport |
| Location: | Windsor, Ontario, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 42°16'33"N by 82°57'19"W |
| Area Served: | Windsor, Ontario |
| Operator/Owner: | Windsor City Council |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 622 feet (190 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YQG |
| More Information: | YQG Maps & Info |
Facts about Helsinki Airport (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.
- 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 airport's three runways provide a platform for future growth while the airport can accommodate wide-body aircraft such as the Airbus A340.
- Finnair's head office is located in Tietotie 11 on the grounds of Helsinki Airport.
- Helsinki Airport or Helsinki-Vantaa Airport is the main international airport of the Helsinki metropolitan region and the whole of Finland.
- The closest airport to Helsinki Airport (HEL) is Helsinki-Malmi Airport (HEM), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) SSE of HEL.
- 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 (HEL) has 3 runways.
- 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 addition to being known as "Helsinki Airport", another name for HEL is "Helsinki-Vantaan lentoasemaHelsingfors-Vanda flygplats".
- Helsinki Airport handled 15,279,043 passengers last year.
- 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 Windsor International Airport (YQG):
- The closest airport to Windsor International Airport (YQG) is Coleman A. Young International Airport (DET), which is located only 10 miles (15 kilometers) NNW of YQG.
- Because of Windsor International Airport's relatively low elevation of 622 feet, planes can take off or land at Windsor 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.
- The airport has additional land bounded by farm land along Division Road and Lauzon Parkway for future airport expansion.
- Windsor International Airport (YQG) has 2 runways.
- The airport originally opened in 1928 as Walker Airport, named after Hiram Walker, a 19th-century whiskey distiller.
- The furthest airport from Windsor International Airport (YQG) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,302 miles (18,188 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The airport is operated by Your Quick Gateway on behalf of the City of Windsor, is certified by Transport Canada, and operates as an airport of entry with Canadian customs services available.
- Parking is available from the airport operator.
