Nonstop flight route between Delta Junction, Alaska, United States and Cahokia, Illinois (near St. Louis), United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Delta Junction Airport (DJN), Delta Junction, Alaska, United States and St. Louis Downtown Airport (CPS), Cahokia, Illinois (near St. Louis), United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,837 miles (or 4,565 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 Delta Junction Airport and St. Louis Downtown 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 Delta Junction Airport and St. Louis Downtown Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Delta Junction Airport (DJN):

• The furthest airport from Delta Junction Airport (DJN) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,327 miles (16,619 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
• In addition to being known as "Delta Junction Airport", another name for DJN is "D66".
• The closest airport to Delta Junction Airport (DJN) is Allen Army Airfield (BIG), which is located only 4 miles (6 kilometers) S of DJN.
• Delta Junction Airport covers an area of 80 acres at an elevation of 1,150 feet above mean sea level.
• Delta Junction Airport (DJN) has 2 runways.
• Delta Junction Airport is a public use airport located in and owned by Delta Junction, a city in the Southeast Fairbanks Census Area of the U.S.

Facts about St. Louis Downtown Airport (CPS):

• The furthest airport from St. Louis Downtown Airport (CPS) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,998 miles (17,700 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to St. Louis Downtown Airport (CPS) is Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL), which is located only 16 miles (27 kilometers) NW of CPS.
• St. Louis Downtown Airport (CPS) has 3 runways.
• The airport closed in 1959 and reopened six years later as Bi-State Parks Airport.
• The two survivors out of the airport's original four hangars, Hangar 1 and Hangar 2, are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
• Because of St. Louis Downtown Airport's relatively low elevation of 413 feet, planes can take off or land at St. Louis Downtown 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.