Nonstop flight route between Russian Mission, Alaska, United States and Mikkeli, Finland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Russian Mission Airport (RSH), Russian Mission, Alaska, United States and Mikkeli Airport (MIK), Mikkeli, Finland would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,895 miles (or 6,268 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 Russian Mission Airport and Mikkeli 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 Russian Mission Airport and Mikkeli Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | RSH / PARS |
Airport Name: | Russian Mission Airport |
Location: | Russian Mission, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 61°46'29"N by 161°19'9"W |
Area Served: | Russian Mission, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 51 feet (16 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from RSH |
More Information: | RSH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MIK / EFMI |
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Location: | Mikkeli, Finland |
GPS Coordinates: | 61°41'11"N by 27°11'59"E |
Operator/Owner: | City of Mikkeli |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 329 feet (100 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MIK |
More Information: | MIK Maps & Info |
Facts about Russian Mission Airport (RSH):
- Because of Russian Mission Airport's relatively low elevation of 51 feet, planes can take off or land at Russian Mission 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 Russian Mission Airport (RSH) is Marshall Don Hunter Sr. Airport (MLL), which is located 24 miles (38 kilometers) WNW of RSH.
- Russian Mission Airport (RSH) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Russian Mission Airport (RSH) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,516 miles (16,923 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
Facts about Mikkeli Airport (MIK):
- 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 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.
- The closest airport to Mikkeli Airport (MIK) is Varkaus Airport (VRK), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) NNE of MIK.
- Mikkeli Airport (MIK) currently has only 1 runway.
- The secondary tower of Mikkeli Airport
- In addition to being known as "Mikkeli Airport", another name for MIK is "Mikkelin lentoasema".