Nonstop flight route between Jacksonville, Texas, United States and Tehran, Iran:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cherokee County Airport (JKV), Jacksonville, Texas, United States and Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport (IKA), Tehran, Iran would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,302 miles (or 11,751 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 Cherokee County Airport and Tehran Imam Khomeini 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 Cherokee County Airport and Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | JKV / KJSO |
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Location: | Jacksonville, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 31°52'9"N by 95°13'3"W |
Area Served: | Jacksonville, Texas |
Operator/Owner: | Cherokee County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 677 feet (206 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from JKV |
More Information: | JKV Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | IKA / OIIE |
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Location: | Tehran, Iran |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°24'57"N by 51°9'7"E |
Area Served: | Tehran |
Operator/Owner: | Iranian Airports Holding Company |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3305 feet (1,007 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from IKA |
More Information: | IKA Maps & Info |
Facts about Cherokee County Airport (JKV):
- In addition to being known as "Cherokee County Airport", another name for JKV is "JSO".
- The furthest airport from Cherokee County Airport (JKV) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 10,876 miles (17,503 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- Because of Cherokee County Airport's relatively low elevation of 677 feet, planes can take off or land at Cherokee County 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.
- Cherokee County Airport covers an area of 224 acres at an elevation of 677 feet above mean sea level.
- The closest airport to Cherokee County Airport (JKV) is Tyler Pounds Regional Airport (TYR), which is located 35 miles (57 kilometers) NNW of JKV.
- Cherokee County Airport (JKV) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport (IKA):
- Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport handled 4,986,477 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport (IKA) is Mehrabad Airport (THR), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) NNE of IKA.
- TAV officials were ordered to withdraw their personnel and equipment from the airport on 7 May 2004, and operations were handed over to Iran Air.
- The construction began before the Iranian Revolution of 1979.
- Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport (IKA) has 2 runways.
- In April 2005 the $350 million Imam Khomeini International Airport was reopened under the management of a consortium of four local airlines—Mahan Air, Aseman, Caspian Airlines and Kish Air—although no formal contract appeared to have been awarded.
- The furthest airport from Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport (IKA) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,511 miles (18,525 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
- In addition to being known as "Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport", another name for IKA is "فرودگاه امام خمینی".
- Imam Khomeini Airport is accessible from Tehran by Car, taxi and bus via the Tehran-Qom Freeway.
- Just prior to the opening on 8 May, two local airlines refused to switch to the new airport.