Nonstop flight route between Kuopio / Siilinjärvi, Finland and Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kuopio Airport (KUO), Kuopio / Siilinjärvi, Finland and Nukutavake Airport (NUK), Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,349 miles (or 15,046 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 Nukutavake 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 Nukutavake 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 | 
| Airport Names: | 
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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: | NUK / NTGW | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 19°17'6"S by 138°46'18"W | 
| Area Served: | Nukutavake | 
| Operator/Owner: | DSEAC Polynésie Française | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from NUK | 
| More Information: | NUK Maps & Info | 
Facts about Kuopio Airport (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.
- 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.
- Kuopio Airport (KUO) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Kuopio Airport", another name for KUO is "Kuopion lentoasema".
- A unique airport Lake terminal was completed in March 2008.
- The closest airport to Kuopio Airport (KUO) is Varkaus Airport (VRK), which is located 58 miles (93 kilometers) S of KUO.
- Kuopio Airport handled 253,612 passengers last year.
Facts about Nukutavake Airport (NUK):
- The closest airport to Nukutavake Airport (NUK) is Tureira Airport (ZTA), which is located 104 miles (167 kilometers) S of NUK.
- In addition to being known as "Nukutavake Airport", another name for NUK is "Aérodrome de Nukutavake".
- The furthest airport from Nukutavake Airport (NUK) is Al-Baha Domestic Airport (ABT), which is nearly antipodal to Nukutavake Airport (meaning Nukutavake Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Al-Baha Domestic Airport), and is located 12,362 miles (19,895 kilometers) away in Al-Baha, Saudi Arabia.
- Nukutavake Airport (NUK) currently has only 1 runway.




