Nonstop flight route between Helsinki / Malmi, Finland and Rodrigues Island, Mauritius:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Helsinki-Malmi Airport (HEM), Helsinki / Malmi, Finland and Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), Rodrigues Island, Mauritius would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,930 miles (or 9,543 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 Sir Gaëtan Duval 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 Sir Gaëtan Duval 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: | RRG / FIMR | 
| Airport Name: | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport | 
| Location: | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 19°45'27"S by 63°21'38"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | Airport of Rodrigues Ltd - Licensed Aerodrome Operator | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 95 feet (29 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from RRG | 
| More Information: | RRG Maps & Info | 
Facts about Helsinki-Malmi Airport (HEM):
- In addition to being known as "Helsinki-Malmi Airport", another name for HEM is "Helsinki-Malmin lentoasemaHelsingfors-Malm flygplats".
- 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.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Helsinki-Malmi Airport (HEM) is Helsinki Airport (HEL), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) NNW of HEM.
- Helsinki-Malmi Airport (HEM) has 2 runways.
- 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.
- Nowadays Malmi Airport is in general aviation use.
Facts about Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG):
- The furthest airport from Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) is Ciudad Constitución Airport (CUA), which is located 11,950 miles (19,232 kilometers) away in Ciudad Constitución, Baja California Sur, Mexico.
- Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport's relatively low elevation of 95 feet, planes can take off or land at Sir Gaëtan Duval 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 closest airport to Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) is Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU), which is located 371 miles (598 kilometers) W of RRG.




