Nonstop flight route between Mikkeli, Finland and Fort Benning, Columbus, Georgia, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Mikkeli Airport (MIK), Mikkeli, Finland and Lawson Army Airfield (Fort Benning) (LSF), Fort Benning, Columbus, Georgia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,931 miles (or 7,935 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 Mikkeli Airport and Lawson Army Airfield (Fort Benning), 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 Mikkeli Airport and Lawson Army Airfield (Fort Benning). You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Mikkeli Airport (MIK):

• A Cessna 152 taking off at Mikkeli Airport
• The secondary tower of Mikkeli Airport
• Mikkeli Airport (MIK) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Mikkeli Airport (MIK) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,873 miles (17,498 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Mikkeli Airport handled 1,214 passengers last year.
• Because of Mikkeli Airport's relatively low elevation of 329 feet, planes can take off or land at Mikkeli 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.
• The closest airport to Mikkeli Airport (MIK) is Varkaus Airport (VRK), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) NNE of MIK.
• In addition to being known as "Mikkeli Airport", another name for MIK is "Mikkelin lentoasema".

Facts about Lawson Army Airfield (Fort Benning) (LSF):

• Lawson received a major expansion program in 1965 including an 8,200-ft.
• In 1933, the Army spent $855,060 upgrading Lawson's facilities.
• In August 1931, the Army named the airfield in honor of Capt.
• Because of Lawson Army Airfield (Fort Benning)'s relatively low elevation of 232 feet, planes can take off or land at Lawson Army Airfield (Fort Benning) 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.
• Lawson Army Airfield (Fort Benning) (LSF) currently has only 1 runway.
• Following the war, Troop Carrier Squadrons remained at Lawson in support of the Parachute School with the C-46.
• The closest airport to Lawson Army Airfield (Fort Benning) (LSF) is Columbus Metropolitan Airport (CSG), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) NNE of LSF.
• The furthest airport from Lawson Army Airfield (Fort Benning) (LSF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,271 miles (18,139 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• In 1967, Lawson Army Airfield was used for filming as part of the production of The Green Berets.