Nonstop flight route between Kemi / Tornio, Finland and Merced, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kemi-Tornio Airport (KEM), Kemi / Tornio, Finland and Merced Regional Airport (MCE), Merced, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,075 miles (or 8,168 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 Kemi-Tornio Airport and Merced Regional 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 Kemi-Tornio Airport and Merced Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Kemi-Tornio Airport (KEM):

• There is a parking lot just in front of the terminal door.
• There is no public transportation directly to the airport.
• Because of Kemi-Tornio Airport's relatively low elevation of 61 feet, planes can take off or land at Kemi-Tornio 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 Kemi-Tornio Airport (KEM) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,722 miles (17,255 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Kemi-Tornio Airport is an airport in Kemi, Finland.
• Kemi-Tornio Airport (KEM) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Kemi-Tornio Airport (KEM) is Oulu Airport (OUL), which is located 63 miles (101 kilometers) SSE of KEM.
• Kemi-Tornio Airport handled 96,562 passengers last year.
• In addition to being known as "Kemi-Tornio Airport", another name for KEM is "Kemi-Tornion lentoasema".

Facts about Merced Regional Airport (MCE):

• Bus connections to Yosemite National Park are available through the Yosemite Area Regional Transportation System.
• In addition to being known as "Merced Regional Airport", another name for MCE is "MacReady Field".
• Because of Merced Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 155 feet, planes can take off or land at Merced Regional 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 1941 construction delays at the Air Corps Basic Flying School site forced the Army to lease the original Merced Municipal Airport, resulting in the first aircraft assigned to the Air Corps Basic Flying School being stored at Merced Municipal Airport and giving the Basic Flying School its first usable axillary field.
• The furthest airport from Merced Regional Airport (MCE) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,314 miles (18,209 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• Merced Regional Airport (MCE) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Merced Regional Airport (MCE) is Castle Airport (MER), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) NNW of MCE.