Nonstop flight route between Great Bend, Kansas, United States and McAlester, Oklahoma, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Great Bend Municipal Airport (GBD), Great Bend, Kansas, United States and McAlester Regional Airport (MLC), McAlester, Oklahoma, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 294 miles (or 473 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 Great Bend Municipal Airport and McAlester Regional Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GBD / KGBD | 
| Airport Name: | Great Bend Municipal Airport | 
| Location: | Great Bend, Kansas, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 38°20'39"N by 98°51'33"W | 
| Area Served: | Great Bend, Kansas | 
| Operator/Owner: | City of Great Bend | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 1887 feet (575 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from GBD | 
| More Information: | GBD Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MLC / KMLC | 
| Airport Name: | McAlester Regional Airport | 
| Location: | McAlester, Oklahoma, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°52'57"N by 95°46'59"W | 
| Area Served: | McAlester, Oklahoma | 
| Operator/Owner: | City of McAlester | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 770 feet (235 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from MLC | 
| More Information: | MLC Maps & Info | 
Facts about Great Bend Municipal Airport (GBD):
- The furthest airport from Great Bend Municipal Airport (GBD) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,769 miles (17,331 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
 - The closest airport to Great Bend Municipal Airport (GBD) is Hays Regional Airport (HYS), which is located 41 miles (66 kilometers) NNW of GBD.
 - As per the Federal Aviation Administration, this airport had 1,407 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 927 in 2009, and 719 in 2010.
 - Great Bend Municipal Airport (GBD) has 2 runways.
 
Facts about McAlester Regional Airport (MLC):
- The furthest airport from McAlester Regional Airport (MLC) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,791 miles (17,366 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
 - The closest airport to McAlester Regional Airport (MLC) is Antlers Municipal Airport (ATE), which is located 48 miles (78 kilometers) S of MLC.
 - The airport was fairly new in 1952 when Braniff and Central DC-3s stopped there.
 - Because of McAlester Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 770 feet, planes can take off or land at McAlester 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.
 - McAlester Regional Airport (MLC) currently has only 1 runway.
 
