Nonstop flight route between Joroinen, Finland and Osaka, Japan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Varkaus Airport (VRK), Joroinen, Finland and Kansai International Airport (KIX), Osaka, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,653 miles (or 7,489 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 Varkaus Airport and Kansai International 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 Varkaus Airport and Kansai International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | VRK / EFVR |
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| Location: | Joroinen, Finland |
| GPS Coordinates: | 62°10'15"N by 27°52'6"E |
| Area Served: | Varkaus |
| Operator/Owner: | Finavia |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 286 feet (87 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from VRK |
| More Information: | VRK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KIX / RJBB |
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| Location: | Osaka, Japan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°26'3"N by 135°13'58"E |
| Area Served: | Greater Osaka Area |
| Operator/Owner: | Kansai International Airport Co., Ltd. |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 17 feet (5 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KIX |
| More Information: | KIX Maps & Info |
Facts about Varkaus Airport (VRK):
- The closest airport to Varkaus Airport (VRK) is Mikkeli Airport (MIK), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) SSW of VRK.
- Varkaus Airport handled 8,057 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Varkaus Airport (VRK) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,834 miles (17,436 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Varkaus Airport", another name for VRK is "Varkauden lentoasema".
- Because of Varkaus Airport's relatively low elevation of 286 feet, planes can take off or land at Varkaus 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.
- Varkaus Airport (VRK) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Kansai International Airport (KIX):
- Because of Kansai International Airport's relatively low elevation of 17 feet, planes can take off or land at Kansai 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.
- An artificial island, 4 km long and 2.5 km wide, was proposed.
- The closest airport to Kansai International Airport (KIX) is Kobe Airport (UKB), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) N of KIX.
- In 1991, the terminal construction commenced.
- Since its formation, the new operating company has also made efforts toward international expansion, bidding for operating concessions at Yangon International Airport and Hanthawaddy International Airport in Myanmar.
- The second runway opened on 2 August 2007, but with the originally planned terminal portion postponed.
- The furthest airport from Kansai International Airport (KIX) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is located 11,980 miles (19,279 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.
- Kansai International Airport (KIX) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Kansai International Airport", other names for KIX include "関西国際空港" and "Kansai Kokusai Kūkō".
- In the 1960s, when the Kansai region was rapidly losing trade to Tokyo, planners proposed a new airport near Kobe and Osaka.
