Nonstop flight route between Kermanshah, Iran and Grand Rapids, Minnesota, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Shahid Ashrafi Esfahani Airport (KSH), Kermanshah, Iran and Grand Rapids - Itasca County Airport (GPZ), Grand Rapids, Minnesota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,297 miles (or 10,134 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 Shahid Ashrafi Esfahani Airport and Grand Rapids - Itasca County 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 Shahid Ashrafi Esfahani Airport and Grand Rapids - Itasca County Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KSH / OICC | 
| Airport Name: | Shahid Ashrafi Esfahani Airport | 
| Location: | Kermanshah, Iran | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°20'45"N by 47°9'29"E | 
| Elevation: | 4301 feet (1,311 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from KSH | 
| More Information: | KSH Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GPZ / KGPZ | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Grand Rapids, Minnesota, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 47°12'39"N by 93°30'34"W | 
| Operator/Owner: | Grand Rapids / Itasca County, Minnesota | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 413 feet (126 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 3 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from GPZ | 
| More Information: | GPZ Maps & Info | 
Facts about Shahid Ashrafi Esfahani Airport (KSH):
- The closest airport to Shahid Ashrafi Esfahani Airport (KSH) is Hamadan Airport (HDM), which is located 87 miles (140 kilometers) ENE of KSH.
- Because of Shahid Ashrafi Esfahani Airport's high elevation of 4,301 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at KSH. Combined with a high temperature, this could make KSH a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Shahid Ashrafi Esfahani Airport (KSH) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,649 miles (18,747 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
- Shahid Ashrafi Esfahani Airport (KSH) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Grand Rapids - Itasca County Airport (GPZ):
- The furthest airport from Grand Rapids - Itasca County Airport (GPZ) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,692 miles (17,207 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Grand Rapids - Itasca County Airport (GPZ) is Range Regional Airport (HIB), which is located 34 miles (54 kilometers) ENE of GPZ.
- Grand Rapids - Itasca County Airport (GPZ) has 3 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Grand Rapids - Itasca County Airport", another name for GPZ is "Gordon Newstrom Field".
- Because of Grand Rapids - Itasca County Airport's relatively low elevation of 413 feet, planes can take off or land at Grand Rapids - Itasca County 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.




