Nonstop flight route between Kuopio / Siilinjärvi, Finland and Sittwe, Myanmar (Burma):
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kuopio Airport (KUO), Kuopio / Siilinjärvi, Finland and Sittwe Airport (AKY), Sittwe, Myanmar (Burma) would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,208 miles (or 6,772 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 Kuopio Airport and Sittwe 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 Kuopio Airport and Sittwe Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KUO / EFKU | 
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| Location: | Kuopio / Siilinjärvi, Finland | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 63°0'30"N by 27°47'39"E | 
| Area Served: | Kuopio, Finland | 
| Operator/Owner: | Finavia | 
| Airport Type: | Public / Military | 
| Elevation: | 323 feet (98 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from KUO | 
| More Information: | KUO Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AKY / VYSW | 
| Airport Name: | Sittwe Airport | 
| Location: | Sittwe, Myanmar (Burma) | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 20°7'58"N by 92°52'21"E | 
| Elevation: | 27 feet (8 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from AKY | 
| More Information: | AKY Maps & Info | 
Facts about Kuopio Airport (KUO):
- Kuopio Airport (KUO) currently has only 1 runway.
 - Kuopio Airport is also home of the Finnish Air Force's Karelian Air Command and the Fighter Squadron 31.
 - Because of Kuopio Airport's relatively low elevation of 323 feet, planes can take off or land at Kuopio 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 addition to being known as "Kuopio Airport", another name for KUO is "Kuopion lentoasema".
 - Kuopio Airport handled 253,612 passengers last year.
 - The closest airport to Kuopio Airport (KUO) is Varkaus Airport (VRK), which is located 58 miles (93 kilometers) S of KUO.
 - The furthest airport from Kuopio Airport (KUO) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,797 miles (17,377 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
 
Facts about Sittwe Airport (AKY):
- Because of Sittwe Airport's relatively low elevation of 27 feet, planes can take off or land at Sittwe 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 Sittwe Airport (AKY) is Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO), which is located 11,592 miles (18,655 kilometers) away in Pisco, Peru.
 - Sittwe Airport (AKY) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The closest airport to Sittwe Airport (AKY) is Kyaukpyu Airport (KYP), which is located 65 miles (105 kilometers) SE of AKY.
 
