Nonstop flight route between Sacramento, California, United States and Lappeenranta, Finland:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Sacramento International Airport (SMF), Sacramento, California, United States and Lappeenranta Airport (LPP), Lappeenranta, Finland would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,338 miles (or 8,590 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 Sacramento International Airport and Lappeenranta 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 Sacramento International Airport and Lappeenranta Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Sacramento International Airport (SMF):

• Between 1990 and 2007 Sacramento International Airport had a high incidence of bird strikes due to its location in an avian migratory route.
• The furthest airport from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,280 miles (18,154 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• Air Canada flew to this airport in 2007–2008 to Vancouver, but ended the route in 2008.
• Southwest Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Horizon Air, and Trans World Airlines were added to the list of carriers at Sacramento.
• Because of Sacramento International Airport's relatively low elevation of 27 feet, planes can take off or land at Sacramento International 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.
• Sacramento International Airport handled 8,910,570 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Sacramento International Airport (SMF) is Sacramento Airport McClellan Airfield (MCC), which is located only 10 miles (17 kilometers) E of SMF.
• Due to housing growth around Sacramento Executive Airport, the City of Sacramento Planning Department and the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors commissioned a study in the 1950s to move airline flights to a less populated area.
• Sacramento International Airport (SMF) has 2 runways.

Facts about Lappeenranta Airport (LPP):

• The closest airport to Lappeenranta Airport (LPP) is Utti Airport (UTI), which is located 42 miles (67 kilometers) WSW of LPP.
• Lappeenranta Airport (LPP) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Lappeenranta Airport (LPP) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,877 miles (17,505 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Because of Lappeenranta Airport's relatively low elevation of 349 feet, planes can take off or land at Lappeenranta 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.
• Lappeenranta airport is connected to the city and Lappeenranta railway station by local bus number 4 leaving in front of the airport terminal.
• Lappeenranta Airport handled 98,300 passengers last year.
• In addition to being known as "Lappeenranta Airport", another name for LPP is "Lappeenrannan lentoasema".