Nonstop flight route between Wakkanai, Hokkaido, Japan and Seinäjoki, Finland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Wakkanai Airport (WKJ), Wakkanai, Hokkaido, Japan and Seinäjoki Airport (SJY), Seinäjoki, Finland would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,251 miles (or 6,842 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 Wakkanai Airport and Seinäjoki 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 Wakkanai Airport and Seinäjoki Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | WKJ / RJCW |
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| Location: | Wakkanai, Hokkaido, Japan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 45°24'15"N by 141°48'7"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 27 feet (8 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from WKJ |
| More Information: | WKJ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SJY / EFSI |
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| Location: | Seinäjoki, Finland |
| GPS Coordinates: | 62°41'36"N by 22°49'54"E |
| Area Served: | Seinäjoki |
| Operator/Owner: | Rengonharju-säätiö |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 302 feet (92 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SJY |
| More Information: | SJY Maps & Info |
Facts about Wakkanai Airport (WKJ):
- Because of Wakkanai Airport's relatively low elevation of 27 feet, planes can take off or land at Wakkanai 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 Wakkanai Airport (WKJ) is Okhotsk Monbetsu Airport (MBE), which is located 109 miles (176 kilometers) SE of WKJ.
- Until 1989, the JNR Temboku Line passed by the airport.
- Wakkanai Airport (WKJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Wakkanai Airport", other names for WKJ include "稚内空港" and "Wakkanai Kūkō".
- Wakkanai Airport opened to passenger traffic in 1960, initially on an irregular basis.
- The furthest airport from Wakkanai Airport (WKJ) is Port Stanley Airport (PSY), which is located 11,446 miles (18,420 kilometers) away in Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom.
Facts about Seinäjoki Airport (SJY):
- The closest airport to Seinäjoki Airport (SJY) is Kauhajoki Airfield (KHJ), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) SW of SJY.
- Seinäjoki Airport (SJY) currently has only 1 runway.
- Seinäjoki Airport handled 33,930 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Seinäjoki Airport", another name for SJY is "Seinäjoen lentoasema".
- The airport resides at an elevation of 92 metres above mean sea level.
- Because of Seinäjoki Airport's relatively low elevation of 302 feet, planes can take off or land at Seinäjoki 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 furthest airport from Seinäjoki Airport (SJY) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,921 miles (17,576 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
