Nonstop flight route between Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States and Kemi / Tornio, Finland:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Pope Field (POB), Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States and Kemi-Tornio Airport (KEM), Kemi / Tornio, Finland would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,386 miles (or 7,059 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 Pope Field and Kemi-Tornio 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 Pope Field and Kemi-Tornio Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Pope Field (POB):

• Pope AFB is named after First Lieutenant Harley Halbert Pope who was killed on January 7, 1919, when the Curtiss JN-4 Jenny he was flying crashed into the Cape Fear River.
• The closest airport to Pope Field (POB) is Simmons Army Airfield (FBG), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) ESE of POB.
• The USAF 440th Airlift Wing is a United States Air Force Reserve unit performs airfield operations to include airfield management, weather forecasting, airfield tower control, airfield navigation and landing systems’ maintenance.
• The furthest airport from Pope Field (POB) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,630 miles (18,716 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• On December 1, 1974 the Military Airlift Command took responsibility for tactical airlift and assumed command of Pope with all of its assigned units.
• The 464th provided airlift of troops and cargo, participated in joint airborne training with Army forces, and took part in tactical exercises in the United States and overseas.

Facts about Kemi-Tornio Airport (KEM):

• There is no public transportation directly to the airport.
• The closest airport to Kemi-Tornio Airport (KEM) is Oulu Airport (OUL), which is located 63 miles (101 kilometers) SSE of KEM.
• In addition to being known as "Kemi-Tornio Airport", another name for KEM is "Kemi-Tornion lentoasema".
• Because of Kemi-Tornio Airport's relatively low elevation of 61 feet, planes can take off or land at Kemi-Tornio 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.
• Kemi-Tornio Airport (KEM) currently has only 1 runway.
• Kemi-Tornio Airport is an airport in Kemi, Finland.
• Kemi-Tornio Airport handled 96,562 passengers last year.
• The furthest airport from Kemi-Tornio Airport (KEM) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,722 miles (17,255 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.