Nonstop flight route between Kirksville, Missouri, United States and Lübeck (near Hamburg), Schleswig-Holstein, Germany:
Departure Airport:
(40°5'35"N by 92°32'42"W)
Arrival Airport:
(53°48'19"N by 10°43'9"E)
Distance from IRK to LBC:
4,519.51 miles (7,273.44 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kirksville Regional Airport (IRK), Kirksville, Missouri, United States and Lübeck Airport (LBC), Lübeck (near Hamburg), Schleswig-Holstein, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,520 miles (or 7,273 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | IRK / KIRK |
| Airport Name: | Kirksville Regional Airport |
| Location: | Kirksville, Missouri, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°5'35"N by 92°32'42"W |
| Area Served: | Kirksville, Missouri |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Kirksville |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 966 feet (294 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from IRK |
| More Information: | IRK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LBC / EDHL |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Lübeck (near Hamburg), Schleswig-Holstein, Germany |
| GPS Coordinates: | 53°48'19"N by 10°43'9"E |
| Area Served: | Lübeck, Germany |
| Operator/Owner: | Flughafen Lübeck GmbH |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 53 feet (16 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LBC |
| More Information: | LBC Maps & Info |
Facts about Kirksville Regional Airport (IRK):
- Kirksville Regional Airport (IRK) has 2 runways.
- Because of Kirksville Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 966 feet, planes can take off or land at Kirksville 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.
- Aviation in the Kirksville area began in the Kirksville area within a few years of the Wright brothers historic flight.
- The closest airport to Kirksville Regional Airport (IRK) is Trenton Municipal Airport (TRX), which is located 55 miles (89 kilometers) W of IRK.
- The furthest airport from Kirksville Regional Airport (IRK) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,860 miles (17,478 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Lübeck Airport (LBC):
- Because of Lübeck Airport's relatively low elevation of 53 feet, planes can take off or land at Lübeck 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.
- Lübeck Airport (LBC) currently has only 1 runway.
- Lübeck Airport handled 537,835 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Lübeck Airport (LBC) is Hamburg Airport (HAM), which is located 32 miles (52 kilometers) WSW of LBC.
- In addition to being known as "Lübeck Airport", another name for LBC is "Flughafen Lübeck".
- There are some additional holiday charter routes on behalf of local tour operators which are served only a few times a season.
- The furthest airport from Lübeck Airport (LBC) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,674 miles (18,787 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Infratil, an infrastructure investment company from New Zealand held a 90% shareholding from November 2005 until the end of October 2009 when it sold its shares back to the City of Lübeck.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 55.27 miles (88.95 km) W | Trenton Municipal Airport (TRX) | Trenton, Missouri, United States |     |
| 2 | 64.07 miles (103.11 km) ENE | Keokuk Municipal Airport (EOK) | Keokuk, Iowa, United States | |
| 3 | 70.20 miles (112.97 km) N | Ottumwa Regional Airport (OTM) | Ottumwa, Iowa, United States | |
| 4 | 72.20 miles (116.20 km) E | Quincy Regional Airport (UIN) | Quincy, Illinois, United States | |
| 5 | 72.80 miles (117.15 km) NNE | Fairfield Municipal Airport (FFL) | Fairfield, Iowa, United States | |
| 6 | 77.32 miles (124.44 km) SSW | Marshall Memorial Municipal Airport (MHL) | Marshall, Missouri, United States | |
| 7 | 80.16 miles (129.00 km) NE | Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport (MPZ) | Mount Pleasant, Iowa, United States | |
| 8 | 88.56 miles (142.52 km) ENE | Southeast Iowa Regional Airport (BRL) | Burlington, Iowa, United States | |
| 9 | 89.80 miles (144.53 km) S | Columbia Regional Airport (COU) | Columbia, Missouri, United States | |
| 10 | 101.50 miles (163.35 km) SSW | Sedalia Regional Airport (DMO) | Sedalia, Missouri, United States | |
| 11 | 103.98 miles (167.34 km) ENE | Macomb Municipal Airport (MQB) | Macomb, Illinois, United States | |
