Nonstop flight route between Jyväskylä, Finland and Altus, Oklahoma, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Jyväskylä Airport (JYV), Jyväskylä, Finland and Altus Air Force Base (LTS), Altus, Oklahoma, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,071 miles (or 8,161 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 Jyväskylä Airport and Altus 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 Jyväskylä Airport and Altus 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: | JYV / EFJY |
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Location: | Jyväskylä, Finland |
GPS Coordinates: | 62°24'2"N by 25°40'22"E |
Area Served: | Jyväskylä |
Operator/Owner: | Finavia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 459 feet (140 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from JYV |
More Information: | JYV Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LTS / KLTS |
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Location: | Altus, Oklahoma, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°39'59"N by 99°16'5"W |
View all routes: | Routes from LTS |
More Information: | LTS Maps & Info |
Facts about Jyväskylä Airport (JYV):
- The closest airport to Jyväskylä Airport (JYV) is Halli Airport (KEV), which is located 47 miles (76 kilometers) SW of JYV.
- The furthest airport from Jyväskylä Airport (JYV) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,875 miles (17,502 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of Jyväskylä Airport's relatively low elevation of 459 feet, planes can take off or land at Jyväskylä 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.
- Jyväskylä Airport (JYV) currently has only 1 runway.
- Jyväskylä Airport handled 88,608 passengers last year.
- On August 2, 2010, Finncomm Airlines announced it will stop its service between Helsinki and Jyväskylä on August 16, 2010.
- In addition to being known as "Jyväskylä Airport", another name for JYV is "Jyväskylän lentoasema".
Facts about Altus Air Force Base (LTS):
- The post Cold War environment would bring many changes to Altus AFB.
- More changes were on the horizon.
- In addition to being known as "Altus Air Force Base", another name for LTS is "Altus AFB".
- The closest airport to Altus Air Force Base (LTS) is Altus/Quartz Mountain Regional Airport (AXS), which is located only 5 miles (7 kilometers) WNW of LTS.
- The furthest airport from Altus Air Force Base (LTS) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,958 miles (17,635 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Altus AFB supports about 2,000 permanent military personnel.
- Between 1945 and 1953 Altus would serve as a scrap yard for hundreds of World War II era military aircraft.