Nonstop flight route between Wilmington, North Carolina, United States and Rovaniemi, Finland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Wilmington International Airport (ILM), Wilmington, North Carolina, United States and Rovaniemi Airport (RVN), Rovaniemi, Finland would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,421 miles (or 7,115 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 Wilmington International Airport and Rovaniemi 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 Wilmington International Airport and Rovaniemi Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ILM / KILM |
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Location: | Wilmington, North Carolina, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°16'14"N by 77°54'9"W |
Area Served: | Wilmington, North Carolina |
Operator/Owner: | New Hanover County, North Carolina |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 32 feet (10 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from ILM |
More Information: | ILM Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Wilmington International Airport (ILM):
- ILM was one of four airports along the East Coast which served as an emergency abort landing site for the Space Shuttle.
- Because of Wilmington International Airport's relatively low elevation of 32 feet, planes can take off or land at Wilmington 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 airport began in 1927 as Bluethenthal Field, named for aviator Arthur Bluethenthal, the first Wilmingtonian to be killed in World War I.
- The furthest airport from Wilmington International Airport (ILM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,693 miles (18,818 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Wilmington International Airport (ILM) has 2 runways.
- The New Hanover County Airport Authority has five board members.
- American Eagle began service between Wilmington and Chicago O'Hare International Airport in July 2011 after the airport authority offered two years of waived fees and marketing cost sharing.
- The closest airport to Wilmington International Airport (ILM) is Albert J. Ellis Airport (OAJ), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) NNE of ILM.
- Charter services include Air Wilmington and Aero Service.
- In addition to being known as "Wilmington International Airport", another name for ILM is "New Hanover County International Airport".
- As of August 2011, Wilmington International Airport has 134 aircraft that are based at the Airport.
- The current airport director is Jon W.
Facts about Rovaniemi Airport (RVN):
- In addition to civil traffic the runway is also used by F-18 fighter interceptors of Lapin lennosto.
- Rovaniemi Airport (RVN) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- Rovaniemi Airport handled 309,821 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Rovaniemi Airport", another name for RVN is "Rovaniemen lentoasema".
- Rovaniemi Airport is the fifth biggest airport in Finland by annual number of passengers, located in Rovaniemi, Finland, about 10 kilometres north of Rovaniemi city centre.
- Rovaniemi Airport is the fifth largest airport in Finland.
- 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.
- The airport was built in 1940 with two grass-surfaced runways.