Nonstop flight route between Helsinki / Malmi, Finland and Masirah Island, Oman:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Helsinki-Malmi Airport (HEM), Helsinki / Malmi, Finland and RAFO Masirah (MSH), Masirah Island, Oman would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,192 miles (or 5,138 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 RAFO Masirah, 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 RAFO Masirah. 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: | MSH / OOMA |
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Location: | Masirah Island, Oman |
GPS Coordinates: | 20°40'31"N by 58°53'25"E |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 64 feet (20 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from MSH |
More Information: | MSH Maps & Info |
Facts about Helsinki-Malmi Airport (HEM):
- Nowadays Malmi Airport is in general aviation use.
- On 25 March 2014, the Finnish government made a framework decision in principle to close down Malmi Airport and hand it over to residential use by the early 2020s.
- Helsinki-Malmi Airport (HEM) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Helsinki-Malmi Airport (HEM) is Helsinki Airport (HEL), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) NNW of HEM.
- During the war, bigger and heavier aircraft had been developed, and after the war the aircraft industry and commercial aviation business flourished.
- In addition to being known as "Helsinki-Malmi Airport", another name for HEM is "Helsinki-Malmin lentoasemaHelsingfors-Malm flygplats".
- 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.
- 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.
- Helsinki-Malmi Airport handled 50 passengers last year.
- 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 RAFO Masirah (MSH):
- In addition to being known as "RAFO Masirah", another name for MSH is "Masirah Air Base".
- Because of RAFO Masirah's relatively low elevation of 64 feet, planes can take off or land at RAFO Masirah 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 RAFO Masirah (MSH) is Duqm Jaaluni Airport (JNJ), which is located 115 miles (185 kilometers) SW of MSH.
- RAFO Masirah (MSH) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from RAFO Masirah (MSH) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,574 miles (18,626 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.