Nonstop flight route between Bloomington, Illinois, United States and Palacios, Texas, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal (BMI), Bloomington, Illinois, United States and Palacios Municipal Airport (PSX), Palacios, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 912 miles (or 1,468 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 Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal and Palacios Municipal Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal (BMI):

• The closest airport to Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal (BMI) is General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport (PIA), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) WNW of BMI.
• Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal (BMI) has 2 runways.
• The airport dates to the spring of 1927 when farmer Herman Will opened a 70-plus-acre tract in rural Normal Township.
• Because of Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal's relatively low elevation of 871 feet, planes can take off or land at Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal 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 Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal (BMI) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,045 miles (17,775 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Hangar rental, fueling, and aircraft maintenance facilities are available.
• CIRA has a healthy general aviation presence.
• The airport covers 1,968 acres at an elevation of 871 feet.
• The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a primary commercial service airport.Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 262,846 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 243,448 in 2009 and 274,677 in 2010.

Facts about Palacios Municipal Airport (PSX):

• Camp Palacios was originally established as a summer training camp for the 36th Infantry Division of the TX National Guard after the Palacios Campsite Association donated the land to the state in 1926.
• Because of Palacios Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 14 feet, planes can take off or land at Palacios Municipal 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 addition to being known as "Palacios Municipal Airport", another name for PSX is "(former Palacios Army Airfield)".
• The furthest airport from Palacios Municipal Airport (PSX) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,017 miles (17,730 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
• Palacios Municipal Airport (PSX) has 3 runways.
• The closest airport to Palacios Municipal Airport (PSX) is Bay City Municipal Airport (BBC), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) NE of PSX.