Nonstop flight route between Rovaniemi, Finland and Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Rovaniemi Airport (RVN), Rovaniemi, Finland and Kamloops Airport (YKA), Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,143 miles (or 6,668 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 Kamloops 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 Kamloops Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Rovaniemi Airport (RVN):

• In addition to being known as "Rovaniemi Airport", another name for RVN is "Rovaniemen lentoasema".
• 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 2010, the airport served over 309,000 passengers.
• 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.
• Rovaniemi Airport is the fifth largest airport in Finland.
• Rovaniemi Airport handled 309,821 passengers last year.
• 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.

Facts about Kamloops Airport (YKA):

• In addition to being known as "Kamloops Airport", another name for YKA is "Fulton Field".
• Kamloops Airport handled 275,424 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Kamloops Airport (YKA) is Merritt Airport (YMB), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) SSW of YKA.
• Kamloops Airport (YKA) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Kamloops Airport (YKA) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,541 miles (16,964 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• On July 31, 2010, a Convair CV-580 airtanker operated by Convair Aviation, on route to the Kamloops Airport, crashed and was destroyed due to a local forest fire on the British Columbia Ministry of Forests land near Siwash Road, some 15 kilometres south of Lytton, British Columbia, a town in the Thompson region, along with Kamloops.
• Along with an air show presentation, the airport publicly opened on August 5, 1939.
• It has a number of employees available, with Fred Legace serving as airport manager and a number of maintenance workers serving the airport.
• However, by 2009, its terminal, runway and navigation aids were upgraded with about $25 million, which was funded by the British Columbia government, who gave $4 million, the Canadian government, who gave $6.6 million and the airport itself for the remaining money and announced in 2007.
• The airport is located on 3035 Airport Road in the Brocklehurst neighbourhood of north Kamloops, 5 nautical miles west northwest of city centre and Selkirk Mountains, situated off Tranquille Road on the Fraser Plateau.
• Kelowna International Airport, an international airport operated in nearby city of Kelowna, has had a small impact on this airport, since they both share the same catchment area.