Nonstop flight route between Seinäjoki, Finland and Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Seinäjoki Airport (SJY), Seinäjoki, Finland and Wheeler AAF (HHI), Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,620 miles (or 10,655 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 Seinäjoki Airport and Wheeler AAF, 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 Seinäjoki Airport and Wheeler AAF. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Seinäjoki Airport (SJY):

• The airport has also direct charter flights to popular destinations in Southern Europe.
• 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.
• Seinäjoki Airport (SJY) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Seinäjoki Airport (SJY) is Kauhajoki Airfield (KHJ), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) SW of SJY.
• In addition to being known as "Seinäjoki Airport", another name for SJY is "Seinäjoen lentoasema".
• 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.
• Seinäjoki Airport handled 33,930 passengers last year.

Facts about Wheeler AAF (HHI):

• Wheeler is directly adjacent to Schofield Barracks across Kunia Road and to Wahiawā on the central plateau of the Island of O'ahu.
• The 15th Air Base Squadron inactivated at Wheeler on 31 October 1991, one day before the U.S.
• Today, Wheeler Army Airfield comprises approximately 1,389 acres of land returned to the Department of the Army on 1 November 1991.
• By 1940, Wheeler Field had evolved into a primary base for Army Air Corps pursuit aircraft such as the P-40 Warhawk, responsible for air defense of the Hawaiian Islands Territory.
• The closest airport to Wheeler AAF (HHI) is Dillingham Airfield (HDH), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) WNW of HHI.
• The installation has a National Historic Landmark District in association with the attack on 7 December 1941.
• On 1 November 1991, the Army held a simple ceremony to signify their takeover of the base, then changed the sign at the main gate to Wheeler Army Airfield.
• Wheeler Army Airfield was a primary target and site of the first attack on 7 December 1941, leading up to the attack on Pearl Harbor.
• Wheeler AAF (HHI) currently has only 1 runway.
• A subordinate unit of the 15th Air Base Wing, the 15 ABS served as the host organization at Wheeler AFB, which consisted of approximately 1,389 acres of land and facilities valued at over $37 million.
• The furthest airport from Wheeler AAF (HHI) is Ghanzi Airport (GNZ), which is nearly antipodal to Wheeler AAF (meaning Wheeler AAF is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ghanzi Airport), and is located 12,413 miles (19,976 kilometers) away in Ghanzi, Botswana.
• In August 1987, the Secretary of the Interior designated Wheeler AFB as a National Historic Landmark, recognizing it as a site of national significance in the history of the United States and, in particular, World War II in the Pacific.
• In October 1922, the photo section and intelligence units were returned to Luke Field.
• Because of Wheeler AAF's relatively low elevation of 843 feet, planes can take off or land at Wheeler AAF 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.