Nonstop flight route between Joroinen, Finland and Kansas City, Missouri, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Varkaus Airport (VRK), Joroinen, Finland and Kansas City International Airport (MCI), Kansas City, Missouri, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,737 miles (or 7,623 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 Kansas City 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 Kansas City 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: | MCI / KMCI |
Airport Name: | Kansas City International Airport |
Location: | Kansas City, Missouri, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°17'50"N by 94°42'50"W |
Area Served: | Kansas City, Missouri; Kansas City, Kansas, United States |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1026 feet (313 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from MCI |
More Information: | MCI Maps & Info |
Facts about Varkaus Airport (VRK):
- Varkaus Airport (VRK) currently has only 1 runway.
- Varkaus Airport handled 8,057 passengers last year.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Varkaus Airport", another name for VRK is "Varkauden lentoasema".
- The closest airport to Varkaus Airport (VRK) is Mikkeli Airport (MIK), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) SSW of VRK.
- 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.
Facts about Kansas City International Airport (MCI):
- In March 2010 the airport was announced as one of the first in the US to have full-body scanners with the first one used at Southwest Airlines beginning in the summer of 2010.
- Kansas City already owned Grandview Airport south of the city with ample room for expansion, but the city chose to build a new airport north of the city away from the Missouri River following lobbying by Platte County native Jay B.
- The furthest airport from Kansas City International Airport (MCI) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,750 miles (17,301 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Kansas City International Airport (MCI) is Sherman Army AirfieldSherman Air Force Base (FLV), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) WNW of MCI.
- The airport property was in an unincorporated area of Platte County until the small town of Platte City, Missouri, annexed the airport during construction.
- Kansas City International Airport handled 10,148,524 passengers last year.
- Kansas City International Airport (MCI) has 3 runways.
- Shortly after the airport opened, TWA asked that the terminals be rebuilt to address these issues.