Nonstop flight route between Kristianstad, Sweden and Kingston, Jamaica:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kristianstad Airport (KID), Kristianstad, Sweden and Norman Manley International Airport (KIN), Kingston, Jamaica would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,231 miles (or 8,418 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 Kristianstad Airport and Norman Manley 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 Kristianstad Airport and Norman Manley 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 Kristianstad Airport (KID):

• Kristianstad Airport (KID) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Kristianstad Airport's relatively low elevation of 76 feet, planes can take off or land at Kristianstad 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.
• The furthest airport from Kristianstad Airport (KID) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,480 miles (18,476 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The closest airport to Kristianstad Airport (KID) is Malmö Airport (MMX), which is located 38 miles (62 kilometers) SW of KID.

Facts about Norman Manley International Airport (KIN):

• The closest airport to Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) is Tinson Pen Aerodrome (KTP), which is located only 4 miles (7 kilometers) NNW of KIN.
• Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) currently has only 1 runway.
• Norman Manley International Airport handled 1,714,710 passengers last year.
• Phase 1A commenced planning in 2004 and was completed in 2007, at an estimated cost of $80M.
• The furthest airport from Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) is Christmas Island Airport (XCH), which is located 11,894 miles (19,141 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Australia.
• Phase 1B is scheduled for the period 2008–12 and will cost approximately $23M.
• Jamaica has always had a vibrant civil aviation industry with the first flight reported in the island on 21 December 1911.
• The airport features in the first James Bond movie, Dr No.
• The significant growth in the aviation sector led to the establishment of the Civil Aviation Department in 1947.
• Because of Norman Manley International Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Norman Manley 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.