Nonstop flight route between London, England, United Kingdom and Seinäjoki, Finland:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between London Heathrow Airport (LHR), London, England, United Kingdom and Seinäjoki Airport (SJY), Seinäjoki, Finland would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,157 miles (or 1,862 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 London Heathrow Airport and Seinäjoki Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about London Heathrow Airport (LHR):

• Heathrow Airport started in 1929 as a small airfield on land south-east of the hamlet of Heathrow from which the airport takes its name.
• Policing of the airport is the responsibility of the aviation security unit of the Metropolitan Police, although the army, including armoured vehicles of the Household Cavalry, has occasionally been deployed at the airport during periods of heightened security.
• A trial of "noise relief zones" ran from December 2012 to March 2013, which concentrated approach flight paths into defined areas compared with the existing paths which were spread out.
• London Heathrow Airport (LHR) has 2 runways.
• Heathrow Airport is used by over 90 airlines flying to 170 destinations worldwide.
• When runway alternation was introduced, aircraft generated significantly more noise on departure than when landing, so a preference for westerly operations during daylight was introduced, which continues to this day.
• The furthest airport from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,875 miles (19,112 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The closest airport to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) is RAF Northolt (NHT), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) NNE of LHR.
• Because of London Heathrow Airport's relatively low elevation of 83 feet, planes can take off or land at London Heathrow 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 2005, a substantial redesign and redevelopment of the terminal saw the opening of the new Eastern Extension, doubling the size of the departure lounge and creating additional seating as well as retail space.

Facts about Seinäjoki Airport (SJY):

• Because of Seinäjoki Airport's relatively low elevation of 302 feet, planes can take off or land at Seinäjoki 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.
• Seinäjoki Airport (SJY) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Seinäjoki Airport (SJY) is Kauhajoki Airfield (KHJ), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) SW of SJY.
• The furthest airport from Seinäjoki Airport (SJY) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,921 miles (17,576 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The airport has also direct charter flights to popular destinations in Southern Europe.
• In addition to being known as "Seinäjoki Airport", another name for SJY is "Seinäjoen lentoasema".
• Seinäjoki Airport handled 33,930 passengers last year.
• The airport resides at an elevation of 92 metres above mean sea level.