Nonstop flight route between Carbondale/Murphysboro, Illinois, United States and Hyvinkää, Finland:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Southern Illinois Airport (MDH), Carbondale/Murphysboro, Illinois, United States and Hyvinkää Airfield (HYV), Hyvinkää, Finland would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,694 miles (or 7,554 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 Southern Illinois Airport and Hyvinkää Airfield, 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 Southern Illinois Airport and Hyvinkää Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Southern Illinois Airport (MDH):

• An air traffic control tower operates from 7am to 9pm each day and an ASOS weather facility operates on a 24-hour basis.
• Because of Southern Illinois Airport's relatively low elevation of 411 feet, planes can take off or land at Southern Illinois 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.
• Southern Illinois Airport is also the home operating base for Southern Illinois University's aviation flight and aviation technologies programs.
• The furthest airport from Southern Illinois Airport (MDH) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,052 miles (17,786 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Southern Illinois Airport (MDH) is Williamson County Regional Airport (MWA), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) E of MDH.
• The airport opened in 1950 and was originally known as Murdale Airport.
• Southern Illinois Airport (MDH) has 3 runways.

Facts about Hyvinkää Airfield (HYV):

• The closest airport to Hyvinkää Airfield (HYV) is Helsinki Airport (HEL), which is located 23 miles (38 kilometers) S of HYV.
• Hyvinkää Airfield (HYV) has 2 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Hyvinkää Airfield", another name for HYV is "Hyvinkään lentokenttä".
• The furthest airport from Hyvinkää Airfield (HYV) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,978 miles (17,667 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Because of Hyvinkää Airfield's relatively low elevation of 430 feet, planes can take off or land at Hyvinkää Airfield 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.