Nonstop flight route between Helsinki / Malmi, Finland and Abilene, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Helsinki-Malmi Airport (HEM), Helsinki / Malmi, Finland and Abilene Regional Airport (ABI), Abilene, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,313 miles (or 8,550 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-Malmi Airport and Abilene Regional 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-Malmi Airport and Abilene Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HEM / EFHF |
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| Location: | Helsinki / Malmi, Finland |
| GPS Coordinates: | 60°15'14"N by 25°2'39"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Finavia |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 57 feet (17 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HEM |
| More Information: | HEM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ABI / KABI |
| Airport Name: | Abilene Regional Airport |
| Location: | Abilene, Texas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°24'47"N by 99°40'59"W |
| Area Served: | Abilene, Texas |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1791 feet (546 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ABI |
| More Information: | ABI Maps & Info |
Facts about Helsinki-Malmi Airport (HEM):
- Helsinki-Malmi Airport handled 50 passengers last year.
- The Ministry of Transport and Communications ordered in June 2005 from the Civil Aviation Administration a new assessment of the alternatives and costs.
- A new airfield of international standards was first opened to traffic in 1952 in Seutula, in time for the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.
- In addition to being known as "Helsinki-Malmi Airport", another name for HEM is "Helsinki-Malmin lentoasemaHelsingfors-Malm flygplats".
- The closest airport to Helsinki-Malmi Airport (HEM) is Helsinki Airport (HEL), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) NNW of HEM.
- For a long time, the City of Helsinki has had plans to close the airport in order to use the area for construction of new residential zones, but this decision had been debated and deferred for many years.
- The furthest airport from Helsinki-Malmi Airport (HEM) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,992 miles (17,691 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Helsinki-Malmi Airport (HEM) has 2 runways.
- Because of Helsinki-Malmi Airport's relatively low elevation of 57 feet, planes can take off or land at Helsinki-Malmi 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.
Facts about Abilene Regional Airport (ABI):
- Abilene Regional Airport (ABI) has 3 runways.
- Construction of the airport's new 130-foot -tall control tower began in August 2010 and is expected to be completed by January 2012.
- Air freight service to Abilene is provided primarily by subcontractors.
- The closest airport to Abilene Regional Airport (ABI) is Dyess Air Force Base (DYS), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) W of ABI.
- The furthest airport from Abilene Regional Airport (ABI) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,072 miles (17,819 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
