Nonstop flight route between Jönköping, Sweden and Memphis, Tennessee, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Jönköping Airport (JKG), Jönköping, Sweden and Memphis International Airport (MEM), Memphis, Tennessee, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,677 miles (or 7,527 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 Jönköping Airport and Memphis 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 Jönköping Airport and Memphis 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 Jönköping Airport (JKG):

• The furthest airport from Jönköping Airport (JKG) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,372 miles (18,301 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Jönköping Airport (JKG) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Jönköping Airport (JKG) is Lidköping-Hovby Airport (LDK), which is located 59 miles (95 kilometers) NNW of JKG.
• Because of Jönköping Airport's relatively low elevation of 741 feet, planes can take off or land at Jönköping 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.
• In addition to being known as "Jönköping Airport", another name for JKG is "Jönköping flygplats".
• There is parking at the airport, short-term and long-term parking lots.
• It has lost many passengers, and was considered to be too small for a national airport.

Facts about Memphis International Airport (MEM):

• The furthest airport from Memphis International Airport (MEM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,010 miles (17,719 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Memphis International Airport (MEM) is Olive Branch Airport (OLV), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) ESE of MEM.
• Memphis International Airport handled 7,874,888 passengers last year.
• During World War II the United States Army Air Forces Air Transport Command 4th Ferrying Group used Memphis while sending new aircraft overseas.
• In 2008 the airport began expanding its control tower and parking garages.
• Memphis International Airport is a civil-military airport seven miles southeast of downtown Memphis, in Shelby County, Tennessee.
• Memphis International Airport (MEM) has 4 runways.
• Because of Memphis International Airport's relatively low elevation of 341 feet, planes can take off or land at Memphis 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.