Nonstop flight route between Kaunas, Lithuania and Brookings, South Dakota, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kaunas International Airport (KUN), Kaunas, Lithuania and Brookings Regional Airport (BKX), Brookings, South Dakota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,757 miles (or 7,655 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 Kaunas International Airport and Brookings Regional 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 Kaunas International Airport and Brookings Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Kaunas International Airport (KUN):

• In addition to being known as "Kaunas International Airport", another name for KUN is "Kauno Oro uostas".
• Kaunas city centre is reachable by direct bus route no 29, operated daily by Kauno Autobusai from 5:00 am to 12:30 am.
• Kaunas International Airport (KUN) currently has only 1 runway.
• Kaunas International Airport, is the second busiest civil airport in Lithuania after Vilnius Airport and the fourth busiest in the Baltic states.
• Kaunas Airport was used by YAK-40, and YAK-42 of the local Aeroflot branch since 1988.
• The furthest airport from Kaunas International Airport (KUN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,242 miles (18,092 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The closest airport to Kaunas International Airport (KUN) is Vilnius International Airport (VNO), which is located 53 miles (85 kilometers) ESE of KUN.
• Because of Kaunas International Airport's relatively low elevation of 256 feet, planes can take off or land at Kaunas 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 2012 the airport handled 830,268 passengers where 99% of the flow were international passengers travelling on scheduled services.
• In 2008 the new three-storey terminal building has been opened for passenger operations.

Facts about Brookings Regional Airport (BKX):

• Brookings Regional Airport (BKX) has 2 runways.
• The City is in the final engineering phases for a $19 million reconstruction project, including realigning and lengthening the runways.
• Brookings Regional Airport covers an area of 576 acres at an elevation of 1,648 feet above mean sea level.
• The closest airport to Brookings Regional Airport (BKX) is Madison Municipal Airport (XMD), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) SW of BKX.
• The furthest airport from Brookings Regional Airport (BKX) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,597 miles (17,053 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.