Nonstop flight route between Wichita, Kansas, United States and Mejit Island, Marshall Islands:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Beech Factory Airport (BEC), Wichita, Kansas, United States and Mejit Airport (MJB), Mejit Island, Marshall Islands would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,889 miles (or 9,477 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 Beech Factory Airport and Mejit 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 Beech Factory Airport and Mejit Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BEC / KBEC |
Airport Name: | Beech Factory Airport |
Location: | Wichita, Kansas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°41'39"N by 97°12'54"W |
Area Served: | Wichita, Kansas |
Operator/Owner: | Beechcraft |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1408 feet (429 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BEC |
More Information: | BEC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MJB / |
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Location: | Mejit Island, Marshall Islands |
GPS Coordinates: | 10°16'59"N by 170°52'8"E |
Area Served: | Mejit Island, Marshall Islands |
Elevation: | 5 feet (2 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MJB |
More Information: | MJB Maps & Info |
Facts about Beech Factory Airport (BEC):
- The airport was founded in 1928 as part of a 148 acre land tract purchased from the city to house the Knoll Aircraft Company.
- Beech Factory Airport is a public use airport located five nautical miles east of the central business district of Wichita, a city in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States.
- The furthest airport from Beech Factory Airport (BEC) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,735 miles (17,276 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Beech Factory Airport (BEC) is Cessna Aircraft Field (CEA), which is located only 4 miles (6 kilometers) SSW of BEC.
- Beech Factory Airport (BEC) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Mejit Airport (MJB):
- The closest airport to Mejit Airport (MJB) is Ailuk Airport (AIM), which is located 60 miles (97 kilometers) W of MJB.
- Because of Mejit Airport's relatively low elevation of 5 feet, planes can take off or land at Mejit 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 furthest airport from Mejit Airport (MJB) is RAF Ascension (ASI), which is nearly antipodal to Mejit Airport (meaning Mejit Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from RAF Ascension), and is located 12,044 miles (19,383 kilometers) away in Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena.
- Mejit Airport (MJB) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Mejit Airport", another name for MJB is "Q30".