Nonstop flight route between Joroinen, Finland and Mississauga, Ontario, Canada:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Varkaus Airport (VRK), Joroinen, Finland and Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ), Mississauga, Ontario, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,103 miles (or 6,604 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 Toronto Pearson 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 Toronto Pearson International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Varkaus Airport (VRK):

• Varkaus Airport handled 8,057 passengers last year.
• In addition to being known as "Varkaus Airport", another name for VRK is "Varkauden lentoasema".
• Varkaus Airport (VRK) currently has only 1 runway.
• 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.
• 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 Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ):

• Because of Toronto Pearson International Airport's relatively low elevation of 569 feet, planes can take off or land at Toronto Pearson 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.
• In February 1935, the Government of Canada announced its intention to build an airport in Toronto.
• Preclearance was pioneered at Pearson in 1952 as a convenience to allow it to connect as a domestic airport to the many smaller airports in the United States that at the time lacked customs and immigration facilities.
• The airport was renamed Lester B.
• The furthest airport from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,399 miles (18,345 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• As of August 2010, free high-speed Wi-Fi internet access is available throughout all passenger terminals at Toronto Pearson.
• The Chapman farm house was the first office and airport terminal.
• Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) has 5 runways.
• The second terminal, a standard wood frame building, was built in 1938.
• A third "TCA" terminal was built to the west side of second wood frame terminal in 1949.
• Aeroquay One ceased operations on April 5, 2004.
• The closest airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) is Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport (YTZ), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) ESE of YYZ.