Nonstop flight route between Blackstone, Virginia, United States and Sioux City, Iowa, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Blackstone Army Airfield Allen C. Perkinson Airport (BKT), Blackstone, Virginia, United States and Sioux Gateway Airport (SUX), Sioux City, Iowa, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,044 miles (or 1,679 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 Blackstone Army Airfield Allen C. Perkinson Airport and Sioux Gateway Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Blackstone Army Airfield Allen C. Perkinson Airport (BKT):

• Because of Blackstone Army Airfield Allen C. Perkinson Airport's relatively low elevation of 439 feet, planes can take off or land at Blackstone Army Airfield Allen C. Perkinson 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.
• Blackstone Army Airfield Allen C. Perkinson Airport (BKT) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Blackstone Army Airfield Allen C. Perkinson Airport (BKT) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,672 miles (18,784 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• It is named for Allen C.
• The closest airport to Blackstone Army Airfield Allen C. Perkinson Airport (BKT) is Richmond International Airport (RIC), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) NE of BKT.

Facts about Sioux Gateway Airport (SUX):

• In addition to being known as "Sioux Gateway Airport", another name for SUX is "Colonel Bud Day Field".
• In July 2011, Delta Air Lines told the United States Department of Transportation that a weak economy and lower seat demand would force the company to reduce flights to several smaller communities including Sioux City unless it received assistance from the federal government.
• The furthest airport from Sioux Gateway Airport (SUX) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,641 miles (17,125 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The construction of Sioux City Army Air Base began in March 1942, about three months after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
• The closest airport to Sioux Gateway Airport (SUX) is Le Mars Municipal Airport (LRJ), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) NNE of SUX.
• Sioux Gateway Airport (SUX) has 2 runways.
• American Airlines announced on December 9, 2011 that their subsidiary, American Eagle Airlines, would begin serving Sioux City from Chicago O'Hare in the spring of 2012.