Nonstop flight route between Wichita, Kansas, United States and Islamabad / Rawalpindi, Pakistan:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between McConnell Air Force Base Wichita Army Airfield (IAB), Wichita, Kansas, United States and Benazir Bhutto International Airport (ISB), Islamabad / Rawalpindi, Pakistan would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,476 miles (or 12,031 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 Benazir Bhutto 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 Benazir Bhutto 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):

• 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.
• On 1 August 1967, the 4519th Combat Crew Training squadron was added to the 23 TFW, and the 560 TFS was inactivated on 25 September 1968.
• Up to 1 April 1952 the activity at Wichita Municipal Airport was under the jurisdiction of the Flying Training Air Force.
• Other facilities at the airport, however, were meager.
• By 1952 the Air Force had decided to make a permanent base of the quondam municipal airport.
• McConnell Air Force Base was known during the first part of its existence as the Wichita Municipal Airport.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "McConnell Air Force Base Wichita Army Airfield", another name for IAB is "McConnell AFB".

Facts about Benazir Bhutto International Airport (ISB):

• There are separate lounges for international and domestic economy passengers.
• The furthest airport from Benazir Bhutto International Airport (ISB) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,966 miles (19,258 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
• Benazir Bhutto International Airport (ISB) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Benazir Bhutto International Airport (ISB) is Abbottabad Airport (AAW), which is located 37 miles (60 kilometers) N of ISB.
• The airport has a wide variety of duty-free shops, restaurants, wifi Internet services and souvenir arts and crafts shops.
• Due to the ever-growing need for better facilities and services available for passengers, The Government of Pakistan is constructing a new airport in Islamabad.
• In addition to being known as "Benazir Bhutto International Airport", other names for ISB include "Islamabad International Airport" and "بینظیر بھٹو بین الاقوامی ہوائی اڈا".
• The airport is actually located outside of Islamabad, in the area of Chaklala, Rawalpindi.