Nonstop flight route between Rovaniemi, Finland and Kalamazoo/Battle Creek, Michigan, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Rovaniemi Airport (RVN), Rovaniemi, Finland and Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport (AZO), Kalamazoo/Battle Creek, Michigan, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,103 miles (or 6,603 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 Rovaniemi Airport and Kalamazoo/Battle Creek 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 Rovaniemi Airport and Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | RVN / EFRO |
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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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AZO / KAZO |
Airport Name: | Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport |
Location: | Kalamazoo/Battle Creek, Michigan, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°14'5"N by 85°33'6"W |
Area Served: | Kalamazoo / Battle Creek, Michigan |
Operator/Owner: | Kalamazoo County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 874 feet (266 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from AZO |
More Information: | AZO Maps & Info |
Facts about Rovaniemi Airport (RVN):
- The airport was built in 1940 with two grass-surfaced runways.
- In addition to civil traffic the runway is also used by F-18 fighter interceptors of Lapin lennosto.
- Rovaniemi Airport is the fifth largest airport in Finland.
- In addition to being known as "Rovaniemi Airport", another name for RVN is "Rovaniemen lentoasema".
- The closest airport to Rovaniemi Airport (RVN) is Kemi-Tornio Airport (KEM), which is located 64 miles (103 kilometers) SSW of RVN.
- 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.
- 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 (RVN) currently has only 1 runway.
- Rovaniemi Airport handled 309,821 passengers last year.
Facts about Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport (AZO):
- The facility competes with airports in nearby communities such as South Bend, Grand Rapids and Detroit.
- The furthest airport from Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport (AZO) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,180 miles (17,993 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport covers 832 acres at an elevation of 874 feet above mean sea level.
- Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport (AZO) has 3 runways.
- Present-day taxiways delta and alpha were originally runways.
- Because of Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport's relatively low elevation of 874 feet, planes can take off or land at Kalamazoo/Battle Creek 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.
- The Western Michigan University College of Aviation, founded in 1939, used the Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport as a base for its flight school until 1997.
- The closest airport to Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport (AZO) is W. K. Kellogg Airport (BTL), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) ENE of AZO.
- In 1982 the Core Council decided that the City of Kalamazoo should no longer bear the full cost of operating the airport, and in 1984, the City transferred ownership to the County of Kalamazoo.