Nonstop flight route between Turku, Finland and Agana, Guam:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Turku Airport (TKU), Turku, Finland and Andersen Air Force Base (UAM), Agana, Guam would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,431 miles (or 10,350 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 Andersen Air Force Base, 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 Andersen Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TKU / EFTU |
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Location: | Turku, Finland |
GPS Coordinates: | 60°30'52"N by 22°15'42"E |
Area Served: | Turku, Finland |
Operator/Owner: | Finavia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 161 feet (49 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TKU |
More Information: | TKU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | UAM / PGUA |
Airport Name: | Andersen Air Force Base |
Location: | Agana, Guam |
GPS Coordinates: | 13°34'51"N by 144°55'27"E |
View all routes: | Routes from UAM |
More Information: | UAM Maps & Info |
Facts about Turku Airport (TKU):
- 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.
- The closest airport to Turku Airport (TKU) is Pori Airport (POR), which is located 67 miles (108 kilometers) NNW of TKU.
- Logicity is estimated to make at least 3,000 to 5,000 new jobs.
- 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.
- 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.
- Turku Airport handled 454,948 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Turku Airport", another name for TKU is "Turun lentoasemaÅbo flygplats".
Facts about Andersen Air Force Base (UAM):
- After the end of World War II, Guam served as a collection point for surplus war goods that had accumulated in the Pacific Theater.
- Additionally, the 41st Fighter-Interceptor Squadron of the Pacific Air Forces, along with its F-86s, was stationed at Andersen from August 1956 until it was inactivated in March 1960.
- The closest airport to Andersen Air Force Base (UAM) is Guam International Airport (GUM), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) SW of UAM.
- The furthest airport from Andersen Air Force Base (UAM) is Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho) (SSA), which is nearly antipodal to Andersen Air Force Base (meaning Andersen Air Force Base is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho)), and is located 12,214 miles (19,656 kilometers) away in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.
- Operation Linebacker II continued the mission of Operation Arc Light, and was most notable for its 11-day bombing campaign between 18 and 29 December 1972, in which more than 150 B-52 bombers flew 729 sorties in 11 days.