Nonstop flight route between Seinäjoki, Finland and Scottsdale, Arizona, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Seinäjoki Airport (SJY), Seinäjoki, Finland and Scottsdale Airport (SCF), Scottsdale, Arizona, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,328 miles (or 8,574 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 Seinäjoki Airport and Scottsdale 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 Seinäjoki Airport and Scottsdale Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Seinäjoki Airport (SJY):

• In addition to being known as "Seinäjoki Airport", another name for SJY is "Seinäjoen lentoasema".
• The closest airport to Seinäjoki Airport (SJY) is Kauhajoki Airfield (KHJ), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) SW of SJY.
• Seinäjoki Airport (SJY) currently has only 1 runway.
• Seinäjoki Airport is an airport in Ilmajoki, Finland, about 6 NM south-southwest of Seinäjoki city centre.
• The furthest airport from Seinäjoki Airport (SJY) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,921 miles (17,576 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Seinäjoki Airport handled 33,930 passengers last year.
• Because of Seinäjoki Airport's relatively low elevation of 302 feet, planes can take off or land at Seinäjoki 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 Scottsdale Airport (SCF):

• In addition to being known as "Scottsdale Airport", other names for SCF include "Thunderbird Field #2" and "SDL".
• As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 444,798 passenger boardings in calendar year 2005 and 266 enplanements in 2006.
• The closest airport to Scottsdale Airport (SCF) is Phoenix Deer Valley Airport (DVT), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) WNW of SCF.
• During World War II the airfield was used by the United States Army Air Forces Army Air Forces Training Command as "Thunderbird Field #2" on June 22, 1942, as a primary flight training school for aviation cadets.
• There are two main Fixed-base operators located on the field, Scottsdale Air Center and Landmark Aviation.
• The furthest airport from Scottsdale Airport (SCF) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,436 miles (18,404 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Scottsdale Airport (SCF) currently has only 1 runway.