Nonstop flight route between Rovaniemi, Finland and Grand Rapids, Minnesota, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Rovaniemi Airport (RVN), Rovaniemi, Finland and Grand Rapids - Itasca County Airport (GPZ), Grand Rapids, Minnesota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,956 miles (or 6,366 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 Rovaniemi Airport and Grand Rapids - Itasca County 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 Rovaniemi Airport and Grand Rapids - Itasca County Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | RVN / EFRO |
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Location: | Rovaniemi, Finland |
GPS Coordinates: | 66°33'42"N by 25°49'50"E |
Area Served: | Rovaniemi, Finland |
Operator/Owner: | Finavia |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 642 feet (196 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from RVN |
More Information: | RVN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GPZ / KGPZ |
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Location: | Grand Rapids, Minnesota, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 47°12'39"N by 93°30'34"W |
Operator/Owner: | Grand Rapids / Itasca County, Minnesota |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 413 feet (126 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from GPZ |
More Information: | GPZ Maps & Info |
Facts about Rovaniemi Airport (RVN):
- Because of Rovaniemi Airport's relatively low elevation of 642 feet, planes can take off or land at Rovaniemi 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 Rovaniemi Airport (RVN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,658 miles (17,152 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Rovaniemi Airport", another name for RVN is "Rovaniemen lentoasema".
- Rovaniemi Airport is the fifth biggest airport in Finland by annual number of passengers, located in Rovaniemi, Finland, about 10 kilometres north of Rovaniemi city centre.
- Rovaniemi Airport handled 309,821 passengers last year.
- Rovaniemi Airport (RVN) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Rovaniemi Airport (RVN) is Kemi-Tornio Airport (KEM), which is located 64 miles (103 kilometers) SSW of RVN.
- In addition to civil traffic the runway is also used by F-18 fighter interceptors of Lapin lennosto.
Facts about Grand Rapids - Itasca County Airport (GPZ):
- In addition to being known as "Grand Rapids - Itasca County Airport", another name for GPZ is "Gordon Newstrom Field".
- Because of Grand Rapids - Itasca County Airport's relatively low elevation of 413 feet, planes can take off or land at Grand Rapids - Itasca County 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.
- Grand Rapids - Itasca County Airport (GPZ) has 3 runways.
- The furthest airport from Grand Rapids - Itasca County Airport (GPZ) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,692 miles (17,207 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Grand Rapids - Itasca County Airport (GPZ) is Range Regional Airport (HIB), which is located 34 miles (54 kilometers) ENE of GPZ.