Nonstop flight route between Turku, Finland and Ellensburg, Washington, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Turku Airport (TKU), Turku, Finland and Bowers Field (ELN), Ellensburg, Washington, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,719 miles (or 7,594 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 Turku Airport and Bowers Field, 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 Turku Airport and Bowers Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Turku Airport (TKU):

• The closest airport to Turku Airport (TKU) is Pori Airport (POR), which is located 67 miles (108 kilometers) NNW of TKU.
• Turku airport is located in Lentokenttä district in the Maaria-Paattinen ward of Turku.
• The furthest airport from Turku Airport (TKU) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,047 miles (17,778 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Turku Airport handled 454,948 passengers last year.
• Logicity was at first a project of Pilot Turku Ltd but now operated by Turku Municipal Property Corporation after the contract with Pilot Turku Ltd ended 2010.
• Turku Airport (TKU) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Turku Airport's relatively low elevation of 161 feet, planes can take off or land at Turku 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.
• In addition to being known as "Turku Airport", another name for TKU is "Turun lentoasemaÅbo flygplats".

Facts about Bowers Field (ELN):

• The closest airport to Bowers Field (ELN) is Vagabond Army Heliport (closed to fixed-wing aircraft) (FCT), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) S of ELN.
• In addition to being known as "Bowers Field", another name for ELN is "(former Ellensburg Army Airfield)".
• Military use ended in February 1945, and the airfield was turned over to War Assets Administration for subsequent transfer to Kittitas County for development into a civil airport.
• Bowers Field is named in honor of Ensign Keith Bowers, the first man from Kittitas County killed in World War II.
• The furthest airport from Bowers Field (ELN) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,769 miles (17,331 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• Today, large numbers of former aircraft dispersal areas are still maintained, along with an extensive system of taxiways with what appear to be modern aircraft shelters.
• Bowers Field (ELN) has 2 runways.