Nonstop flight route between Jackson, Tennessee, United States and Zaragoza, Spain:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport (MKL), Jackson, Tennessee, United States and Zaragoza Airport (ZAZ), Zaragoza, Spain would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,548 miles (or 7,319 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 McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport and Zaragoza 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 McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport and Zaragoza Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MKL / KMKL |
Airport Name: | McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport |
Location: | Jackson, Tennessee, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°35'58"N by 88°54'56"W |
Area Served: | Jackson, Tennessee |
Operator/Owner: | City of Jackson & Madison County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 434 feet (132 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from MKL |
More Information: | MKL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ZAZ / LEZG |
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Location: | Zaragoza, Spain |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°39'57"N by 1°2'30"W |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 863 feet (263 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from ZAZ |
More Information: | ZAZ Maps & Info |
Facts about McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport (MKL):
- McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport is named in memory of Kenneth Douglas McKellar, a U.S.
- McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport (MKL) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport (MKL) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,072 miles (17,819 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The airport opened in 1942 as McKellar Field and was assigned to the United States Army Air Forces Southeast Training Center as a primary pilot training airfield.
- The closest airport to McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport (MKL) is Roscoe Turner Airport (CRX), which is located 50 miles (81 kilometers) SSE of MKL.
- Because of McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 434 feet, planes can take off or land at McKellar-Sipes Regional 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 Zaragoza Airport (ZAZ):
- Zaragoza was one of three major USAF Cold War airbases in Spain, the others being Torrejón Air Base near Madrid and Morón Air Base near Seville.
- Because of Zaragoza Airport's relatively low elevation of 863 feet, planes can take off or land at Zaragoza 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.
- During the Cold War, the United States Air Force used the facility as Zaragoza Air Base.
- The furthest airport from Zaragoza Airport (ZAZ) is Hood Aerodrome (MRO), which is nearly antipodal to Zaragoza Airport (meaning Zaragoza Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Hood Aerodrome), and is located 12,258 miles (19,727 kilometers) away in Masterton, New Zealand.
- Zaragoza was chosen as a NASA Space Shuttle TAL site due to its long runway, which needs be longer than 7,500 feet, and its pleasant weather.
- In addition to being known as "Zaragoza Airport", another name for ZAZ is "Aeropuerto de Zaragoza".
- Zaragoza Airport (ZAZ) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Zaragoza Airport (ZAZ) is Huesca–Pirineos Airport (HSK), which is located 47 miles (75 kilometers) NE of ZAZ.