Nonstop flight route between Keetmanshoop, Namibia and Knoxville, Tennessee, United States:
Departure Airport:
(26°32'22"S by 18°6'41"E)
Arrival Airport:
(35°48'39"N by 83°59'38"W)
Distance from KMP to TYS:
7,906.36 miles (12,724.02 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Keetmanshoop Airport (KMP), Keetmanshoop, Namibia and McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS), Knoxville, Tennessee, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,906 miles (or 12,724 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 McGhee Tyson 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 McGhee Tyson Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KMP / FYKT |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Keetmanshoop, Namibia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 26°32'22"S by 18°6'41"E |
| Area Served: | Keetmanshoop, Namibia |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 3506 feet (1,069 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KMP |
| More Information: | KMP Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TYS / KTYS |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Knoxville, Tennessee, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°48'39"N by 83°59'38"W |
| Area Served: | Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Operator/Owner: | Metropolitan Knoxville Airport Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 981 feet (299 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TYS |
| More Information: | TYS Maps & Info |
Facts about Keetmanshoop Airport (KMP):
- In addition to being known as "Keetmanshoop Airport", another name for KMP is "Keetmanshoop Airport".
- The closest airport to Keetmanshoop Airport (KMP) is Karasburg Airport (KAS), which is located 110 miles (177 kilometers) SSE of KMP.
- 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 McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS):
- McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS) is Gatlinburg–Pigeon Forge Airport (GKT), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) E of TYS.
- The development of TYS helped the City of Alcoa diversify its economy and gain its economic independence from what is today Alcoa Inc., the world's third largest producer of aluminum.
- In addition to being known as "McGhee Tyson Airport", another name for TYS is "McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base".
- The fixed base operator at TYS is the Truman-Arnold Company.
- The furthest airport from McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,348 miles (18,263 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- McGhee Tyson Airport handled 1,688,882 passengers last year.
- Because of McGhee Tyson Airport's relatively low elevation of 981 feet, planes can take off or land at McGhee Tyson 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 110.04 miles (177.09 km) SSE | Karasburg Airport (KAS) | Karasburg, Namibia |     |
| 2 | 170.50 miles (274.40 km) SW | Alexander Bay Airport (ALJ) | Alexander Bay, South Africa | |
| 3 | 177.49 miles (285.65 km) W | Lüderitz Airport (LUD) | Luderitz, Namibia | |
| 4 | 194.24 miles (312.60 km) SSE | Aggeneys Airport (AGZ) | Aggeneys, South Africa | |
| 5 | 194.24 miles (312.60 km) SSE | Wild Coast Sun Airport (MZF) | Mzamba, South Africa | |
| 6 | 225.88 miles (363.52 km) SSW | Kleinsee Airport (KLZ) | Kleinzee, South Africa | |
| 7 | 231.91 miles (373.22 km) SE | Upington Airport (UTN) | Upington, South Africa | |
| 8 | 278.98 miles (448.98 km) NNW | Eros Airport (ERS) | Windhoek, Namibia | |
| 9 | 282.99 miles (455.43 km) N | Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH) | Windhoek, Namibia | |
| 10 | 283.89 miles (456.88 km) N | Gobabis Airport (GOG) | Gobabis, Namibia | |
| 11 | 288.00 miles (463.49 km) NE | Hukuntsi Airport (HUK) | Hukuntsi, Botswana | |
| 12 | 328.28 miles (528.31 km) NW | Walvis Bay Airport (WVB) | Walvis Bay, Namibia | |
| 13 | 332.35 miles (534.87 km) ESE | Johan Pienaar Airport (KMH) | Kuruman, South Africa | |
| 14 | 343.66 miles (553.07 km) NW | Arandis Airport (ADI) | Arandis / Swakopmund, Namibia | |
| 15 | 402.59 miles (647.91 km) NE | Ghanzi Airport (GNZ) | Ghanzi, Botswana | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,100.42 miles (19,473.69 km) NNW | Princeville Airport (HPV) | Hanalei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 2 | 12,097.77 miles (19,469.43 km) NNW | PMRF Barking Sands (BKH) | Kekaha, Hawaii, United States | |
