Nonstop flight route between Kerteh, Terengganu, Malaysia and Wichita, Kansas, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kerteh Airport (KTE), Kerteh, Terengganu, Malaysia and McConnell Air Force Base Wichita Army Airfield (IAB), Wichita, Kansas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,230 miles (or 14,855 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 Kerteh Airport and McConnell Air Force Base Wichita Army 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 Kerteh Airport and McConnell Air Force Base Wichita Army Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Kerteh Airport (KTE):

• In addition to being known as "Kerteh Airport", another name for KTE is "Lapangan Terbang Kerteh".
• Kerteh Airport (KTE) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Kerteh Airport (KTE) is Sultan Ahmad Shah Airport / RMAF Kuantan (KUA), which is located 59 miles (95 kilometers) SSW of KTE.
• Because of Kerteh Airport's relatively low elevation of 18 feet, planes can take off or land at Kerteh 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 Kerteh Airport (KTE) is Moisés Benzaquén Rengifo Airport (YMS), which is nearly antipodal to Kerteh Airport (meaning Kerteh Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Moisés Benzaquén Rengifo Airport), and is located 12,341 miles (19,861 kilometers) away in Yurimaguas, Peru.

Facts about McConnell Air Force Base Wichita Army Airfield (IAB):

• In addition to being known as "McConnell Air Force Base Wichita Army Airfield", another name for IAB is "McConnell AFB".
• On 11 October 1946, the 4156th AAF Base Unit was ordered to cease operations by the 30th of the month.
• On 8 February 1964 the 23d Tactical Fighter Wing was reactivated at McConnell initially with three F-105 squadrons.
• The closest airport to McConnell Air Force Base Wichita Army Airfield (IAB) is Cessna Aircraft Field (CEA), which is located only 2 miles (3 kilometers) NNE of IAB.
• The furthest airport from McConnell Air Force Base Wichita Army Airfield (IAB) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,740 miles (17,285 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• On 6 October 1941, the unit was ordered to extended active duty and remained an integral part of the United States Army Air Corps until 6 October 1945, with duty assignments in Tennessee and Okinawa.
• Up to 1 April 1952 the activity at Wichita Municipal Airport was under the jurisdiction of the Flying Training Air Force.