Nonstop flight route between Medan, Indonesia and Ancud, Los Lagos Region, Chile:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kualanamu International Airport (KNO), Medan, Indonesia and Pupelde Airfield (ZUD), Ancud, Los Lagos Region, Chile would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,754 miles (or 15,698 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 Kualanamu International Airport and Pupelde Airfield, 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 Kualanamu International Airport and Pupelde Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Kualanamu International Airport (KNO):

• Because of Kualanamu International Airport's relatively low elevation of 23 feet, planes can take off or land at Kualanamu 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.
• In addition to being known as "Kualanamu International Airport", other names for KNO include "Kualanamu International Airport (Medan)" and "Bandar Udara Internasional Kualanamu".
• Kualanamu International Airport is plotted to be a Regional Hub as South Korea's Incheon International Airport sister airport, so on June 25, 2012 an agreement has been signed of both party operators.
• Train services is provided by Railink, a joint venture between Angkasa Pura II and Indonesian Railway.
• The closest airport to Kualanamu International Airport (KNO) is Polonia International Airport (MES), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) WSW of KNO.
• Spread on 1,365 ha land area, 20 km North East of Polonia airport, 3 km from the sea, and on a site of area 6,5 x 2,1 km.
• It contains a 3,750 x 60 m runway, also another parallel taxi-way 3,750 m and 2,000 m that can accommodate wide-body aircraft, including the Airbus A380.
• The furthest airport from Kualanamu International Airport (KNO) is Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport (TBP), which is nearly antipodal to Kualanamu International Airport (meaning Kualanamu International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport), and is located 12,385 miles (19,931 kilometers) away in Tumbes, Peru.
• Kualanamu International Airport (KNO) currently has only 1 runway.
• All preparation of construction started in 1997, but the Asian Financial Crisis that began in the same year forced the development plans to be postponed.

Facts about Pupelde Airfield (ZUD):

• The closest airport to Pupelde Airfield (ZUD) is Mocopulli Airport (MHC), which is located 30 miles (49 kilometers) S of ZUD.
• Pupelde Airfield (ZUD) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Pupelde Airfield", other names for ZUD include "Pupelde Airfield (Ancud)" and "Aeródromo Pupelde".
• Because of Pupelde Airfield's relatively low elevation of 375 feet, planes can take off or land at Pupelde Airfield 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 Pupelde Airfield (ZUD) is Wuhai Airport (WUA), which is nearly antipodal to Pupelde Airfield (meaning Pupelde Airfield is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Wuhai Airport), and is located 12,288 miles (19,775 kilometers) away in Wuhai, Inner Mongolia, China.