Nonstop flight route between Kingscote, South Australia, Australia and Helsinki / Vantaa, Finland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kingscote Airport (KGC), Kingscote, South Australia, Australia and Helsinki Airport (HEL), Helsinki / Vantaa, Finland would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,079 miles (or 14,612 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 Kingscote Airport and Helsinki 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 Kingscote Airport and Helsinki Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KGC / YKSC |
Airport Name: | Kingscote Airport |
Location: | Kingscote, South Australia, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°42'50"S by 137°31'18"E |
Area Served: | Kangaroo Island |
Operator/Owner: | Kangaroo Island Council |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 24 feet (7 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from KGC |
More Information: | KGC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HEL / EFHK |
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Location: | Helsinki / Vantaa, Finland |
GPS Coordinates: | 60°19'1"N by 24°57'47"E |
Area Served: | Helsinki, Finland |
Operator/Owner: | Finavia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 179 feet (55 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from HEL |
More Information: | HEL Maps & Info |
Facts about Kingscote Airport (KGC):
- Kingscote Airport (KGC) has 3 runways.
- The furthest airport from Kingscote Airport (KGC) is Flores Airport (FLW), which is located 11,764 miles (18,933 kilometers) away in Flores Island, Azores, Portugal.
- The closest airport to Kingscote Airport (KGC) is Adelaide Airport (ADL), which is located 78 miles (125 kilometers) NE of KGC.
- Because of Kingscote Airport's relatively low elevation of 24 feet, planes can take off or land at Kingscote 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.
- From 1986 to 1990, Lloyd Aviation operated Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante aircraft, before flying the Irish-made Short 330.
- In competition with the larger aircraft, and generally with more flexible timetables, a succession of smaller airlines from the 1980s tried with varying success to maintain a 'second string' presence.
- Kingscote Airport is located 6.5 nautical miles southwest of Kingscote, the main town on Kangaroo Island.
- Kingscote Airport handled 51,021 passengers last year.
Facts about Helsinki Airport (HEL):
- There are regular bus service 615 and 620 to the Helsinki Central railway station in 30–55 minutes, and major hotels and railway stations in the Greater Helsinki Area in 15–120 minutes.
- Helsinki Airport (HEL) has 3 runways.
- The airport is operated by Finavia, the state-owned enterprise that operates Finland's airports.
- In addition to being known as "Helsinki Airport", another name for HEL is "Helsinki-Vantaan lentoasemaHelsingfors-Vanda flygplats".
- The airport's three runways provide a platform for future growth while the airport can accommodate wide-body aircraft such as the Airbus A340.
- The furthest airport from Helsinki Airport (HEL) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,992 miles (17,689 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of Helsinki Airport's relatively low elevation of 179 feet, planes can take off or land at Helsinki 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 Helsinki Airport (HEL) is Helsinki-Malmi Airport (HEM), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) SSE of HEL.
- Helsinki Airport handled 15,279,043 passengers last year.