Nonstop flight route between Balkhash, Kazakhstan and Jackson, Tennessee, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Balqash Airport (BXH), Balkhash, Kazakhstan and McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport (MKL), Jackson, Tennessee, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,650 miles (or 10,703 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 Balqash Airport and McKellar-Sipes Regional 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 Balqash Airport and McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BXH / UAAH | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Balkhash, Kazakhstan | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 46°53'38"N by 75°0'19"E | 
| Area Served: | Balqash, Kazakhstan | 
| Airport Type: | Public/Military | 
| Elevation: | 1444 feet (440 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from BXH | 
| More Information: | BXH Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MKL / KMKL | 
| Airport Name: | McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport | 
| Location: | Jackson, Tennessee, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°35'58"N by 88°54'56"W | 
| Area Served: | Jackson, Tennessee | 
| Operator/Owner: | City of Jackson & Madison County | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 434 feet (132 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from MKL | 
| More Information: | MKL Maps & Info | 
Facts about Balqash Airport (BXH):
- The furthest airport from Balqash Airport (BXH) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,053 miles (17,787 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Balkhash Airport or Balqash Airport is an airport 6 km northeast the city of Balqash in Kazakhstan.
- In addition to being known as "Balqash Airport", another name for BXH is "Аэропорт Балхаш".
- The length of runway is 2,502 m × 40 m.
- Balqash Airport (BXH) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Balqash Airport (BXH) is Sary-Arka Airport (KGF), which is located 207 miles (333 kilometers) NNW of BXH.
Facts about McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport (MKL):
- McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport covers an area of 807 acres at an elevation of 434 feet above mean sea level.
- McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport (MKL) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport (MKL) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,072 miles (17,819 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport (MKL) is Roscoe Turner Airport (CRX), which is located 50 miles (81 kilometers) SSE of MKL.
- Because of McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 434 feet, planes can take off or land at McKellar-Sipes Regional 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 airport opened in 1942 as McKellar Field and was assigned to the United States Army Air Forces Southeast Training Center as a primary pilot training airfield.
- Major Sipes was killed in action during the Vietnam War but he was killed when his F-101 Voodoo crashed after takeoff from RAF Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire, England.




