Nonstop flight route between Kekaha, Hawaii, United States and Kansas City, Missouri, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between PMRF Barking Sands (BKH), Kekaha, Hawaii, United States and Kansas City International Airport (MCI), Kansas City, Missouri, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,961 miles (or 6,374 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 PMRF Barking Sands 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 PMRF Barking Sands and Kansas City International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BKH / PHBK |
| Airport Name: | PMRF Barking Sands |
| Location: | Kekaha, Hawaii, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 22°1'22"N by 159°47'5"W |
| Operator/Owner: | U.S. Navy |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 23 feet (7 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BKH |
| More Information: | BKH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MCI / KMCI |
| Airport Name: | Kansas City International Airport |
| Location: | Kansas City, Missouri, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°17'50"N by 94°42'50"W |
| Area Served: | Kansas City, Missouri; Kansas City, Kansas, United States |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1026 feet (313 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MCI |
| More Information: | MCI Maps & Info |
Facts about PMRF Barking Sands (BKH):
- PMRF Barking Sands (BKH) currently has only 1 runway.
- The base has support facilities at Port Allen, Makaha Ridge, and Koke'e State Park.
- The furthest airport from PMRF Barking Sands (BKH) is Gobabis Airport (GOG), which is nearly antipodal to PMRF Barking Sands (meaning PMRF Barking Sands is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Gobabis Airport), and is located 12,351 miles (19,877 kilometers) away in Gobabis, Namibia.
- On 27 April 2007, the U.S.
- When North Korea threatened to launch Taepodong-2 ICBMs toward Hawaii in 2009, the US temporarily deployed THAAD missile batteries to the facility.
- PMRF is the world's largest instrumented, multi-dimensional testing and training missile range.
- Because of PMRF Barking Sands's relatively low elevation of 23 feet, planes can take off or land at PMRF Barking Sands 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 PMRF Barking Sands (BKH) is Port Allen Airport (PAK), which is located only 15 miles (23 kilometers) SE of BKH.
Facts about Kansas City International Airport (MCI):
- Kansas City International Airport (MCI) has 3 runways.
- Kansas City International Airport handled 10,148,524 passengers last year.
- 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 terminals turned out to be unfriendly to the 747, since passengers spilled out of the gate area into the halls.
- 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.
- In 2009 the airport was reported as having the highest number of wildlife strikes of any airport in the US, based on take-offs and landings.
- Although Mid-Continent merged with Braniff in 1952, Kansas City decided to name the new airport on the basis of Mid-Continent's historic roots.
- Shortly after the airport opened, TWA asked that the terminals be rebuilt to address these issues.
