Nonstop flight route between Seinäjoki, Finland and Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Seinäjoki Airport (SJY), Seinäjoki, Finland and Lethbridge Airport (YQL), Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,306 miles (or 6,929 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 Lethbridge 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 Seinäjoki Airport and Lethbridge Airport. 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):

• Seinäjoki Airport (SJY) currently has only 1 runway.
• Seinäjoki Airport is an airport in Ilmajoki, Finland, about 6 NM south-southwest of Seinäjoki city centre.
• 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.
• The airport has also direct charter flights to popular destinations in Southern Europe.
• In addition to being known as "Seinäjoki Airport", another name for SJY is "Seinäjoen lentoasema".
• Seinäjoki Airport handled 33,930 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Seinäjoki Airport (SJY) is Kauhajoki Airfield (KHJ), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) SW of SJY.
• 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.

Facts about Lethbridge Airport (YQL):

• Aircraft services are available through Airwest Flight Support and Southern Aero Aviation/Lethbridge Esso.
• From 1939–1948, Lethbridge operated as Western Canada's primary airline hub.
• By 1962, passenger flights operated by Trans-Canada Air Lines had become more regional in nature.
• Lethbridge Airport is located 4 nautical miles south southeast of Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.
• Lethbridge Airport (YQL) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Lethbridge Airport (YQL) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,420 miles (16,770 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• The closest airport to Lethbridge Airport (YQL) is Pincher Creek Airport (WPC), which is located 54 miles (87 kilometers) W of YQL.
• On 23 July 2010, a Canadian Air Force McDonnell Douglas CF-18 Hornet crashed during a practice run for the upcoming Alberta International Airshow.
• On 26 July 2009, the Evergreen Supertanker successfully landed and took off from runway 05 as part of the 2009 airshow, marking the first time a Boeing 747 has used this airport.