Nonstop flight route between Mariehamn, Åland Islands, Finland and Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Mariehamn Airport (MHQ), Mariehamn, Åland Islands, Finland and Abbotsford International Airport (YXX), Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,605 miles (or 7,411 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 Mariehamn Airport and Abbotsford International 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 Mariehamn Airport and Abbotsford International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Mariehamn Airport (MHQ):

• The furthest airport from Mariehamn Airport (MHQ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,120 miles (17,896 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Mariehamn Airport handled 48,672 passengers last year.
• Because of Mariehamn Airport's relatively low elevation of 17 feet, planes can take off or land at Mariehamn 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 "Mariehamn Airport", another name for MHQ is "Mariehamns flygplatsMaarianhaminan lentoasema".
• The closest airport to Mariehamn Airport (MHQ) is Stockholm Arlanda Airport (ARN), which is located 76 miles (122 kilometers) WSW of MHQ.
• Mariehamn Airport (MHQ) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Abbotsford International Airport (YXX):

• Following World War II, the airport was largely used for general aviation and as a secondary field to Vancouver International Airport.
• In 2012, YXX was Canada's 15th busiest airport by aircraft movements, with 108,545 movements, 503,693 passengers passed through Abbotsford International Airport in 2008.
• Abbotsford International Airport (YXX) has 2 runways.
• Because of Abbotsford International Airport's relatively low elevation of 194 feet, planes can take off or land at Abbotsford International 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.
• Abbotsford International Airport is located in the City of Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada, 2.2 nautical miles southwest of the city centre.
• Abbotsford became a jet passenger airport in June 1997 with the start of scheduled service to Alberta by WestJet.
• The furthest airport from Abbotsford International Airport (YXX) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,682 miles (17,191 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• Abbotsford International Airport handled 475,223 passengers last year.
• In 2010, a new parallel taxiway as added alongside runway 07/25, and the main airport apron was extended.
• The closest airport to Abbotsford International Airport (YXX) is Blaine Municipal Airport (BWS), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) W of YXX.