| 12 | 105.85 miles (170.35 km) SSE | Jefferson City Memorial Airport (JEF) | Jefferson City, Missouri, United States | |
| 13 | 108.33 miles (174.34 km) SSW | Whiteman Air Force Base (SZL) | Knob Noster, Missouri, United States | |
| 14 | 112.05 miles (180.32 km) NNW | Newton Municipal Airport (TNU) | Newton, Iowa, United States | |
| 15 | 114.46 miles (184.20 km) NE | Muscatine Municipal Airport (MUT) | Muscatine, Iowa, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,860.40 miles (17,478.08 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 10,837.83 miles (17,441.76 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 10,814.87 miles (17,404.81 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,814.48 miles (17,404.18 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,779.80 miles (17,348.36 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,764.95 miles (17,324.47 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,755.48 miles (17,309.23 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,747.04 miles (17,295.64 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,744.41 miles (17,291.41 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,719.71 miles (17,251.65 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,708.53 miles (17,233.67 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,686.86 miles (17,198.79 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,657.57 miles (17,151.65 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,655.36 miles (17,148.11 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,643.62 miles (17,129.21 km) WSW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 32.13 miles (51.71 km) WSW | Hamburg Airport (HAM) | Hamburg / Fuhlsbüttel, Germany | |
| 2 | 40.63 miles (65.38 km) WSW | Hamburg Finkenwerder Airport (XFW) | Hamburg, Germany | |
| 3 | 45.98 miles (74.00 km) NNW | Kiel Holtenau Airport (KEL) | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany | |
| 4 | 50.74 miles (81.66 km) ESE | Schwerin-Parchim Airport (SZW) | Parchim, Germany | |
| 5 | 64.01 miles (103.01 km) E | Rostock–Laage Airport (RLG) | Rostock, Germany | |
| 6 | 68.28 miles (109.89 km) NNE | Lolland Falster Airport (MRW) | Lolland Falster, Denmark | |
| 7 | 77.79 miles (125.19 km) WNW | Heide-Büsum Airport (HEI) | Heide, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany | |
| 8 | 84.09 miles (135.33 km) W | Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN) | Nordholz, Germany | |
| 9 | 88.35 miles (142.19 km) NNW | Sønderborg Airport (SGD) | Sønderborg, Denmark | |
| 10 | 88.71 miles (142.77 km) SSW | Celle Air Base (ZCN) | Celle, Germany | |
| 11 | 89.33 miles (143.76 km) ENE | Stralsund Barth Airport (BBH) | Barth, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany | |
| 12 | 90.27 miles (145.27 km) WSW | Bremerhaven Airport (BRV) | Bremerhaven, Bremen, Germany | |
| 13 | 95.24 miles (153.27 km) WSW | Bremen Airport (BRE) | Bremen, Germany | |
| 14 | 102.30 miles (164.64 km) SSW | Hannover Airport (HAJ) | Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany | |
| 15 | 106.72 miles (171.75 km) E | Neubrandenburg Airport (FNB) | Neubrandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,673.80 miles (18,787.11 km) SSE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,378.81 miles (18,312.37 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,368.88 miles (18,296.39 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,348.25 miles (18,263.19 km) ESE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,343.55 miles (18,255.62 km) ESE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,342.72 miles (18,254.30 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,337.82 miles (18,246.40 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,328.00 miles (18,230.60 km) SE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,326.81 miles (18,228.69 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,316.64 miles (18,212.32 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,308.63 miles (18,199.42 km) SE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,304.64 miles (18,193.01 km) SE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,290.05 miles (18,169.53 km) ESE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,286.95 miles (18,164.55 km) SE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,286.00 miles (18,163.01 km) SE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |