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

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between MidAmerica St. Louis Airport (BLV), Belleville, Illinois, United States and Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport (AZO), Kalamazoo/Battle Creek, Michigan, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 340 miles (or 547 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 MidAmerica St. Louis Airport and Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about MidAmerica St. Louis Airport (BLV):

• In addition to being known as "MidAmerica St. Louis Airport", another name for BLV is "Scott Air Force Base".
• MidAmerica has operated as a Joint Use Airport since beginning operations in November 1997 and is currently served by Allegiant Air with direct flights between MidAmerica St.
• MidAmerica St. Louis Airport (BLV) has 2 runways.
• Five MetroBus lines serve Scott Air Force Base via Shiloh–Scott station.
• Because of MidAmerica St. Louis Airport's relatively low elevation of 459 feet, planes can take off or land at MidAmerica St. Louis 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 closest airport to MidAmerica St. Louis Airport (BLV) is St. Louis Downtown Airport (CPS), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) W of BLV.
• The civil operations are administered by St.
• The passenger terminal was planned as an expandable facility that will provide passenger accommodations for the initial opening of the MidAmerica Airport.
• The furthest airport from MidAmerica St. Louis Airport (BLV) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,016 miles (17,728 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.

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

• Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport (AZO) has 3 runways.
• The Western Michigan University College of Aviation, founded in 1939, used the Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport as a base for its flight school until 1997.
• In 1961 an air traffic control tower was built and the main runway was extended from 3,900 feet to 5,300.
• 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.
• In May 1955, North Central Airlines began daily service to Detroit, and Chicago.
• 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.
• 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.
• On March 13, 2012, Direct Air suspended all their flights until May 15 because their fuel supplier stopped supplying fuel.
• On October 27, 2009, a single-engine Beechcraft crashed.