Nonstop flight route between Topeka, Kansas, United States and Blantyre, Malawi:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Forbes Field (FOE), Topeka, Kansas, United States and Chileka International Airport (BLZ), Blantyre, Malawi would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,219 miles (or 13,227 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 Forbes Field and Chileka International 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 Forbes Field and Chileka International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FOE / KFOE | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Topeka, Kansas, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°26'30"N by 79°57'15"W | 
| View all routes: | Routes from FOE | 
| More Information: | FOE Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BLZ / FWCL | 
| Airport Name: | Chileka International Airport | 
| Location: | Blantyre, Malawi | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 15°40'44"S by 34°58'26"E | 
| Area Served: | Blantyre, Malawi | 
| Operator/Owner: | Government | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 2555 feet (779 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from BLZ | 
| More Information: | BLZ Maps & Info | 
Facts about Forbes Field (FOE):
- Some remnants of the ballpark still stand, surrounded by the campus of the University of Pittsburgh.
- The furthest airport from Forbes Field (FOE) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,496 miles (18,501 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Barney Dreyfuss "hated cheap home runs and vowed he'd have none in his park", which led him to design a large playing field for Forbes Field.
- It is more accurate to say Mayor Magee threw out the first ball.
- The closest airport to Forbes Field (FOE) is Allegheny County Airport (AGC), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) SSE of FOE.
- Forbes Field's ivy-covered walls featured no advertising, except a 32-foot United States Marine Corps billboard during the 1943 season.
- "Pittsburg can now boast of the world's finest baseball park.
- "There wasn't much flubdubber.
- In 1955, a statue of Honus Wagner was dedicated in Schenley Plaza adjacent to Forbes Field.
- With such a large outfield space, triples and inside-the-park home runs were common.
- In addition to being known as "Forbes Field", another name for FOE is ""The House of Thrills""The Old Lady of Schenley Park""The Orchard of Oakland" [1]".
- Pictures depict the flag at Forbes Field at half staff on opening day.
Facts about Chileka International Airport (BLZ):
- The furthest airport from Chileka International Airport (BLZ) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is located 11,721 miles (18,863 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
- The closest airport to Chileka International Airport (BLZ) is Chingozi Airport (TCV), which is located 93 miles (150 kilometers) WSW of BLZ.
- Chileka International Airport (BLZ) has 2 runways.




