Nonstop flight route between Kalamazoo/Battle Creek, Michigan, United States and Ironwood, Michigan, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport (AZO), Kalamazoo/Battle Creek, Michigan, United States and Gogebic-Iron County Airport (IWD), Ironwood, Michigan, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 373 miles (or 600 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 relatively short distance between Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport and Gogebic-Iron County Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport (AZO):

• Because of Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport's relatively low elevation of 874 feet, planes can take off or land at Kalamazoo/Battle Creek 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.
• As of May 2012 the airport is served by two major commercial airlines who fly passengers to three major hubs.
• On March 13, 2012, Direct Air suspended all their flights until May 15 because their fuel supplier stopped supplying fuel.
• The furthest airport from Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport (AZO) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,180 miles (17,993 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• There are currently four organizations at the airport that offer fixed based operator services for general aviation users.
• On April 4, 2004, a Cessna 172 operated by a university aviation training program, was blown off of the runway by high winds.
• In 1955 the Kalamazoo-based Upjohn pharmaceutical company began operating aircraft for its executives from the airport.
• The closest airport to Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport (AZO) is W. K. Kellogg Airport (BTL), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) ENE of AZO.
• Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport (AZO) has 3 runways.

Facts about Gogebic-Iron County Airport (IWD):

• Gogebic-Iron County Airport (IWD) currently has only 1 runway.
• Gogebic-Iron County Airport is a county owned, public use airport located seven nautical miles northeast of the central business district of Ironwood, a city in Gogebic County, Michigan, United States.
• Frontier Express provided service to Rhinelander, continuing on to Milwaukee until March 8, 2012.
• The furthest airport from Gogebic-Iron County Airport (IWD) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,857 miles (17,473 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Gogebic-Iron County Airport (IWD) is John F. Kennedy Memorial Airport (ASX), which is located 37 miles (60 kilometers) W of IWD.
• As per the Federal Aviation Administration, this airport had 1,524 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 1,092 in 2009, and 944 in 2010.