Nonstop flight route between Hyvinkää, Finland and Lakehurst, New Jersey, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Hyvinkää Airfield (HYV), Hyvinkää, Finland and JB MDL Lakehurst (NEL), Lakehurst, New Jersey, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,143 miles (or 6,668 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 Hyvinkää Airfield and JB MDL Lakehurst, 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 Hyvinkää Airfield and JB MDL Lakehurst. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HYV / EFHV |
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| Location: | Hyvinkää, Finland |
| GPS Coordinates: | 60°39'15"N by 24°52'51"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Hyvinkään Ilmailukerho |
| Elevation: | 430 feet (131 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HYV |
| More Information: | HYV Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NEL / KNEL |
| Airport Name: | JB MDL Lakehurst |
| Location: | Lakehurst, New Jersey, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°1'59"N by 74°21'12"W |
| Operator/Owner: | United States Navy |
| View all routes: | Routes from NEL |
| More Information: | NEL Maps & Info |
Facts about Hyvinkää Airfield (HYV):
- The closest airport to Hyvinkää Airfield (HYV) is Helsinki Airport (HEL), which is located 23 miles (38 kilometers) S of HYV.
- Because of Hyvinkää Airfield's relatively low elevation of 430 feet, planes can take off or land at Hyvinkää Airfield 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 Hyvinkää Airfield (HYV) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,978 miles (17,667 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Hyvinkää Airfield (HYV) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Hyvinkää Airfield", another name for HYV is "Hyvinkään lentokenttä".
Facts about JB MDL Lakehurst (NEL):
- The closest airport to JB MDL Lakehurst (NEL) is Ocean County Airport (MJX), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) SSE of NEL.
- Naval Air Engineering Station Lakehurst, the former name of the Lakehurst part of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, is a United States Air Force-managed Joint Base located approximately 25 miles east-southeast of Trenton, New Jersey.
- The base housed many Navy non-rigid airships, otherwise knowns as "blimps," in several squadrons before, during, and after World War II.
- The furthest airport from JB MDL Lakehurst (NEL) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,767 miles (18,936 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Also known as Maxfield Field, the host unit at Lakehurst is the United States Air Force 87th Air Base Wing.
