Nonstop flight route between Niš, Serbia and Columbia, Missouri, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Niš Constantine the Great International Airport (INI), Niš, Serbia and Columbia Regional Airport (COU), Columbia, Missouri, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,425 miles (or 8,731 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 Niš Constantine the Great International Airport and Columbia Regional 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 Niš Constantine the Great International Airport and Columbia Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Niš Constantine the Great International Airport (INI):

• The furthest airport from Niš Constantine the Great International Airport (INI) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,521 miles (18,542 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Niš Constantine the Great International Airport handled 21,700 passengers last year.
• Niš Constantine the Great International Airport (INI) has 2 runways.
• During the Breakup of Yugoslavia, United Nations sanctions imposed on the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia included a ban on international air travel from Yugoslavia.
• In addition to being known as "Niš Constantine the Great International Airport", other names for INI include "Аеродром Ниш - Константин Велики" and "Aerodrom Niš - Konstantin Veliki".
• In 1952, on the location of today's airport in Niš, the first concrete runway, measuring 1,500 m, was built and served for military purposes.
• In 2009, the Serbian Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations, established a joint emergency response center at the airport.
• Because of Niš Constantine the Great International Airport's relatively low elevation of 650 feet, planes can take off or land at Niš Constantine the Great 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.
• The closest airport to Niš Constantine the Great International Airport (INI) is Pristina International Airport "Adem Jashari" (PRN), which is located 67 miles (108 kilometers) SW of INI.

Facts about Columbia Regional Airport (COU):

• Prior to 2001 service was operated by Trans World Express using Jetstream 41 aircraft to St.
• Because of Columbia Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 889 feet, planes can take off or land at Columbia 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.
• Scheduled passenger service was subsidized by the U.S.
• This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a primary commercial service airport.
• On October 22, 2012, it was announced by Columbia mayor Bob McDavid that American Airlines and the City of Columbia reached an agreement that was approved by the Columbia City Council for air service from Columbia Regional Airport to Chicago O'Hare and Dallas/Fort Worth beginning in February 2013.
• Columbia Regional Airport (COU) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Columbia Regional Airport (COU) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,886 miles (17,519 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Columbia Regional Airport (COU) is Jefferson City Memorial Airport (JEF), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) SSE of COU.