Nonstop flight route between Kärdla, Hiiumaa, Estonia and St. Joseph, Missouri, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kärdla Airport (KDL), Kärdla, Hiiumaa, Estonia and Rosecrans Memorial Airport (STJ), St. Joseph, Missouri, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,744 miles (or 7,634 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 Kärdla Airport and Rosecrans Memorial 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 Kärdla Airport and Rosecrans Memorial Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Kärdla Airport (KDL):

• The airport has an asphalt runway of 1,520 metres length and 30 metres width.
• On 23 November 2001 an airplane with 17 people on board crashed on its way from Tallinn to Kärdla, near Palade at Hiiumaa.
• The closest airport to Kärdla Airport (KDL) is Kuressaare Airport (URE), which is located 54 miles (87 kilometers) SSW of KDL.
• The furthest airport from Kärdla Airport (KDL) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,109 miles (17,877 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Because of Kärdla Airport's relatively low elevation of 18 feet, planes can take off or land at Kärdla 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 "Kärdla Airport", another name for KDL is "Kärdla lennujaam".
• Kärdla Airport (KDL) currently has only 1 runway.
• Kärdla Airport is an airport in Estonia.

Facts about Rosecrans Memorial Airport (STJ):

• Both the 139 AW and the AATTC are made up of a mix of approximately 400 full-time Active Guard and Reserve and Air Reserve Technician personnel, augmented by over 1000 traditional part-time Air National Guardsmen and Air Force Resevists.
• The Great Flood of 1951 damaged many of the temporary World War II airport buildings beyond economical repair.
• Rosecrans Memorial Airport (STJ) has 2 runways.
• The Great Flood of 1993 destroyed the City Administration Building and the Cockpit Cafe.
• Because of Rosecrans Memorial Airport's relatively low elevation of 826 feet, planes can take off or land at Rosecrans Memorial 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 "Rosecrans Memorial Airport", another name for STJ is "Rosecrans Army Airfield".
• The airport is one of two bases for the Missouri Air National Guard and also serves general aviation.
• Rosecrans ANGB is currently home to the 139th Airlift Wing, an Air Mobility Command -gained unit of the Missouri Air National Guard, which functions as the host wing for the installation.
• The furthest airport from Rosecrans Memorial Airport (STJ) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,738 miles (17,281 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Rosecrans Memorial Airport (STJ) is Sherman Army AirfieldSherman Air Force Base (FLV), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) S of STJ.