Nonstop flight route between Keetmanshoop, Namibia and Decatur, Alabama, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Keetmanshoop Airport (KMP), Keetmanshoop, Namibia and Pryor Field Regional Airport (DCU), Decatur, Alabama, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,045 miles (or 12,947 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 Keetmanshoop Airport and Pryor Field Regional 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 Keetmanshoop Airport and Pryor Field Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Keetmanshoop Airport (KMP):

• The closest airport to Keetmanshoop Airport (KMP) is Karasburg Airport (KAS), which is located 110 miles (177 kilometers) SSE of KMP.
• In addition to being known as "Keetmanshoop Airport", another name for KMP is "Keetmanshoop Airport".
• Keetmanshoop Airport (KMP) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Keetmanshoop Airport (KMP) is Princeville Airport (HPV), which is nearly antipodal to Keetmanshoop Airport (meaning Keetmanshoop Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Princeville Airport), and is located 12,100 miles (19,474 kilometers) away in Hanalei, Hawaii, United States.

Facts about Pryor Field Regional Airport (DCU):

• In January 2010, the pilot training site was designated a historic landmark and added to the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage.
• In 2007, Chris Wright was struck by a propeller as he was "hand propping" starting his plane.
• The furthest airport from Pryor Field Regional Airport (DCU) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,180 miles (17,992 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The Pryor Field Regional Airport receives $30,000 annually each from the cities of Athens and Decatur and from the county commissions of Morgan and Limestone
• Pryor Field Regional Airport (DCU) currently has only 1 runway.
• Pryor Field Regional Airport covers an area of 200 acres which contains one asphalt paved runway measuring 6,107 x 100 ft.
• Because of Pryor Field Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 592 feet, planes can take off or land at Pryor Field 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.
• The closest airport to Pryor Field Regional Airport (DCU) is Huntsville International Airport (HSV), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) E of DCU.