Nonstop flight route between Wichita, Kansas, United States and Chiclayo, Peru:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between McConnell Air Force Base Wichita Army Airfield (IAB), Wichita, Kansas, United States and Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport (CIX), Chiclayo, Peru would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,268 miles (or 5,259 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 McConnell Air Force Base Wichita Army Airfield and Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González 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 McConnell Air Force Base Wichita Army Airfield and Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about McConnell Air Force Base Wichita Army Airfield (IAB):

• In addition to being known as "McConnell Air Force Base Wichita Army Airfield", another name for IAB is "McConnell AFB".
• The closest airport to McConnell Air Force Base Wichita Army Airfield (IAB) is Cessna Aircraft Field (CEA), which is located only 2 miles (3 kilometers) NNE of IAB.
• Other facilities at the airport, however, were meager.
• A lease between the federal government and the city was concluded and on 1 March 1942, the AAF Materiel Center, Midwestern Procurement District was established at Wichita Army Airfield.
• Wichita Army Airfield
• On 31 May 1951, the USAF took title to Wichita Municipal Airport, and on 4 June the Air Training Command 3520th Combat Crew Training Wing was activated at the facility.
• McConnell's history began in October 1924, when the city of Wichita hosted more than 100,000 people for the National Air Congress.
• The furthest airport from McConnell Air Force Base Wichita Army Airfield (IAB) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,740 miles (17,285 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• In spite of the difficulty of building an installation and initiating an entirely new program simultaneously, the base developed into a highly specialized training center.

Facts about Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport (CIX):

• The closest airport to Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport (CIX) is Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias (CJA), which is located 95 miles (153 kilometers) ESE of CIX.
• Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport (CIX) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport (CIX) is Hat Yai International Airport (HDY), which is nearly antipodal to Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport (meaning Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Hat Yai International Airport), and is located 12,419 miles (19,986 kilometers) away in Hat Yai, Songkhla Province, Thailand.
• Because of Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport's relatively low elevation of 97 feet, planes can take off or land at Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International 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.