Nonstop flight route between Kuopio / Siilinjärvi, Finland and Birjand, Iran:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kuopio Airport (KUO), Kuopio / Siilinjärvi, Finland and Birjand International Airport (XBJ), Birjand, Iran would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,487 miles (or 4,003 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 relatively short distance between Kuopio Airport and Birjand International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | XBJ / OIMB | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Birjand, Iran | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°53'53"N by 59°15'57"E | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 4952 feet (1,509 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from XBJ | 
| More Information: | XBJ Maps & Info | 
Facts about Kuopio Airport (KUO):
- Kuopio Airport handled 253,612 passengers last year.
- A unique airport Lake terminal was completed in March 2008.
- Kuopio Airport (KUO) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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".
- 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 Birjand International Airport (XBJ):
- Birjand Airport has since opened a second passenger terminal to for the increasing number of passengers.
- In addition to being known as "Birjand International Airport", another name for XBJ is "فرودگاه بین المللی بیرجند".
- Birjand International Airport (XBJ) has 2 runways.
- Birjand Airport is a small airport near Birjand, Iran.
- Because of Birjand International Airport's high elevation of 4,952 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at XBJ. Combined with a high temperature, this could make XBJ a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Birjand International Airport (XBJ) is Tabas Airport (TCX), which is located 147 miles (237 kilometers) WNW of XBJ.
- Birjand airport was established in 1933, beginning with small aircraft.
- The furthest airport from Birjand International Airport (XBJ) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,653 miles (18,754 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.




