Nonstop flight route between Turku, Finland and Greenville, South Carolina, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Turku Airport (TKU), Turku, Finland and Donaldson Center Airport (GDC), Greenville, South Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,615 miles (or 7,427 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 Turku Airport and Donaldson Center 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 Turku Airport and Donaldson Center Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TKU / EFTU |
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Location: | Turku, Finland |
GPS Coordinates: | 60°30'52"N by 22°15'42"E |
Area Served: | Turku, Finland |
Operator/Owner: | Finavia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 161 feet (49 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TKU |
More Information: | TKU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GDC / KGYH |
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Location: | Greenville, South Carolina, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°45'29"N by 82°22'35"W |
Area Served: | Greenville, South Carolina |
Operator/Owner: | Greenville City/County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 955 feet (291 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GDC |
More Information: | GDC Maps & Info |
Facts about Turku Airport (TKU):
- Because of Turku Airport's relatively low elevation of 161 feet, planes can take off or land at Turku 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.
- Logicity is estimated to make at least 3,000 to 5,000 new jobs.
- The closest airport to Turku Airport (TKU) is Pori Airport (POR), which is located 67 miles (108 kilometers) NNW of TKU.
- Turku Airport (TKU) currently has only 1 runway.
- Turku Airport handled 454,948 passengers last year.
- Turku Airport was Finland's first civilian airport when it was built in Artukainen in 1935, but already in the 1920s there was a water airport on Ruissalo Island.
- The furthest airport from Turku Airport (TKU) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,047 miles (17,778 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Turku Airport", another name for TKU is "Turun lentoasemaÅbo flygplats".
Facts about Donaldson Center Airport (GDC):
- In addition to being known as "Donaldson Center Airport", another name for GDC is "GYH".
- The furthest airport from Donaldson Center Airport (GDC) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,439 miles (18,410 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Donaldson Center Airport (GDC) is Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) NNE of GDC.
- Greenville Army Air Base opened in 1942 during World War II.
- Donaldson Center Airport (GDC) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Donaldson Center Airport's relatively low elevation of 955 feet, planes can take off or land at Donaldson Center 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.