Nonstop flight route between Hyvinkää, Finland and Santa Monica, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Hyvinkää Airfield (HYV), Hyvinkää, Finland and Santa Monica Airport (SMO), Santa Monica, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,575 miles (or 8,972 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 Santa Monica 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 Hyvinkää Airfield and Santa Monica Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Hyvinkää Airfield (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.
• Hyvinkää Airfield (HYV) has 2 runways.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Hyvinkää Airfield", another name for HYV is "Hyvinkään lentokenttä".
• The closest airport to Hyvinkää Airfield (HYV) is Helsinki Airport (HEL), which is located 23 miles (38 kilometers) S of HYV.

Facts about Santa Monica Airport (SMO):

• In addition, there are numerous recommended noise abatement procedures and limitations that have been incorporated into the Airport’s Fly Neighborly Program and included in the program’s outreach materials.
• Santa Monica Airport (SMO) currently has only 1 runway.
• Santa Monica Airport is a general aviation airport largely in Santa Monica, California.
• In addition to being known as "Santa Monica Airport", other names for SMO include "Santa Monica Municipal Airport" and "Clover Field".
• Typhoon is the only restaurant on the airport property with a runway view and Spitfire Grill is across on Airport Avenue.
• Because of Santa Monica Airport's relatively low elevation of 177 feet, planes can take off or land at Santa Monica 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.
• Night Departure Curfew – No takeoffs or engine starts are permitted between 11 pm and 7 am Monday through Friday, or until 8 am on weekends.
• The furthest airport from Santa Monica Airport (SMO) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,484 miles (18,481 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
• The closest airport to Santa Monica Airport (SMO) is Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) SSE of SMO.