Nonstop flight route between Kandi, Benin and Stockton, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kandi Airport (KDC), Kandi, Benin and Stockton Metropolitan Airport (SCK), Stockton, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,492 miles (or 12,057 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 Kandi Airport and Stockton Metropolitan 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 Kandi Airport and Stockton Metropolitan Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Kandi Airport (KDC):

• In addition to being known as "Kandi Airport", another name for KDC is "Kandi Airport (Kandi)".
• The closest airport to Kandi Airport (KDC) is Diapaga Airport (DIP), which is located 101 miles (162 kilometers) NW of KDC.
• The furthest airport from Kandi Airport (KDC) is Wallis Island (WLS), which is nearly antipodal to Kandi Airport (meaning Kandi Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Wallis Island), and is located 12,279 miles (19,761 kilometers) away in Wallis and Futuna Islands.
• Kandi Airport (KDC) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Kandi Airport's relatively low elevation of 958 feet, planes can take off or land at Kandi 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.

Facts about Stockton Metropolitan Airport (SCK):

• The closest airport to Stockton Metropolitan Airport (SCK) is Modesto City-County Airport (MOD), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) SE of SCK.
• On March 2, 1945 the final class completed training and Stockton AAF was transferred from the control of the Western Flying Training Command to the Air Transport Command.
• Sharpe Army Depot Field Annex was vacated in 1973, ending the U.S.
• Stockton Metropolitan Airport (SCK) has 2 runways.
• On January 29, 1947 the 71.36-acres of former Stockton Field retained by the U.S.
• Because of Stockton Metropolitan Airport's relatively low elevation of 33 feet, planes can take off or land at Stockton Metropolitan 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 "Stockton Metropolitan Airport", other names for SCK include "(former Stockton Army Airfield)" and "(former Sharpe Army Depot)".
• Sharpe General Depot Field Annex was formed from two parcels of land adjacent to the southwest portion of the current Stockton Metropolitan Airport.
• On October 28, 2011 Allegiant Air began twice weekly MD80 flights from Stockton to Palm Springs but discontinued this as well.
• The furthest airport from Stockton Metropolitan Airport (SCK) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,311 miles (18,203 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.