Nonstop flight route between Helsinki / Malmi, Finland and Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Helsinki-Malmi Airport (HEM), Helsinki / Malmi, Finland and Detroit Lakes Airport (DTL), Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,332 miles (or 6,972 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 Detroit Lakes 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 Detroit Lakes 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 | 
| Airport Names: | 
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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: | DTL / KDTL | 
| Airport Name: | Detroit Lakes Airport | 
| Location: | Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 46°49'31"N by 95°53'4"W | 
| Area Served: | Detroit Lakes, Minnesota | 
| Operator/Owner: | City of Detroit Lakes | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 1414 feet (431 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from DTL | 
| More Information: | DTL Maps & Info | 
Facts about Helsinki-Malmi Airport (HEM):
- 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.
- Helsinki-Malmi Airport (HEM) has 2 runways.
- The Winter War interrupted civil aviation at Malmi, and the Airport was taken over by the Finnish Air Force.
- Helsinki-Malmi Airport handled 50 passengers last year.
- 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.
- 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.
- The future of Malmi Airport is uncertain, as the City of Helsinki has plans for housing construction on the site.
Facts about Detroit Lakes Airport (DTL):
- The closest airport to Detroit Lakes Airport (DTL) is Fergus Falls Municipal Airport (FFM), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) SSW of DTL.
- Detroit Lakes Airport (DTL) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Detroit Lakes Airport (DTL) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,596 miles (17,052 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.




