Nonstop flight route between Kuopio / Siilinjärvi, Finland and Mackay, Queensland, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kuopio Airport (KUO), Kuopio / Siilinjärvi, Finland and Mackay Airport (MKY), Mackay, Queensland, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,487 miles (or 13,659 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 Mackay 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 Mackay 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: | MKY / YBMK |
Airport Name: | Mackay Airport |
Location: | Mackay, Queensland, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 21°10'18"S by 149°10'46"E |
Operator/Owner: | Mackay Airport Pty Ltd |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 19 feet (6 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from MKY |
More Information: | MKY Maps & Info |
Facts about Kuopio Airport (KUO):
- 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.
- The closest airport to Kuopio Airport (KUO) is Varkaus Airport (VRK), which is located 58 miles (93 kilometers) S of KUO.
- Kuopio Airport (KUO) currently has only 1 runway.
- Kuopio Airport handled 253,612 passengers last year.
- A unique airport Lake terminal was completed in March 2008.
- In addition to being known as "Kuopio Airport", another name for KUO is "Kuopion lentoasema".
- 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 Mackay Airport (MKY):
- Mackay Airport (MKY) has 2 runways.
- Mackay Airport handled 1,049,172 passengers last year.
- In 1938, the airport held an airshow featuring ten aircraft, which attracted over 8,000 spectators.
- The airport attracts a diverse range of carriers to service the travel needs of the business, commercial, industrial, leisure and visiting friends and relatives sectors.
- In the year 2008, the airport handled 837,416 passengers making it the 15th busiest airport in Australia.
- The furthest airport from Mackay Airport (MKY) is Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO), which is located 11,973 miles (19,269 kilometers) away in Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde.
- The closest airport to Mackay Airport (MKY) is Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI), which is located 58 miles (94 kilometers) NNW of MKY.
- Because of Mackay Airport's relatively low elevation of 19 feet, planes can take off or land at Mackay 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.