Nonstop flight route between Kauhava, Finland and Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kauhava Airport (KAU), Kauhava, Finland and Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR), Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,039 miles (or 8,109 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 Kauhava Airport and Baton Rouge Metropolitan 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 Kauhava Airport and Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Kauhava Airport (KAU):

• In addition to being known as "Kauhava Airport", another name for KAU is "Kauhavan lentoasema".
• The furthest airport from Kauhava Airport (KAU) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,894 miles (17,532 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Because of Kauhava Airport's relatively low elevation of 151 feet, planes can take off or land at Kauhava 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 closest airport to Kauhava Airport (KAU) is Seinäjoki Airport (SJY), which is located 31 miles (49 kilometers) SSW of KAU.
• Kauhava Airport handled 155 passengers last year.
• Kauhava Airport (KAU) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR):

• Louisiana Aircraft Inc., a fixed base operation on the south side of the airport has been purchased by a real estate developer.
• In addition to being known as "Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport", another name for BTR is "Ryan FieldHarding Army Airfield".
• On June 7, 2013, a privately owned Beechcraft King Air 200 headed to McComb, Mississippi, crashed 2 minutes after takeoff into a neighborhood in Baker, Louisiana, approximately 13 miles north of Baton Rouge, killing the pilot.
• Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport, also known as Ryan Field, is a public use airport located four nautical miles north of the central business district of Baton Rouge, a city in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, United States.
• The furthest airport from Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,070 miles (17,816 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
• In March 2012, a project to expand the rotunda area of the terminal began.
• Because of Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport's relatively low elevation of 70 feet, planes can take off or land at Baton Rouge Metropolitan 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 closest airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR) is False River Regional Airport (HZR), which is located 23 miles (38 kilometers) WNW of BTR.
• Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR) has 3 runways.