Nonstop flight route between Helsinki / Malmi, Finland and Lompoc, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Helsinki-Malmi Airport (HEM), Helsinki / Malmi, Finland and Vandenberg Air Force Base (VBG), Lompoc, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,590 miles (or 8,996 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 Vandenberg Air Force Base, 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 Vandenberg Air Force Base. 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: | VBG / KVBG | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Lompoc, California, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°43'57"N by 120°34'5"W | 
| View all routes: | Routes from VBG | 
| More Information: | VBG Maps & Info | 
Facts about Helsinki-Malmi Airport (HEM):
- Nowadays Malmi Airport is in general aviation use.
- A new airfield of international standards was first opened to traffic in 1952 in Seutula, in time for the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.
- The closest airport to Helsinki-Malmi Airport (HEM) is Helsinki Airport (HEL), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) NNW of 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.
- In addition to being known as "Helsinki-Malmi Airport", another name for HEM is "Helsinki-Malmin lentoasemaHelsingfors-Malm flygplats".
- Helsinki-Malmi Airport is an airport in the city of Helsinki, Finland, located in the district of Malmi, 5.4 NM north north-east of the city centre.
- 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.
- Helsinki-Malmi Airport handled 50 passengers last year.
Facts about Vandenberg Air Force Base (VBG):
- Vandenberg Air Force Base is a United States Air Force Base, located approximately 9.2 miles northwest of Lompoc, California.
- The furthest airport from Vandenberg Air Force Base (VBG) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,479 miles (18,473 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- Construction of the Army camp began in September 1941.
- In addition to being known as "Vandenberg Air Force Base", another name for VBG is "Vandenberg AFB".
- The closest airport to Vandenberg Air Force Base (VBG) is Lompoc Airport (LPC), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) SE of VBG.
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- 576th Flight Test Squadron
- As the war progressed, German and Italian prisoners of war were quartered at Camp Cooke.
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