Nonstop flight route between Ylivieska, Finland and Dover, Delaware, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Ylivieska Airfield (YLI), Ylivieska, Finland and Dover Air Force Base (DOV), Dover, Delaware, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,112 miles (or 6,617 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 Ylivieska Airfield and Dover Air Force Base, 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 Ylivieska Airfield and Dover Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Ylivieska Airfield (YLI):

• In addition to being known as "Ylivieska Airfield", another name for YLI is "Ylivieskan lentokenttä".
• Because of Ylivieska Airfield's relatively low elevation of 252 feet, planes can take off or land at Ylivieska Airfield 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 Ylivieska Airfield (YLI) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,811 miles (17,399 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The closest airport to Ylivieska Airfield (YLI) is Kokkola-Pietarsaari Airport (KOK), which is located 53 miles (86 kilometers) WSW of YLI.
• Ylivieska Airfield (YLI) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Dover Air Force Base (DOV):

• The furthest airport from Dover Air Force Base (DOV) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,750 miles (18,909 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The origins of Dover Air Force Base begin in March 1941 when the United States Army Air Corps indicated a need for the airfield as a training airfield and assumed jurisdiction over the municipal airport at Dover, Delaware.
• Some of the more memorable flights during the post-war period included the airdrop and test firing of a Minuteman I intercontinental ballistic missile and the delivery of a 40-ton superconducting magnet to Moscow during the Cold War, for which the crew received the Mackay Trophy.
• The closest airport to Dover Air Force Base (DOV) is Millville Municipal Airport (MIV), which is located 27 miles (43 kilometers) NE of DOV.
• In addition to being known as "Dover Air Force Base", another name for DOV is "Dover AFB".
• * Base put on temporary inactive status, September 1, 1946 – August 1, 1950.
• On April 1, 1952, Dover was transferred to the Military Air Transport Service and became home to 1607th Air Transport Wing.