Nonstop flight route between Kiryat Shmona (Qiryat Shemona), Israel and Stanton, Minnesota, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kiryat Shmona Airport (KSW), Kiryat Shmona (Qiryat Shemona), Israel and Stanton Airfield (SYN), Stanton, Minnesota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,174 miles (or 9,936 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 Kiryat Shmona Airport and Stanton Airfield, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
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Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KSW / LLKS |
Airport Name: | Kiryat Shmona Airport |
Location: | Kiryat Shmona (Qiryat Shemona), Israel |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°13'0"N by 35°35'48"E |
Area Served: | Kiryat Shmona |
Operator/Owner: | Disputed |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 376 feet (115 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KSW |
More Information: | KSW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SYN / KSYN |
Airport Name: | Stanton Airfield |
Location: | Stanton, Minnesota, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 44°28'32"N by 93°0'59"W |
Area Served: | Stanton, Minnesota |
Operator/Owner: | Stanton Sport Aviation, Inc. |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 920 feet (280 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from SYN |
More Information: | SYN Maps & Info |
Facts about Kiryat Shmona Airport (KSW):
- Arkia handled domestic flights until end of 2003, when it closed down due to a lack of passenger traffic.
- Because of Kiryat Shmona Airport's relatively low elevation of 376 feet, planes can take off or land at Kiryat Shmona 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 Kiryat Shmona Airport (KSW) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,579 miles (18,635 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
- Kiryat Shemona and its airport in the background
- Currently, the airport operator and the mayor of Kiryat Shmona have yet to resolve the dispute and because of this the airport does not function.
- The closest airport to Kiryat Shmona Airport (KSW) is Beirut Air Base (BEY), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) N of KSW.
- Kiryat Shmona Airport (KSW) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Stanton Airfield (SYN):
- Because of Stanton Airfield's relatively low elevation of 920 feet, planes can take off or land at Stanton 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 Stanton Airfield (SYN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,776 miles (17,342 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Stanton Airfield (SYN) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Stanton Airfield (SYN) is Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport Wold–Chamberlain Airport (MSP), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) NNW of SYN.
- Carleton Airport has been in operation since 1942, when Carleton College bought a farm to use as an airport to train pilots for World War II.
- For the 12-month period ending August 31, 2007, the airport had 15,000 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 41 per day.