Nonstop flight route between Kunming, Yunnan, China and McAllen, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG), Kunming, Yunnan, China and McAllen Miller International Airport (MFE), McAllen, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,623 miles (or 13,877 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 Kunming Changshui International Airport and McAllen Miller 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 Kunming Changshui International Airport and McAllen Miller 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: | KMG / ZPPP |
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Location: | Kunming, Yunnan, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 25°6'6"N by 102°55'45"E |
Area Served: | Kunming, Yunnan, China |
Operator/Owner: | Yunnan Airport Group |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 6900 feet (2,103 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from KMG |
More Information: | KMG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MFE / KMFE |
Airport Name: | McAllen Miller International Airport |
Location: | McAllen, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 26°10'32"N by 98°14'18"W |
Area Served: | McAllen, Texas |
Operator/Owner: | City of McAllen |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 107 feet (33 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from MFE |
More Information: | MFE Maps & Info |
Facts about Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG):
- In addition to being known as "Kunming Changshui International Airport", other names for KMG include "昆明长水国际机场" and "Kūnmíng Chángshuǐ Guójì Jīchǎng".
- The new airport has two runways, and is expected to handle 38 million passengers per year by 2020.
- The furthest airport from Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) is Chañaral Airport (CNR), which is nearly antipodal to Kunming Changshui International Airport (meaning Kunming Changshui International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chañaral Airport), and is located 12,026 miles (19,353 kilometers) away in Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile.
- Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) is Wenshan Puzhehei Airport (WNH), which is located 138 miles (222 kilometers) SE of KMG.
- Construction began in 2009 and at the time was reported to be named the Zheng He International Airport.
- Because of Kunming Changshui International Airport's high elevation of 6,900 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at KMG. Combined with a high temperature, this could make KMG a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
Facts about McAllen Miller International Airport (MFE):
- The closest airport to McAllen Miller International Airport (MFE) is General Lucio Blanco International Airport (REX), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) S of MFE.
- MFE is the busiest commercial passenger airport in the Rio Grande Valley metropolitan area.
- As of May 1, 2012, Delta ceased operations at MFE and concluded the SkyTeam presence at this airport.
- In 2008, a terminal capacity study was conducted to assess the future needs of the airport and possible terminal expansion to include eight gates, larger ticketing/office area, TSA security area queue.
- Because of McAllen Miller International Airport's relatively low elevation of 107 feet, planes can take off or land at McAllen Miller 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.
- The furthest airport from McAllen Miller International Airport (MFE) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,187 miles (18,003 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The two runways are the center the airside portion of MFE.
- As of March 2012, the airport is currently undergoing expansion and renovation with an expected completion date of March 2014.
- McAllen Miller International Airport (MFE) has 2 runways.