Nonstop flight route between Bequia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and St. Joseph, Missouri, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between J. F. Mitchell Airport (BQU), Bequia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Rosecrans Memorial Airport (STJ), St. Joseph, Missouri, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,756 miles (or 4,436 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 J. F. Mitchell Airport and Rosecrans Memorial 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 J. F. Mitchell Airport and Rosecrans Memorial Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about J. F. Mitchell Airport (BQU):

• J. F. Mitchell Airport (BQU) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from J. F. Mitchell Airport (BQU) is Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport (WGP), which is nearly antipodal to J. F. Mitchell Airport (meaning J. F. Mitchell Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport), and is located 12,184 miles (19,608 kilometers) away in Waingapu, Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.
• Because of J. F. Mitchell Airport's relatively low elevation of 15 feet, planes can take off or land at J. F. Mitchell 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 closest airport to J. F. Mitchell Airport (BQU) is Mustique Airport (MQS), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) SE of BQU.

Facts about Rosecrans Memorial Airport (STJ):

• Rosecrans Memorial Airport (STJ) has 2 runways.
• The last scheduled commercial airline service at the airport was in 1969, three years before the opening of Kansas City International Airport, 30 miles south of downtown St.
• In addition to being known as "Rosecrans Memorial Airport", another name for STJ is "Rosecrans Army Airfield".
• Because of Rosecrans Memorial Airport's relatively low elevation of 826 feet, planes can take off or land at Rosecrans Memorial 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 closest airport to Rosecrans Memorial Airport (STJ) is Sherman Army AirfieldSherman Air Force Base (FLV), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) S of STJ.
• The Great Flood of 1951 damaged many of the temporary World War II airport buildings beyond economical repair.
• The furthest airport from Rosecrans Memorial Airport (STJ) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,738 miles (17,281 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• As previously mentioned, with the end of World War II, much of the former U.S.
• An additional tenant command at Rosecrans ANGB is the Advanced Airlift Tactics Training Center, a combined activity of both the Air National Guard and the Air Force Reserve Command.