Nonstop flight route between Joplin, Missouri, United States and Aktobe (Aktyubinsk), Kazakhstan:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Joplin Regional Airport (JLN), Joplin, Missouri, United States and Aktobe International Airport (AKX), Aktobe (Aktyubinsk), Kazakhstan would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,157 miles (or 9,909 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 Joplin Regional Airport and Aktobe 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 Joplin Regional Airport and Aktobe 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 Joplin Regional Airport (JLN):

• The fixed based operators at Joplin Regional Airport are Alpha Air Center and Mizzou Aviation, both located near the General Aviation terminal.
• Because of Joplin Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 981 feet, planes can take off or land at Joplin 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.
• Joplin Regional Airport (JLN) has 3 runways.
• In 2007 Great Lakes Airlines began EAS-subsidised service to Kansas City International Airport after the end of commercial service by Mesa Airlines.
• Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 4,892 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 3,776 in 2009 and 4,078 in 2010.
• The furthest airport from Joplin Regional Airport (JLN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,765 miles (17,324 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• American Airlines flew to Joplin from the 1940s until 1963.
• The closest airport to Joplin Regional Airport (JLN) is Atkinson Municipal Airport (PTS), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) NNW of JLN.
• Joplin Regional Airport is a city-owned airport five miles north of Joplin, in Jasper County, Missouri.

Facts about Aktobe International Airport (AKX):

• Because of Aktobe International Airport's relatively low elevation of 738 feet, planes can take off or land at Aktobe 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.
• Aktobe International Airport (AKX) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Aktobe International Airport (AKX) is Orsk Airport (OSW), which is located 83 miles (134 kilometers) NE of AKX.
• The furthest airport from Aktobe International Airport (AKX) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 10,693 miles (17,208 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
• In addition to being known as "Aktobe International Airport", other names for AKX include "Ақтөбе халықаралық әуежайы" and "Международный аэропорт Актобе".