Nonstop flight route between Pori, Finland and Fort Sill, Oklahoma, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Pori Airport (POR), Pori, Finland and Henry Post Army Airfield (FSI), Fort Sill, Oklahoma, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,005 miles (or 8,054 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 Pori Airport and Henry Post Army 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 Pori Airport and Henry Post Army Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Pori Airport (POR):

• On 2 August 2010, Finncomm Airlines announced the end of the flight services to Pori Airport.
• Pori Airport handled 43,185 passengers last year.
• Pori Airport (POR) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Pori Airport (POR) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,008 miles (17,716 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The closest airport to Pori Airport (POR) is Tampere–Pirkkala Airport (TMP), which is located 59 miles (95 kilometers) E of POR.
• During 2011 Pori Airport served 54,056 passengers, an increase of 25.2% from previous year.
• Because of Pori Airport's relatively low elevation of 44 feet, planes can take off or land at Pori 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 "Pori Airport", another name for POR is "Porin lentoasema".

Facts about Henry Post Army Airfield (FSI):

• Henry Post Army Airfield (FSI) currently has only 1 runway.
• The Army will continue to operate and maintain a precision approach radar at Fort Sill's Henry Post Field for the foreseeable future.
• The closest airport to Henry Post Army Airfield (FSI) is Lawton–Fort Sill Regional Airport (LAW), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) S of FSI.
• By the late 1920s, the World War I tarpaper buildings were rotting and turning into fire hazards.
• The furthest airport from Henry Post Army Airfield (FSI) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,920 miles (17,575 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• The field was named in honor of pioneer aviator 2d Lieutenant Henry Post.
• Post Field served as a base for flight training for the Air Service.
• With the sudden end of World War I in November 1918, the future operational status of Post Field was unknown.