| 3 | 12,085.19 miles (19,449.19 km) NNW | Port Allen Airport (PAK) | Hanapepe, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 12,082.97 miles (19,445.60 km) NNW | Lihue Airport (LIH) | Lihue, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 12,022.50 miles (19,348.30 km) NW | Dillingham Airfield (HDH) | Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 12,011.44 miles (19,330.49 km) NW | Wheeler AAF (HHI) | Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 12,002.30 miles (19,315.77 km) NW | Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 11,997.71 miles (19,308.39 km) NW | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 11,997.71 miles (19,308.39 km) NW | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 11,957.08 miles (19,243.00 km) NW | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 11,955.28 miles (19,240.11 km) NW | Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 11,931.28 miles (19,201.48 km) NW | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 11,929.74 miles (19,199.01 km) NW | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 11,916.27 miles (19,177.33 km) NW | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 11,893.20 miles (19,140.21 km) NW | Hana Airport (HNM) | Hana, Hawaii, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 26.26 miles (42.26 km) E | Gatlinburg–Pigeon Forge Airport (GKT) | Sevierville, Tennessee, United States | |
| 2 | 39.71 miles (63.91 km) WNW | Rockwood Municipal Airport (RKW) | Rockwood, Tennessee, United States | |
| 3 | 42.87 miles (69.00 km) SW | McMinn County Airport (MMI) | Athens, Tennessee, United States | |
| 4 | 42.92 miles (69.08 km) NE | Morristown Regional Airport (MOR) | Morristown, Tennessee, United States | |
| 5 | 70.98 miles (114.24 km) ENE | Greeneville-Greene County Municipal Airport (GCY) | Greeneville, Tennessee, United States | |
| 6 | 85.58 miles (137.72 km) ESE | Asheville Regional Airport (AVL) | Fletcher, North Carolina, United States | |
| 7 | 86.69 miles (139.51 km) SW | Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (CHA) | Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States | |
| 8 | 88.27 miles (142.06 km) N | London-Corbin Airport (LOZ) | London, Kentucky, United States | |
| 9 | 89.98 miles (144.80 km) SSW | Dalton Municipal Airport (DNN) | Dalton, Georgia, United States | |
| 10 | 92.54 miles (148.93 km) NNW | Lake Cumberland Regional Airport (SME) | Somerset, Kentucky, United States | |
| 11 | 92.93 miles (149.56 km) SSE | Toccoa Airport (TOC) | Toccoa, Georgia, United States | |
| 12 | 99.70 miles (160.45 km) ENE | Tri-Cities Regional Airport (TRI) | Blountville, Tennessee (Tri-Cities area), United States | |
| 13 | 100.42 miles (161.60 km) SE | Pickens County Airport (LQK) | Pickens, South Carolina, United States | |
| 14 | 100.49 miles (161.72 km) SE | Oconee County Regional Airport (CEU) | Clemson, South Carolina, United States | |
| 15 | 103.51 miles (166.59 km) WSW | Marion County Airport (APT) | Jasper, Tennessee, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,348.40 miles (18,263.43 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,327.90 miles (18,230.44 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,307.39 miles (18,197.44 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,294.81 miles (18,177.18 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,288.39 miles (18,166.87 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,272.26 miles (18,140.89 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,271.40 miles (18,139.51 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,263.20 miles (18,126.32 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,244.58 miles (18,096.34 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,229.30 miles (18,071.77 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,209.59 miles (18,040.04 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,201.78 miles (18,027.48 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,192.65 miles (18,012.78 km) WSW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,190.80 miles (18,009.79 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,187.23 miles (18,004.05 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |