Nonstop flight route between Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, United States and Magdalena, Bolivia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Sherman Army AirfieldSherman Air Force Base (FLV), Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, United States and Magdalena Airport (MGD), Magdalena, Bolivia would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,144 miles (or 6,669 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 Sherman Army AirfieldSherman Air Force Base and Magdalena 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 Sherman Army AirfieldSherman Air Force Base and Magdalena Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Sherman Army AirfieldSherman Air Force Base (FLV):

• The closest airport to Sherman Army AirfieldSherman Air Force Base (FLV) is Kansas City International Airport (MCI), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) ESE of FLV.
• Over the years Sherman saw a dazzling array of visitors, usually drawn there to transact business or attend ceremonies at Fort Leavenworth.
• The furthest airport from Sherman Army AirfieldSherman Air Force Base (FLV) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,739 miles (17,283 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The airport is at the foot of the Missouri River bluffs that make up the fort.
• From its beginning, the primary and almost exclusive function of Sherman Army Airfield at Fort Leavenworth was to provide flying facilities for the Command and General Staff School at Fort Leavenworth.
• In the early 1920s such flying was done at an old polo ground about three miles from Sherman.
• In 1946 Sherman passed from Third Air Force to the newly created Tactical Air Command, under which it remained until the end of 1948 when it was given to Tenth Air Force, a subordinate of Continental Air Command.
• As late as May 1944 Sherman had only 25 planes, most of which were trainers and none models then used in combat.
• After World War II operations at Sherman sank again to a small scale.
• In addition to being known as "Sherman Army AirfieldSherman Air Force Base", another name for FLV is "Sherman AAF".

Facts about Magdalena Airport (MGD):

• In addition to being known as "Magdalena Airport", another name for MGD is "Magdalena Airport (Magdalena)".
• The closest airport to Magdalena Airport (MGD) is Huacaraje Airport (BVK), which is located 27 miles (43 kilometers) SE of MGD.
• Because of Magdalena Airport's relatively low elevation of 463 feet, planes can take off or land at Magdalena 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 furthest airport from Magdalena Airport (MGD) is El Nido Airport (ENI), which is nearly antipodal to Magdalena Airport (meaning Magdalena Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from El Nido Airport), and is located 12,156 miles (19,564 kilometers) away in El Nido, Palawan, Philippines.
• Magdalena Airport (MGD) currently has only 1 runway.