Nonstop flight route between Tanjung Redeb, Berau, East Kalimantan, Indonesia and Kansas City, Missouri, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kalimarau Airport (BEJ), Tanjung Redeb, Berau, East Kalimantan, Indonesia and Kansas City International Airport (MCI), Kansas City, Missouri, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,921 miles (or 14,357 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 Kalimarau Airport and Kansas City International 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 Kalimarau Airport and Kansas City International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Kalimarau Airport (BEJ):

• Because of Kalimarau Airport's relatively low elevation of 59 feet, planes can take off or land at Kalimarau 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.
• Kalimarau Airport (BEJ) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Kalimarau Airport (BEJ) is Barcelos Airport (BAZ), which is nearly antipodal to Kalimarau Airport (meaning Kalimarau Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Barcelos Airport), and is located 12,352 miles (19,879 kilometers) away in Barcelos, Amazonas, Brazil.
• In addition to being known as "Kalimarau Airport", another name for BEJ is "Bandar Udara Kalimarau".
• The closest airport to Kalimarau Airport (BEJ) is Juwata Airport (TRK), which is located 81 miles (131 kilometers) N of BEJ.

Facts about Kansas City International Airport (MCI):

• Kansas City already owned Grandview Airport south of the city with ample room for expansion, but the city chose to build a new airport north of the city away from the Missouri River following lobbying by Platte County native Jay B.
• The furthest airport from Kansas City International Airport (MCI) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,750 miles (17,301 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Kansas City International Airport (MCI) is Sherman Army AirfieldSherman Air Force Base (FLV), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) WNW of MCI.
• The airport property was in an unincorporated area of Platte County until the small town of Platte City, Missouri, annexed the airport during construction.
• In March 2010 the airport was announced as one of the first in the US to have full-body scanners with the first one used at Southwest Airlines beginning in the summer of 2010.
• The site just north of the then unincorporated hamlet of Hampton, Missouri was picked in May 1953 under the guidance of City Manager L.P.
• Kansas City International Airport handled 10,148,524 passengers last year.
• MCI passenger terminals have a unique structure comprising three terminals in the shape of rings.
• Kansas City International Airport (MCI) has 3 runways.