Nonstop flight route between Helsinki / Malmi, Finland and Weerawila, Sri Lanka:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Helsinki-Malmi Airport (HEM), Helsinki / Malmi, Finland and Weerawila Airport (WRZ), Weerawila, Sri Lanka would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,722 miles (or 7,600 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 Weerawila 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 Weerawila 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: | WRZ / VCCW | 
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| Location: | Weerawila, Sri Lanka | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 6°15'15"N by 81°14'2"E | 
| Area Served: | Hambantota | 
| Operator/Owner: | Sri Lanka Air Force | 
| Airport Type: | Public / Military | 
| Elevation: | 50 feet (15 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from WRZ | 
| More Information: | WRZ Maps & Info | 
Facts about Helsinki-Malmi Airport (HEM):
- Helsinki-Malmi Airport handled 50 passengers last year.
 - Helsinki-Malmi Airport was among the first in the world to be designed from the beginning as an international airport.
 - The Winter War interrupted civil aviation at Malmi, and the Airport was taken over by the Finnish Air Force.
 - The closest airport to Helsinki-Malmi Airport (HEM) is Helsinki Airport (HEL), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) NNW of HEM.
 - 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.
 - Malmi Airport is also popular among people who like outdoor exercise because its environment offers natural scenery and a nature path encircles the airport area.
 - 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.
 - In addition to being known as "Helsinki-Malmi Airport", another name for HEM is "Helsinki-Malmin lentoasemaHelsingfors-Malm flygplats".
 
Facts about Weerawila Airport (WRZ):
- The closest airport to Weerawila Airport (WRZ) is Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) WNW of WRZ.
 - Because of Weerawila Airport's relatively low elevation of 50 feet, planes can take off or land at Weerawila 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 Weerawila Airport (WRZ) is Seymour Airport (GPS), which is located 11,727 miles (18,872 kilometers) away in Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador.
 - Weerawila Airport (WRZ) currently has only 1 runway.
 - In addition to being known as "Weerawila Airport", another name for WRZ is "වීරවිල ගුවන්තොටුපළ".
 
