Nonstop flight route between Yam Island, Queensland, Australia and Rovaniemi, Finland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Yam Island Airport (XMY), Yam Island, Queensland, Australia and Rovaniemi Airport (RVN), Rovaniemi, Finland would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,571 miles (or 12,184 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 Yam Island Airport and Rovaniemi 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 Yam Island Airport and Rovaniemi Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | XMY / YYMI | 
| Airport Name: | Yam Island Airport | 
| Location: | Yam Island, Queensland, Australia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 9°53'8"S by 142°46'18"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | Torres Strait Island Regional Council | 
| Airport Type: | Private | 
| Elevation: | 15 feet (5 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from XMY | 
| More Information: | XMY Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RVN / EFRO | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Rovaniemi, Finland | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 66°33'42"N by 25°49'50"E | 
| Area Served: | Rovaniemi, Finland | 
| Operator/Owner: | Finavia | 
| Airport Type: | Public / Military | 
| Elevation: | 642 feet (196 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from RVN | 
| More Information: | RVN Maps & Info | 
Facts about Yam Island Airport (XMY):
- Yam Island Airport (XMY) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Yam Island Airport's relatively low elevation of 15 feet, planes can take off or land at Yam Island 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 Yam Island Airport (XMY) is São Filipe Airport (SFL), which is located 11,510 miles (18,524 kilometers) away in Fogo, Cape Verde.
- The closest airport to Yam Island Airport (XMY) is Coconut Island (CNC), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) ESE of XMY.
Facts about Rovaniemi Airport (RVN):
- The closest airport to Rovaniemi Airport (RVN) is Kemi-Tornio Airport (KEM), which is located 64 miles (103 kilometers) SSW of RVN.
- The airport was built in 1940 with two grass-surfaced runways.
- Because of Rovaniemi Airport's relatively low elevation of 642 feet, planes can take off or land at Rovaniemi 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.
- Rovaniemi Airport is the fifth largest airport in Finland.
- Rovaniemi Airport handled 309,821 passengers last year.
- Rovaniemi Airport (RVN) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to civil traffic the runway is also used by F-18 fighter interceptors of Lapin lennosto.
- The furthest airport from Rovaniemi Airport (RVN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,658 miles (17,152 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Rovaniemi Airport", another name for RVN is "Rovaniemen lentoasema".




